4 accredited schools across the Albany metro area trained 251 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 Albany County graduated 128 LPN students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $25,957 for a program of about 48 weeks.
Private nonprofit four-year institution in Albany that reported 60 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $16,980.
This private for-profit two-year college in Albany County graduated 51 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,275.
This private nonprofit two-year college in Rensselaer County graduated 12 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $11,456.
4 accredited schools in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area graduated 251 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Albany BOCES-Adult Practical Nursing Program with 128.
Among schools that published a program price, Albany BOCES-Adult Practical Nursing Program in Albany listed the lowest total: $25,957 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro earn a median $62,150 a year ($29.88/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $67,180 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.