6 accredited schools across the Pittsburgh metro area trained 130 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 public career school in Armstrong County graduated 40 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $20,866 for a program of about 48 weeks.
Private for-profit two-year college in Washington that reported 35 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,654.
Public career school in Uniontown that reported 25 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,595 for a program of about 48 weeks.
13 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $10,680.
9 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $20,030 for a program of about 52 weeks.
Public two-year college in Butler that reported 8 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,900 ($9,990 out of state).
6 accredited schools in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area graduated 130 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program with 40.
Among schools that published a program price, Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program in Uniontown listed the lowest total: $17,595 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Pittsburgh, PA metro earn a median $63,060 a year ($30.32/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.