3 accredited schools across the Rochester metro area trained 164 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.
126 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit career school, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $25,359 for a program of about 41 weeks.
30 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,500 for a program of about 45 weeks.
Private nonprofit career school in Geneva that reported 8 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $8,925.
3 accredited schools in the Rochester, NY metro area graduated 164 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing with 126.
Among schools that published a program price, Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES-Practical Nursing Program in Newark listed the lowest total: $18,500 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Rochester, NY metro earn a median $62,060 a year ($29.84/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.