6 accredited schools across the Virginia Beach metro area trained 1,046 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.
747 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $17,424.
Public two-year college in Glenns that reported 132 LPN graduates in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,758 ($10,056 out of state).
This private nonprofit four-year institution in Virginia Beach City graduated 116 LPN students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $17,352.
32 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,818.
This private nonprofit four-year institution in Newport News City graduated 16 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,596.
Public two-year college in Norfolk that reported 3 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,818 ($10,116 out of state).
6 accredited schools in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area graduated 1,046 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was ECPI University with 747.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro earn a median $64,370 a year ($30.95/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $64,920 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.