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LPN / LVN programs in Ohio
Ohio has 56 accredited campuses awarding lpn credentials. If you finish and work as a licensed practical nurse in Ohio, expect to start around $50,030–$56,860 and reach a median of $61,950 with experience; the top quarter earn $65,900 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Ohio). Graduates of these Ohio programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $36,865 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 Ohio
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 39,900 employed in Ohio. National median: $64,400.
Campuses in Ohio, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ArchboldBrecksvilleCantonCentervilleChesapeakeChillicotheCincinnatiClevelandColumbusConcord TwpCuyahoga FallsDaytonEastlakeEnglewoodHillsboroIndependenceJeffersonLimaLisbonLucasvilleMansfieldMariettaMarionMaumeeMonroeMount VernonNelsonvilleNewarkNilesNorth CantonParmaPerrysburgRio GrandeSalemSanduskySmithvilleSpringfieldSt ClairsvilleSteubenvilleToledo
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortis College-Centerville | Centerville | for-profit | 41 | $48,604 | $17,667 | 44% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Columbus | Westerville | for-profit | 41 | $43,577 | $19,000 | 40% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | for-profit | 22 | $43,577 | $19,000 | 50% | not reported |
| Athena Career Academy | Toledo | for-profit | 56 | $43,397 | $14,120 | 53% | $29,072 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Parma | Parma | non-profit | 11 | $42,543 | $16,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati | Public | 54 | $42,359 | $12,839 | not reported | not reported |
| Portage Lakes Career Center | Uniontown | Public | 28 | $41,186 | not reported | 69% | $27,236 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District | Cleveland | Public | 210 | $40,702 | $9,055 | 31% | not reported |
| Miami Valley Career Technology Center | Englewood | Public | 39 | $40,078 | $13,914 | not reported | not reported |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center | Smithville | Public | 10 | $39,567 | $7,350 | 70% | $33,356 |
| Central Ohio Technical College | Newark | Public | 40 | $38,784 | $8,982 | not reported | not reported |
| Professional Skills Institute | Maumee | for-profit | 106 | $38,310 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center | Brecksville | Public | 16 | $38,026 | $12,964 | 81% | $32,003 |
| Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls | Cuyahoga Falls | for-profit | 9 | $37,838 | $17,667 | 47% | not reported |
| Central School of Practical Nursing | Independence | non-profit | 16 | $37,806 | $9,500 | 29% | $25,111 |
| Auburn Career Center | Concord Twp | Public | 7 | $37,535 | not reported | 69% | $12,714 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus | Jefferson | Public | 23 | $37,317 | $9,500 | 58% | $14,919 |
| ATA College-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | for-profit | 109 | $37,145 | $22,917 | not reported | not reported |
| Hondros College of Nursing | Westerville | for-profit | 661 | $37,065 | $13,000 | 21% | not reported |
| Clark State College | Springfield | Public | 47 | $37,031 | $13,792 | not reported | not reported |
| Tri-Rivers Career Center | Marion | Public | 24 | $36,865 | $9,500 | 71% | $32,737 |
| Ross College-Canton | Canton | for-profit | 15 | $36,095 | $12,586 | 46% | $32,427 |
| Choffin Career and Technical Center | Youngstown | Public | 14 | $35,804 | $6,000 | 94% | not reported |
| Knox County Career Center | Mount Vernon | Public | 19 | $35,728 | $14,633 | 100% | not reported |
| Stautzenberger College-Maumee | Maumee | for-profit | 29 | $35,572 | $20,000 | 55% | not reported |
| Stautzenberger College-Brecksville | Brecksville | for-profit | 12 | $35,572 | $20,000 | 59% | not reported |
| Columbiana County Career and Technical Center | Lisbon | Public | 53 | $35,044 | $10,796 | 75% | $15,800 |
| Sandusky Career Center | Sandusky | Public | 17 | $34,978 | $12,772 | 100% | not reported |
| Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District | Chillicothe | Public | 23 | $34,748 | $9,500 | 100% | not reported |
| Northwest State Community College | Archbold | Public | 10 | $34,056 | $8,959 | 46% | not reported |
| Northern Career Institute | Eastlake | Public | 83 | $33,765 | $9,500 | 77% | not reported |
| Ohio Medical Career College | Dayton | for-profit | 52 | $33,622 | $11,968 | 79% | $20,552 |
| Apollo Career Center | Lima | Public | 44 | $33,437 | $13,750 | 59% | not reported |
| Collins Career Technical Center | Chesapeake | Public | 121 | $33,303 | $11,074 | 55% | $15,814 |
| ETI Technical College | Niles | for-profit | 14 | $33,224 | $19,000 | 63% | not reported |
| James A. Rhodes State College | Lima | Public | 30 | $32,897 | $15,706 | not reported | not reported |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center | Rio Grande | Public | 31 | $32,115 | $8,981 | 90% | $23,041 |
| Felbry College | Columbus | for-profit | 13 | $31,202 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education | Canton | Public | 25 | $30,656 | $9,500 | 83% | $30,044 |
| Hocking College | Nelsonville | Public | 10 | $29,413 | $16,540 | 37% | not reported |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center | Lucasville | Public | 35 | $25,263 | $9,500 | 80% | $23,561 |
| Valley College-Cleveland | Cleveland | for-profit | 284 | not reported | not reported | 57% | $34,684 |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | Monroe | Public | 64 | not reported | $9,500 | 76% | not reported |
| Adult and Community Education-Hudson | Columbus | Public | 50 | not reported | not reported | 96% | $19,447 |
| Stark State College | North Canton | Public | 41 | not reported | $8,857 | 23% | not reported |
| North Central State College | Mansfield | Public | 35 | not reported | $7,310 | not reported | not reported |
| Columbus State Community College | Columbus | Public | 33 | not reported | $3,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Ohio Business College-Sandusky | Sandusky | for-profit | 25 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Washington State Community College | Marietta | Public | 20 | not reported | $11,025 | not reported | not reported |
| Academia Medical Institute | Columbus | for-profit | 18 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Eastern Gateway Community College | Steubenville | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Hannah E Mullins School of Practical Nursing | Salem | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Owens Community College | Perrysburg | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Southern State Community College | Hillsboro | Public | 10 | not reported | $11,839 | 37% | not reported |
| Vantage Career Center | Van Wert | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 92% | not reported |
| Belmont College | St Clairsville | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 43% | 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.