7 accredited schools across the Dallas metro area trained 202 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 four-year institution in McKinney that reported 67 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,800 ($5,550 out of state).
42 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,510 ($8,580 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Tarrant County graduated 25 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $21,290 for a program of about 12 months.
Private nonprofit two-year college in Richardson that reported 23 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $28,762 for a program of about 51 weeks.
Public two-year college in Fort Worth that reported 22 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,728 ($8,235 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Dallas County graduated 19 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,370 ($6,000 out of state).
This private for-profit four-year institution in Collin County graduated 4 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $16,200.
7 accredited schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area graduated 202 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Collin County Community College District with 67.
Among schools that published a program price, Arlington Career Institute in Arlington listed the lowest total: $21,290 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro earn a median $64,370 a year ($30.95/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $62,240 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.