4 accredited schools across the Knoxville metro area trained 390 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 four-year institution in Knox County graduated 243 LPN students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $16,450.
85 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $7,462 for a program of about 12 months.
Public two-year college in Jacksboro that reported 34 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $8,193 for a program of about 44 weeks.
28 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $8,118 for a program of about 44 weeks.
4 accredited schools in the Knoxville, TN metro area graduated 390 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was South College with 243.
Among schools that published a program price, Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville in Knoxville listed the lowest total: $7,462 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Knoxville, TN metro earn a median $57,960 a year ($27.86/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $58,870 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.