4 accredited schools across the Scranton metro area trained 100 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 Luzerne County graduated 34 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $26,600 for a program of about 52 weeks.
30 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,410 for a program of about 52 weeks.
Private for-profit two-year college in Scranton that reported 30 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $14,237.
Public career school in Hazle TWP. that reported 6 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,395 for a program of about 51 weeks.
4 accredited schools in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area graduated 100 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing with 34.
Among schools that published a program price, Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County in Scranton listed the lowest total: $18,410 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro earn a median $61,740 a year ($29.68/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.