Licensed Practical Vocational Nurse Training

A program that prepares individuals to assist in providing general nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse, physician or dentist. Includes instruction in taking patient vital signs, applying sterile dressings, patient health education, and assistance with examinations and treatment.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 933 institutions across the United States, with a total of 144177 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

43,164

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

1,755

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

11

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

956

certificates awarded

Other Awards

98,291

awards given

Top Schools for Licensed Practical Vocational Nurse Training

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA
4,846
2 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
3,663
3 Unitek College
Fremont, CA
2,580
4 Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY
2,142
5 ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA
2,028
6 Hondros College of Nursing
Westerville, OH
1,983
7 Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
San Jose, CA
1,866
8 Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville, KY
1,814
9 Gateway Community and Technical College
Florence, KY
1,320
10 Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro, KY
1,280
11 West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, KY
1,265
12 Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland, KY
1,159
13 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
Bowling Green, KY
1,012
14 Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing
Hicksville, NY
957
15 Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY
904
16 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Valdosta, GA
866
17 American Career College-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
864
18 Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
858
19 Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY
858
20 Valley College-Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
852
21 American Career College-Ontario
Ontario, CA
837
22 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Elizabethtown, KY
824
23 American Career College-Anaheim
Anaheim, CA
810
24 Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard, KY
808
25 Stanbridge University
Irvine, CA
705
26 Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Cumberland, KY
696
27 High Desert Medical College
Lancaster, CA
649
28 Maysville Community and Technical College
Maysville, KY
641
29 Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
630
30 Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus
Paramus, NJ
621
31 South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette, LA
610
32 Rio Grande Valley College
Pharr, TX
585
33 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI
579
34 Carrington College-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
564
35 GateWay Community College
Phoenix, AZ
563
36 George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
Hanceville, AL
552
37 Career Care Institute
Lancaster, CA
546
38 South College
Knoxville, TN
543
39 Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown
Moorestown, NJ
537
40 Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln
Lincoln, RI
531
41 Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Sayville, NY
528
42 Coastal Alabama Community College
Bay Minette, AL
501
43 Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest
Newbern, TN
495
44 Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria, LA
486
45 Bevill State Community College
Jasper, AL
477
46 John C Calhoun State Community College
Tanner, AL
462
47 Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, WI
453
48 Smith Chason College
Los Angeles, CA
441
49 Vermont State University
Randolph, VT
435
50 Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
429
51 Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX
411
52 Kellogg Community College
Battle Creek, MI
405
53 Angeles College
Los Angeles, CA
405
54 Sumner College
Portland, OR
405
55 South Texas College
McAllen, TX
405
56 Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee
Muskogee, OK
402
57 Rasmussen University-Florida
Ocala, FL
399
58 Southside Virginia Community College
Alberta, VA
394
59 Unitek College
South San Francisco, CA
390
60 Albany BOCES-Adult Practical Nursing Program
Albany, NY
387
61 Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
Willow Street, PA
384
62 Porter & Chester Institute
Bridgeport, CT
384
63 Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton
Shelton, CT
384
64 Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
369
65 Henderson Community College
Henderson, KY
368
66 Rappahannock Community College
Glenns, VA
367
67 Erie 1 BOCES
West Seneca, NY
363
68 Collins Career Technical Center
Chesapeake, OH
363
69 Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville, KY
341
70 Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin
Iselin, NJ
339
71 Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Prestonsburg, KY
334
72 Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing
Rochester, NY
330
73 Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, SD
330
74 Davis Technical College
Kaysville, UT
330
75 Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX
329
76 ATA College-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
327
77 Blake Austin College
Vacaville, CA
327
78 Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Wichita, KS
324
79 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson
Dickson, TN
320
80 Professional Skills Institute
Maumee, OH
318
81 Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI
318
82 Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, VA
315
83 Institute of Technology
Salem, OR
312
84 Career Development Institute Inc
Los Angeles, CA
312
85 Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown
Allentown, PA
312
86 Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, IA
306
87 Southern Union State Community College
Wadley, AL
306
88 Navarro College
Corsicana, TX
306
89 Dorsey College
Madison Heights, MI
306
90 Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL
303
91 California Career Institute
Anaheim, CA
303
92 AMG School of Nursing
Brooklyn, NY
303
93 Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program
Ford City, PA
300
94 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton
Elizabethton, TN
299
95 Pacific College
Costa Mesa, CA
294
96 Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, MS
294
97 Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain
New Britain, CT
294
98 El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX
291
99 MedQuest College
Louisville, KY
288
100 Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA
288