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LPN / LVN programs in Illinois
Illinois has 32 accredited campuses awarding lpn credentials. If you finish and work as a licensed practical nurse in Illinois, expect to start around $58,880–$63,580 and reach a median of $75,000 with experience; the top quarter earn $79,560 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Illinois). Graduates of these Illinois programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $35,672 in their first year, against $37,410 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earn in Illinois
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 17,440 employed in Illinois. National median: $64,400.
Campuses in Illinois, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BellevilleCantonCartervilleCentraliaChampaignChicagoCiceroDanvilleDecaturDes PlainesDixonEast PeoriaGalesburgGlen EllynHarrisburgHoffman EstatesInaJolietKankakeeMattoonMolineOak BrookOglesbyOlneyPalatinePalos HillsQuincyRed BudRockfordSpringfieldUllin
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verve College | Oak Brook | for-profit | 62 | $53,761 | $11,600 | not reported | not reported |
| Ambria College of Nursing | Hoffman Estates | for-profit | 29 | $50,674 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Capital Area Career Center | Springfield | Public | 89 | $42,690 | $9,500 | 100% | not reported |
| Career Center of Southern Illinois | Red Bud | Public | 48 | $40,666 | $15,170 | 57% | $33,855 |
| Black Hawk College | Moline | Public | 22 | $39,177 | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| John A Logan College | Carterville | Public | 80 | $36,473 | not reported | 46% | not reported |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | Public | 37 | $36,088 | $6,118 | 58% | not reported |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | Public | 22 | $35,773 | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College | Rockford | for-profit | 13 | $35,572 | $20,000 | 66% | not reported |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon | Public | 15 | $32,005 | $8,320 | 49% | not reported |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby | Public | 9 | $29,841 | $5,500 | 42% | not reported |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | Public | 27 | $29,498 | $6,951 | 48% | not reported |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria | Public | 44 | $28,679 | $7,500 | 49% | not reported |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy | Public | 32 | $24,350 | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville | Public | 24 | $20,928 | $6,600 | 45% | not reported |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Public | 38 | $15,947 | $3,500 | 37% | not reported |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | Public | 101 | not reported | $8,403 | 21% | not reported |
| Olney Central College | Olney | Public | 67 | not reported | not reported | 63% | not reported |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | Public | 46 | not reported | $8,312 | 25% | not reported |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg | Public | 34 | not reported | not reported | 55% | not reported |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | Public | 32 | not reported | not reported | 18% | not reported |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | Public | 31 | not reported | not reported | 63% | not reported |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Public | 23 | not reported | $6,258 | 48% | not reported |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Parkland College | Champaign | Public | 15 | not reported | $4,370 | 32% | not reported |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 60% | not reported |
| Morton College | Cicero | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Richland Community College | Decatur | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 60% | not reported |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Spoon River College | Canton | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.