5 accredited schools across the Providence metro area trained 345 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 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).
42 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $12,249 for a program of about 40 weeks.
Private nonprofit four-year institution in East Greenwich that reported 28 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $33,225.
23 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,008 for a program of about 40 weeks.
5 accredited schools in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area graduated 345 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln with 201.
Among schools that published a program price, Southeastern Technical Institute in South Easton listed the lowest total: $12,249 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro earn a median $78,990 a year ($37.98/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $80,090 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.