2 accredited schools across the St. Cloud metro area trained 179 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 private for-profit four-year institution in Stearns County graduated 103 LPN students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $10,207.
This public two-year college in Stearns County graduated 76 LPN students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,433.
2 accredited schools in the St. Cloud, MN metro area graduated 179 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Rasmussen University-Minnesota with 103.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the St. Cloud, MN metro earn a median $61,900 a year ($29.76/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $63,750 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.