3 accredited schools across the McAllen metro area trained 521 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 Hidalgo County graduated 299 LPN students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $29,400 for a program of about 51 weeks.
Public four-year institution in McAllen that reported 149 LPN graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,800 ($7,500 out of state).
73 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $26,454 for a program of about 52 weeks.
3 accredited schools in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area graduated 521 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Rio Grande Valley College with 299.
Among schools that published a program price, Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies in Weslaco listed the lowest total: $26,454 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro earn a median $56,250 a year ($27.04/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.