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LPN / LVN programs in Kentucky
Kentucky has 21 accredited campuses awarding lpn credentials. If you finish and work as a licensed practical nurse in Kentucky, expect to start around $48,420–$54,290 and reach a median of $60,460 with experience; the top quarter earn $65,090 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Kentucky). Graduates of these Kentucky programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $33,506 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 Kentucky
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 8,570 employed in Kentucky. National median: $64,400.
Campuses in Kentucky, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AshlandBowling GreenCumberlandElizabethtownFlorenceHazardHendersonHopkinsvilleLexingtonLouisvilleMadisonvilleMaysvilleOwensboroPaducahPrestonsburgSomerset
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATA College | Louisville | for-profit career college | 44 | $41,016 | $24,959 | 46% | not reported |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | Louisville | Public technical college | 466 | $39,505 | $7,961 | 36% | not reported |
| Beckfield College-Florence | Florence | for-profit college | 37 | $38,563 | $13,723 | not reported | not reported |
| Sullivan University | Louisville | for-profit university | 22 | $37,846 | $19,000 | not reported | not reported |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | Paducah | Public technical college | 323 | $37,413 | $6,025 | 50% | not reported |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | Louisville | for-profit college | 48 | $37,407 | $15,800 | not reported | $26,869 |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset | Public community college | 238 | $33,506 | $8,069 | 43% | not reported |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington | Public technical college | 547 | $33,340 | $6,879 | 43% | not reported |
| Hopkinsville Community College | Hopkinsville | Public community college | 90 | $32,825 | $5,625 | 45% | not reported |
| Maysville Community and Technical College | Maysville | Public technical college | 165 | $31,308 | $10,290 | 57% | not reported |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | Bowling Green | Public technical college | 269 | $28,960 | $6,897 | 58% | not reported |
| Gateway Community and Technical College | Florence | Public technical college | 330 | not reported | $5,500 | 59% | not reported |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | Owensboro | Public technical college | 320 | not reported | not reported | 54% | not reported |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland | Public technical college | 297 | not reported | $6,732 | 51% | not reported |
| Madisonville Community College | Madisonville | Public community college | 217 | not reported | $5,750 | 49% | not reported |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | Elizabethtown | Public technical college | 206 | not reported | $4,093 | 60% | not reported |
| Hazard Community and Technical College | Hazard | Public technical college | 202 | not reported | $7,000 | 48% | not reported |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | Cumberland | Public technical college | 177 | not reported | $4,500 | 47% | not reported |
| MedQuest College | Louisville | for-profit career college | 96 | not reported | not reported | 59% | $26,014 |
| Henderson Community College | Henderson | Public community college | 92 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg | Public technical college | 90 | not reported | $8,025 | 38% | 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.