3 accredited schools across the Buffalo metro area trained 169 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.
Public career school in West Seneca that reported 138 LPN graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $14,000 for a program of about 48 weeks.
Private nonprofit four-year institution in Buffalo that reported 20 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $19,460.
Public two-year college in Sanborn that reported 11 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,136 ($10,272 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area graduated 169 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Erie 1 BOCES with 138.
Among schools that published a program price, Erie 1 BOCES in West Seneca listed the lowest total: $14,000 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro earn a median $63,370 a year ($30.47/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.