3 accredited schools across the Albuquerque metro area trained 92 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 Bernalillo County graduated 48 LPN students in 2023–24, the most in the state.
30 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $29,088 for a program of about 12 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in Bernalillo County graduated 14 LPN students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $31,455 for a program of about 11 months.
3 accredited schools in the Albuquerque, NM metro area graduated 92 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Brookline College-Albuquerque with 48.
Among schools that published a program price, Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque in Albuquerque listed the lowest total: $29,088 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Albuquerque, NM metro earn a median $57,370 a year ($27.58/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $59,330 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.