2 accredited schools across the Cape Coral metro area trained 43 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.
23 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $7,716 for a program of about 12 months.
Public two-year college in Fort Myers that reported 20 LPN graduates in 2023–24.
2 accredited schools in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area graduated 43 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Cape Coral Technical College with 23.
Among schools that published a program price, Cape Coral Technical College in Cape Coral listed the lowest total: $7,716 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro earn a median $61,530 a year ($29.58/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $61,770 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.