4 accredited schools across the Denver metro area trained 153 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.
Public career school in Denver that reported 70 LPN graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $13,429 for a program of about 11 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in Arapahoe County graduated 36 LPN students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $27,027 for a program of about 12 months.
Public two-year college in Aurora that reported 25 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,900 ($7,800 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Westminster that reported 22 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,940 ($16,174 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area graduated 153 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Emily Griffith Technical College with 70.
Among schools that published a program price, Emily Griffith Technical College in Denver listed the lowest total: $13,429 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro earn a median $75,810 a year ($36.45/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $73,880 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.