3 accredited schools across the Boise City metro area trained 64 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.
26 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the most in the state.
Public two-year college in Nampa that reported 20 LPN graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,400 ($7,344 out of state).
This private for-profit four-year institution in Ada County graduated 18 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $18,645.
3 accredited schools in the Boise City, ID metro area graduated 64 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Carrington College-Boise with 26.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Boise City, ID metro earn a median $66,950 a year ($32.19/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $63,800 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.