3 accredited schools across the Sacramento metro area trained 172 LPNs in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
122 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $23,234 for a program of about 15 months.
Public two-year college in Sacramento that reported 33 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $0 ($11,520 out of state).
This public career school in Sacramento County graduated 17 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $22,897 for a program of about 35 weeks.
3 accredited schools in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area graduated 172 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Carrington College-Sacramento with 122.
Among schools that published a program price, Charles A Jones Career and Education Center in Sacramento listed the lowest total: $22,897 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro earn a median $81,570 a year ($39.22/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $79,750 statewide and $64,400 nationally.
State-approved practical nursing programs usually take about a year of full-time study; part-time and associate-degree routes take longer.