3 accredited Rhode Island schools graduated 280 LPN students in 2023–24. Compare them by city below, with published costs, program length and what LPNs earn in Rhode Island.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
This private for-profit two-year college in Providence County graduated 201 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $32,892 for a program of about 52 weeks.
This public two-year college in Kent County graduated 51 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,856 ($13,740 out of state).
Private nonprofit four-year institution in East Greenwich that reported 28 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $33,225.
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We list 3 accredited Rhode Island schools that graduated LPN students in 2023–24, 1 of them public. Together they awarded 280 LPN credentials that year.
1 Rhode Island schools published a program price. Tuition plus books and supplies ranged from $32,892 to $32,892, with a median of $32,892. Community colleges often charge by credit hour instead, so check each school’s net price calculator.
The median licensed practical nurse in Rhode Island earns $80,090 a year ($38.51 an hour), according to BLS data for May 2025, versus $64,400 nationally. The top 10% earn $94,540 or more.
Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln in Lincoln reported the most LPN graduates in Rhode Island: 201 in 2023–24.
Among Rhode Island programs that reported a schedule, the median length is about 52 weeks of full-time study. State-approved practical nursing programs usually take about a year of full-time study; part-time and associate-degree routes take longer.
The NCLEX-PN, the national licensing exam for practical nurses.