2 accredited schools across the Port St. Lucie metro area trained 44 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 two-year college in St. Lucie County graduated 27 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,817.
17 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,496 ($9,360 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Port St. Lucie, FL metro area graduated 44 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie with 27.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Port St. Lucie, FL metro earn a median $61,300 a year ($29.47/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.