2 accredited schools across the Lafayette metro area trained 184 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 public two-year college in Lafayette Parish graduated 143 LPN students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,335.
41 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $31,161 for a program of about 60 weeks.
2 accredited schools in the Lafayette, LA metro area graduated 184 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was South Louisiana Community College with 143.
Among schools that published a program price, Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette Campus in Lafayette listed the lowest total: $31,161 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Lafayette, LA metro earn a median $51,580 a year ($24.80/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.