8 accredited schools across the Columbus metro area trained 1,388 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, a proxy for program size and stability.
This private for-profit two-year college in Franklin County graduated 1,122 LPN students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $20,074.
Private for-profit career school in Columbus that reported 141 LPN graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,000.
Public career school in Columbus that reported 50 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,642 for a program of about 45 weeks.
Private for-profit two-year college in Westerville that reported 30 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,936.
This public four-year institution in Licking County graduated 23 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,136 ($7,896 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Franklin County graduated 14 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,338 ($10,917 out of state).
Public career school in Groveport that reported 7 LPN graduates in 2023–24.
Private for-profit four-year institution in Columbus that reported 1 LPN graduate in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $17,744.
8 accredited schools in the Columbus, OH metro area graduated 1,388 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Hondros College of Nursing with 1,122.
Among schools that published a program price, Adult and Community Education-Hudson in Columbus listed the lowest total: $19,642 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Columbus, OH metro earn a median $61,910 a year ($29.76/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.