6 accredited schools across the Kansas City metro area trained 233 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.
62 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,944 ($5,088 out of state).
This private for-profit four-year institution in Jackson County graduated 57 LPN students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $36,887 for a program of about 12 months.
This private nonprofit four-year institution in Wyandotte County graduated 56 LPN students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $11,813.
This public two-year college in Wyandotte County graduated 36 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,296 ($5,628 out of state).
This public career school in Lafayette County graduated 13 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,110 for a program of about 45 weeks.
Public two-year college in Kansas City that reported 9 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,630 ($9,600 out of state).
6 accredited schools in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area graduated 233 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Johnson County Community College with 62.
Among schools that published a program price, Lex La-Ray Technical Center in Lexington listed the lowest total: $18,110 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro earn a median $64,420 a year ($30.97/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $61,530 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.