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LPN / LVN programs in Missouri
Missouri has 27 accredited campuses awarding lpn credentials. If you finish and work as a licensed practical nurse in Missouri, expect to start around $48,580–$56,280 and reach a median of $61,530 with experience; the top quarter earn $70,230 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Missouri). Graduates of these Missouri programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $35,435 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 Missouri
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 14,700 employed in Missouri. National median: $64,400.
Campuses in Missouri, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BolivarCape GirardeauCottlevilleEoliaFentonHannibalHillsboroHoustonJoplinKansas CityKirksvilleLexingtonLinnMarshallMoberlyNeoshoPark HillsPoplar BluffSedaliaSpringfieldSunset HillsTrentonWarrensburgWashingtonWaynesvilleWest Plains
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannibal-LaGrange University | Hannibal | non-profit university | 24 | $45,400 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Applied Technology Services | Sunset Hills | Public technical college | 71 | $42,755 | $14,750 | 34% | $27,523 |
| St Charles Community College | Cottleville | Public community college | 15 | $42,375 | not reported | 25% | not reported |
| Concorde Career College-Kansas City | Kansas City | for-profit college | 44 | $41,730 | $18,710 | not reported | $34,349 |
| Lex La-Ray Technical Center | Lexington | Public technical college | 20 | $41,717 | $10,167 | 100% | $17,994 |
| Franklin Technology Center Adult Education | Joplin | Public technical college | 28 | $39,438 | $9,500 | 73% | $38,810 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | Kansas City | Public community college | 10 | $39,103 | $12,819 | 34% | not reported |
| Moberly Area Community College | Moberly | Public community college | 46 | $38,252 | $12,562 | 44% | not reported |
| Saline County Career Center | Marshall | Public technical college | 16 | $35,614 | $14,027 | 92% | $27,184 |
| Four Rivers Career Center | Washington | Public technical college | 27 | $35,257 | $14,913 | 100% | not reported |
| Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield | Public college | 84 | $35,225 | $10,360 | not reported | not reported |
| Texas County Technical College | Houston | for-profit career college | 14 | $33,175 | $9,969 | 25% | not reported |
| Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center | Cape Girardeau | Public technical college | 73 | $32,781 | $11,750 | 71% | $24,038 |
| State Technical College of Missouri | Linn | Public technical college | 19 | $31,837 | $7,990 | 84% | not reported |
| Waynesville Career Center | Waynesville | Public technical college | 12 | $31,739 | $9,500 | 78% | $34,430 |
| Kirksville Area Technical Center | Kirksville | Public technical college | 16 | $29,652 | $9,500 | 100% | $12,762 |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton | Fenton | for-profit college | 39 | $29,132 | $18,347 | not reported | $28,916 |
| Southern Missouri Technical Institute | West Plains | Public technical college | 23 | $27,712 | $8,871 | 83% | $28,913 |
| North Central Missouri College | Trenton | Public community college | 79 | not reported | $10,500 | 58% | not reported |
| State Fair Community College | Sedalia | Public community college | 48 | not reported | $11,000 | 44% | not reported |
| Jefferson College | Hillsboro | Public community college | 45 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Three Rivers College | Poplar Bluff | Public community college | 31 | not reported | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Pike-Lincoln Technical Center | Eolia | Public technical college | 21 | not reported | not reported | 73% | $23,190 |
| Mineral Area College | Park Hills | Public community college | 20 | not reported | $9,500 | 49% | not reported |
| Crowder College | Neosho | Public community college | 14 | not reported | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Bolivar Technical College | Bolivar | non-profit college | 10 | not reported | $15,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Warrensburg Area Career Center | Warrensburg | Public technical college | 7 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $15,101 |
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.