3 accredited schools across the Pittsfield metro area trained 55 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 career school in Berkshire County graduated 24 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $5,443 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Private for-profit career school in Pittsfield that reported 22 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $15,584.
This public two-year college in Berkshire County graduated 9 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $624 ($6,240 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Pittsfield, MA metro area graduated 55 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Charles H McCann Technical School with 24.
Among schools that published a program price, Charles H McCann Technical School in North Adams listed the lowest total: $5,443 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Pittsfield, MA metro earn a median $78,480 a year ($37.73/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $80,220 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.