9 accredited schools across the Cleveland metro area trained 828 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 two-year college in Cuyahoga County graduated 302 LPN students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $21,907 for a program of about 39 weeks.
280 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,736 ($8,736 out of state).
99 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $14,000.
51 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $14,582 for a program of about 44 weeks.
30 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,630 for a program of about 40 weeks.
Private nonprofit four-year institution in Parma that reported 29 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $19,067.
This private nonprofit career school in Cuyahoga County graduated 23 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,495 for a program of about 46 weeks.
This public career school in Lake County graduated 9 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,617 for a program of about 14 months.
5 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $16,249.
9 accredited schools in the Cleveland, OH metro area graduated 828 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Valley College-Cleveland with 302.
Among schools that published a program price, Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus in Jefferson listed the lowest total: $14,582 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Cleveland, OH metro earn a median $63,900 a year ($30.72/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $61,950 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.