4 accredited schools across the Jacksonville metro area trained 151 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.
62 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $7,869 for a program of about 56 weeks.
This public four-year institution in Duval County graduated 44 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,095 ($7,947 out of state).
This private nonprofit four-year institution in Duval County graduated 25 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $45,050.
This private for-profit two-year college in Clay County graduated 20 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $14,102.
4 accredited schools in the Jacksonville, FL metro area graduated 151 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was First Coast Technical College with 62.
Among schools that published a program price, First Coast Technical College in Saint Augustine listed the lowest total: $7,869 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Jacksonville, FL metro earn a median $62,070 a year ($29.84/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.