9 accredited schools across the Chicago metro area trained 394 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.
112 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,480 ($12,750 out of state).
This private for-profit career school in DuPage County graduated 88 LPN students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $22,995 for a program of about 15 months.
72 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,420 ($11,610 out of state).
36 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,380 ($14,430 out of state).
Private for-profit four-year institution in Hoffman Estates that reported 32 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $29,819 for a program of about 16 months.
Public two-year college in Palatine that reported 24 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,252 ($11,232 out of state).
This public two-year college in Cook County graduated 17 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,160 ($10,304 out of state).
7 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,815 ($12,292 out of state).
This public two-year college in Cook County graduated 6 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,288 ($9,312 out of state).
9 accredited schools in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area graduated 394 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Joliet Junior College with 112.
Among schools that published a program price, Verve College in Oak Brook listed the lowest total: $22,995 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro earn a median $78,070 a year ($37.54/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $75,000 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.