2 accredited schools across the Ocala metro area trained 143 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 four-year institution in Ocala that reported 116 LPN graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,452.
27 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college.
2 accredited schools in the Ocala, FL metro area graduated 143 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Rasmussen University-Florida with 116.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Ocala, FL metro earn a median $59,070 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.