2 accredited schools across the Gainesville metro area trained 41 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 four-year institution in Alachua County graduated 30 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $16,200.
This public four-year institution in Alachua County graduated 11 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,872 ($7,418 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Gainesville, FL metro area graduated 41 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville with 30.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Gainesville, FL metro earn a median $59,970 a year ($28.83/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.