3 accredited schools across the Baton Rouge metro area trained 132 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.
85 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $31,554 for a program of about 60 weeks.
32 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,237.
Public two-year college in Gonzales that reported 15 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,335.
3 accredited schools in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area graduated 132 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Delta College of Arts & Technology with 85.
Among schools that published a program price, Delta College of Arts & Technology in Baton Rouge listed the lowest total: $31,554 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Baton Rouge, LA metro earn a median $59,700 a year ($28.70/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $57,470 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.