3 accredited schools across the Slidell metro area trained 159 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 St. Tammany Parish graduated 112 LPN students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,214.
This private for-profit career school in St. Tammany Parish graduated 25 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $31,161 for a program of about 60 weeks.
22 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 16 months.
3 accredited schools in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area graduated 159 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Northshore Technical Community College with 112.
Among schools that published a program price, Delta College Inc in Covington listed the lowest total: $31,161 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro earn a median $59,500 a year ($28.61/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.