Unitek College
Fremont, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $37,659
- Length
- 11 months
- Graduates last year
- 1,107
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $69,801
- Type
- Private for-profit
LPN Programs in California
California has 95 schools with LPN programs in this directory: 44 public and 51 private. Together they graduated 7,281 students from these programs in the latest federal count.
Published program tuition runs from $12,000 to $42,240, with a median of $36,900 across the 54 programs that report a program price.
Graduates earned a median of $59,029 one year after finishing, where the Department of Education reports earnings for the program.
The largest programs by graduates are at Unitek College, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts and High Desert Medical College.
95
Schools with this program
7,281
Graduates last year
$36,900
Median program tuition
$59,029
Median earnings, 1 yr after
LPN Programs by city in California
All 95 LPN programs in California
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
San Jose, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Program tuition
- $36,110
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 869
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $62,210
- Type
- Private for-profit
High Desert Medical College
Lancaster, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Program tuition
- $30,566
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 309
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $55,225
- Type
- Private for-profit
American Career College-Ontario
Ontario, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $39,050
- Length
- 14 months
- Graduates last year
- 298
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $59,143
- Type
- Private for-profit
American Career College-Anaheim
Anaheim, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $39,050
- Length
- 14 months
- Graduates last year
- 287
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $66,212
- Type
- Private for-profit
American Career College-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $39,050
- Length
- 14 months
- Graduates last year
- 270
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $66,212
- Type
- Private for-profit
Stanbridge University
Irvine, CA
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Program tuition
- $36,710
- Length
- 19 months
- Graduates last year
- 258
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $62,846
- Type
- Private for-profit
Career Care Institute
Lancaster, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $31,582
- Length
- 16 months
- Graduates last year
- 200
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $47,375
- Type
- Private for-profit
California Career Institute
Anaheim, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Program tuition
- $36,900
- Length
- 20 months
- Graduates last year
- 168
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $62,879
- Type
- Private for-profit
North-West College-Riverside
Riverside, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $37,419
- Length
- 15 months
- Graduates last year
- 143
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $59,029
- Type
- Private for-profit
Blake Austin College
Vacaville, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $37,035
- Length
- 12 months
- Graduates last year
- 142
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $61,878
- Type
- Private for-profit
Angeles College
Los Angeles, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $32,944
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 135
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $55,679
- Type
- Private for-profit
Smith Chason College
Los Angeles, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $19,196
- Graduates last year
- 131
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $62,198
- Type
- Private for-profit
Homestead Schools
Torrance, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $35,750
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 130
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $57,087
- Type
- Private nonprofit
Unitek College
Hayward, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $37,659
- Length
- 11 months
- Graduates last year
- 130
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $78,983
- Type
- Private for-profit
North-West College-West Covina
West Covina, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $37,419
- Length
- 15 months
- Graduates last year
- 126
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $59,885
- Type
- Private for-profit
Unitek College
South San Francisco, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $37,659
- Length
- 11 months
- Graduates last year
- 123
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $78,983
- Type
- Private for-profit
Carrington College-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Program tuition
- $23,234
- Length
- 15 months
- Graduates last year
- 122
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $58,938
- Type
- Private for-profit
Career Development Institute Inc
Los Angeles, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $31,993
- Length
- 14 months
- Graduates last year
- 110
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $64,217
- Type
- Private for-profit
Riverside City College
Riverside, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,428
- Graduates last year
- 92
- Type
- Public
California Nurses Educational Institute
Rancho Mirage, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $33,500
- Length
- 15 months
- Graduates last year
- 85
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $60,697
- Type
- Private for-profit
Glendale Career College
Glendale, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $37,419
- Length
- 15 months
- Graduates last year
- 81
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $63,217
- Type
- Private for-profit
Long Beach City College
Long Beach, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,560
- Graduates last year
- 79
- Type
- Public
North-West College-Pomona
Pomona, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $37,419
- Length
- 16 months
- Graduates last year
- 79
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $59,029
- Type
- Private for-profit
Pacific College
Costa Mesa, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Program tuition
- $38,120
- Length
- 24 months
- Graduates last year
- 74
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $54,755
- Type
- Private for-profit
Angeles Institute
Artesia, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $31,715
- Length
- 11 months
- Graduates last year
- 71
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $66,211
- Type
- Private for-profit
Hartnell College
Salinas, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,404
- Graduates last year
- 69
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $57,130
- Type
- Public
Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,158
- Graduates last year
- 68
- Type
- Public
Healthcare Career College
Paramount, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $38,770
- Length
- 14 months
- Graduates last year
- 68
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $42,408
- Type
- Private for-profit
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Program tuition
- $41,237
- Length
- 15 months
- Graduates last year
- 67
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $57,680
- Type
- Private for-profit
Citrus College
Glendora, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,254
- Graduates last year
- 65
- Type
- Public
Mission College
Santa Clara, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,438
- Graduates last year
- 64
- Type
- Public
North-West College-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $37,419
- Length
- 16 months
- Graduates last year
- 59
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $59,029
- Type
- Private for-profit
National Career College
Panorama City, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $31,325
- Length
- 14 months
- Graduates last year
- 56
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $64,769
- Type
- Private for-profit
Xavier College School of Nursing
Stockton, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $28,000
- Length
- 11 months
- Graduates last year
- 48
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $54,392
- Type
- Private for-profit
Clovis Adult Education
Clovis, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $12,000
- Length
- 18 months
- Graduates last year
- 47
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $53,779
- Type
- Public
Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus
Los Angeles, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $24,644
- Length
- 18 months
- Graduates last year
- 47
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $65,670
- Type
- Private for-profit
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
Visalia, CA
- Award
- Associate degree
- Graduates last year
- 47
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $57,680
- Type
- Private for-profit
North-West College-Van Nuys
Van Nuys, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $37,319
- Length
- 16 months
- Graduates last year
- 45
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $68,429
- Type
- Private for-profit
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria
Santa Maria, CA
- Award
- Associate degree
- Program tuition
- $41,237
- Length
- 15 months
- Graduates last year
- 45
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $57,680
- Type
- Private for-profit
Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus
Van Nuys, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $24,644
- Length
- 18 months
- Graduates last year
- 42
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $65,670
- Type
- Private for-profit
Carrington College-San Jose
San Jose, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Program tuition
- $42,240
- Length
- 11 months
- Graduates last year
- 40
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $58,938
- Type
- Private for-profit
Beaumont Adult School
Beaumont, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $30,034
- Length
- 18 months
- Graduates last year
- 39
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $49,165
- Type
- Public
Madera Community College
Madera, CA
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,334
- Graduates last year
- 36
- Type
- Public
Medical Allied Career Center
Santa Fe Springs, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $34,585
- Length
- 18 months
- Graduates last year
- 35
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $63,546
- Type
- Private for-profit
Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,356
- Graduates last year
- 34
- Type
- Public
Sacramento City College
Sacramento, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,288
- Graduates last year
- 33
- Type
- Public
North-West College-San Diego
San Diego, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $37,419
- Length
- 15 months
- Graduates last year
- 32
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $63,217
- Type
- Private for-profit
Cerro Coso Community College
Ridgecrest, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,384
- Graduates last year
- 30
- Type
- Public
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,184
- Graduates last year
- 30
- Type
- Public
Gavilan College
Gilroy, CA
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,444
- Graduates last year
- 28
- Type
- Public
College of the Desert
Palm Desert, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,326
- Graduates last year
- 27
- Type
- Public
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,180
- Graduates last year
- 27
- Type
- Public
Platt College-Los Angeles
Alhambra, CA
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $15,451
- Graduates last year
- 27
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $50,948
- Type
- Private for-profit
Rio Hondo College
Whittier, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,388
- Graduates last year
- 27
- Type
- Public
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage, CA
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Program tuition
- $41,237
- Length
- 16 months
- Graduates last year
- 27
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $57,680
- Type
- Private for-profit
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,450
- Graduates last year
- 25
- Type
- Public
Contra Costa Medical Career College
Antioch, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Graduates last year
- 24
- Type
- Private for-profit
Copper Mountain Community College
Joshua Tree, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,390
- Graduates last year
- 24
- Type
- Public
North-West College-Anaheim
Anaheim, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $37,419
- Length
- 15 months
- Graduates last year
- 23
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $59,029
- Type
- Private for-profit
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,696
- Graduates last year
- 21
- Type
- Public
Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $35,750
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 21
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $57,087
- Type
- Private nonprofit
Career Networks Institute
Santa Ana, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $35,885
- Length
- 12 months
- Graduates last year
- 20
- Type
- Private for-profit
Imperial Valley College
Imperial, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,148
- Graduates last year
- 20
- Type
- Public
Lassen Community College
Susanville, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,144
- Graduates last year
- 20
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $70,490
- Type
- Public
Los Medanos College
Pittsburg, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,128
- Graduates last year
- 20
- Type
- Public
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,124
- Graduates last year
- 18
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $53,790
- Type
- Public
Charles A Jones Career and Education Center
Sacramento, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $22,360
- Length
- 9 months
- Graduates last year
- 17
- Type
- Public
Shasta College
Redding, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,199
- Graduates last year
- 16
- Type
- Public
Downey Adult School
Downey, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Graduates last year
- 14
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $46,806
- Type
- Public
The Nurse Academy
National City, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $38,871
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 12
- Type
- Private for-profit
Sri Sai Krish Institute
Orange, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $70,000
- Graduates last year
- 11
- Type
- Private for-profit
Platt College-Riverside
Riverside, CA
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $15,451
- Graduates last year
- 10
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $50,948
- Type
- Private for-profit
California Career College
Canoga Park, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $31,000
- Length
- 18 months
- Graduates last year
- 9
- Type
- Private for-profit
Feather River Community College District
Quincy, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,420
- Graduates last year
- 9
- Type
- Public
Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,350
- Graduates last year
- 7
- Type
- Public
College of the Redwoods
Eureka, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,198
- Graduates last year
- 5
- Type
- Public
Merced College
Merced, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,202
- Graduates last year
- 2
- Type
- Public
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,242
- Graduates last year
- 2
- Type
- Public
Butte College
Oroville, CA
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,374
- Graduates last year
- 1
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $63,366
- Type
- Public
College of the Siskiyous
Weed, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,444
- Graduates last year
- 1
- Type
- Public
Reedley College
Reedley, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,334
- Graduates last year
- 1
- Type
- Public
Central Coast College
Salinas, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Type
- Private for-profit
Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $63,217
- Type
- Private for-profit
Integrity College of Health
Pasadena, CA
- Award
- Associate degree
- Type
- Private for-profit
Merritt College
Oakland, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,258
- Type
- Public
MiraCosta College
Oceanside, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,158
- Type
- Public
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,451
- Type
- Public
Napa Valley College
Napa, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,156
- Type
- Public
National University
San Diego, CA
- Award
- Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $13,284
- Type
- Private nonprofit
Palo Verde College
Blythe, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,288
- Type
- Public
Porterville College
Porterville, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,438
- Type
- Public
Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,156
- Type
- Public
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,180
- Type
- Public
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,318
- Type
- Public
Common questions
How much does LPN training cost in California?
The median published tuition is $36,900 (range $12,000 to $42,240, 54 programs reporting). The lowest listed prices are at Clovis Adult Education ($12,000), Charles A Jones Career and Education Center ($22,360) and Carrington College-Sacramento ($23,234). Public community and technical colleges often charge less but report tuition per year rather than per program, so check each school's net price calculator.
How long does LPN school take?
Programs that report a length take a median of 15 months to finish (9 to 24 months). Certificates are shorter; associate degrees usually take about two years.
How much do LPN graduates earn?
Across 60 programs with reported outcomes, the median graduate earned $59,029 one year after finishing (U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard). Earnings vary by program and local labor market.
Are there public LPN programs in California?
Yes. 44 public schools offer it, including Riverside City College, Long Beach City College, Hartnell College, Allan Hancock College and Citrus College.
Data: U.S. Department of Education: IPEDS 2024-25 and College Scorecard (October 2026 release). Listings change; confirm details with the school before you go. How this directory is built.