6 accredited schools across the San Francisco metro area trained 1,425 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.
Private for-profit four-year institution in Fremont that reported 1,107 LPN graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $38,507 for a program of about 44 weeks.
This private for-profit career school in Alameda County graduated 130 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $38,507 for a program of about 44 weeks.
Private for-profit career school in South San Francisco that reported 123 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $38,507 for a program of about 42 weeks.
24 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college.
21 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $0 ($12,960 out of state).
Public two-year college in Pittsburg that reported 20 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,288 ($8,304 out of state).
6 accredited schools in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area graduated 1,425 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Unitek College with 1,107.
Among schools that published a program price, Unitek College in Fremont listed the lowest total: $38,507 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro earn a median $94,310 a year ($45.34/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.