4 accredited schools across the Allentown metro area trained 280 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.
Private for-profit career school in Bethlehem that reported 120 LPN graduates in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $27,000.
113 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $34,057 for a program of about 52 weeks.
Public two-year college in Bethlehem that reported 24 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,750 ($11,250 out of state).
23 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,750 ($11,225 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area graduated 280 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Falcon Institute of Health and Science with 120.
Among schools that published a program price, Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown in Allentown listed the lowest total: $34,057 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro earn a median $64,050 a year ($30.79/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $63,940 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.