2 accredited schools across the Crestview metro area trained 48 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 public career school in Okaloosa County graduated 33 LPN students in 2023–24.
15 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $9,000 for a program of about 45 weeks.
2 accredited schools in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area graduated 48 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Okaloosa Technical College with 33.
Among schools that published a program price, Emerald Coast Technical College in DeFuniak Springs listed the lowest total: $9,000 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro earn a median $59,060 a year ($28.40/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.