3 accredited schools across the Washington metro area trained 30 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.
This private for-profit two-year college in Spotsylvania County graduated 14 LPN students in 2023–24.
This public two-year college in Charles County graduated 11 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,360 ($7,560 out of state).
Public two-year college in Largo that reported 5 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,736 ($7,464 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area graduated 30 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Eastern Virginia Career College with 14.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro earn a median $75,860 a year ($36.47/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $75,740 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.