4 accredited schools across the San Jose metro area trained 1,001 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 San Jose that reported 869 LPN graduates in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $36,485 for a program of about 52 weeks.
64 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,380 ($10,740 out of state).
Private for-profit two-year college in San Jose that reported 40 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $42,240 for a program of about 11 months.
Public two-year college in Gilroy that reported 28 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,444 ($12,184 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area graduated 1,001 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts with 869.
Among schools that published a program price, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts in San Jose listed the lowest total: $36,485 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro earn a median $95,320 a year ($45.83/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.