15 accredited schools across the Miami metro area trained 418 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.
Private for-profit career school in Greenacres that reported 72 LPN graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $25,000 for a program of about 54 weeks.
Public two-year college in Coconut Creek that reported 61 LPN graduates in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $5,972 for a program of about 45 weeks.
56 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $5,361 for a program of about 12 months.
This public two-year college in Miami-Dade County graduated 39 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $6,391 for a program of about 72 weeks.
36 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $5,891 for a program of about 45 weeks.
This private for-profit four-year institution in Palm Beach County graduated 35 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $22,384.
Private for-profit four-year institution in Miramar that reported 29 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $25,972 for a program of about 71 weeks.
27 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $9,248 for a program of about 48 weeks.
Public four-year institution in Miami that reported 24 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,987 ($7,947 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Palm Beach County graduated 10 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,030 ($10,890 out of state).
Public two-year college in Miami that reported 10 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $4,578 for a program of about 14 months.
8 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,936.
This private for-profit two-year college in Broward County graduated 8 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $26,702 for a program of about 64 weeks.
Private for-profit four-year institution in Miami Lakes that reported 2 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $26,400.
This public two-year college in Miami-Dade County graduated 1 LPN student in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $2,340 for a program of about 3 months.
15 accredited schools in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area graduated 418 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Medical Institute of Palm Beach with 72.
Among schools that published a program price, Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College in Miami Lakes listed the lowest total: $2,340 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro earn a median $62,610 a year ($30.10/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.