4 accredited schools across the Nashville metro area trained 165 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.
Public two-year college in Dickson that reported 62 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $6,925 for a program of about 48 weeks.
50 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $7,101 for a program of about 44 weeks.
This public two-year college in Trousdale County graduated 37 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $7,708 for a program of about 12 months.
Public two-year college in Murfreesboro that reported 16 LPN graduates in 2023–24.
4 accredited schools in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area graduated 165 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson with 62.
Among schools that published a program price, Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson in Dickson listed the lowest total: $6,925 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro earn a median $61,940 a year ($29.78/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.