2 accredited schools across the Springfield metro area trained 81 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 four-year institution in Greene County graduated 68 LPN students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,072 ($5,760 out of state).
Private nonprofit four-year institution in Bolivar that reported 13 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $22,030.
2 accredited schools in the Springfield, MO metro area graduated 81 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Ozarks Technical Community College with 68.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Springfield, MO metro earn a median $61,350 a year ($29.50/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.