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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 career college | 41 | $48,604 | $17,667 | 44% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Columbus | Westerville | for-profit career college | 41 | $43,577 | $19,000 | 40% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | for-profit career college | 22 | $43,577 | $19,000 | 50% | not reported |
| Athena Career Academy | Toledo | for-profit career school | 56 | $43,397 | $14,120 | 53% | $29,072 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Parma | Parma | non-profit college | 11 | $42,543 | $16,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati | Public college | 54 | $42,359 | $12,839 | not reported | not reported |
| Portage Lakes Career Center | Uniontown | Public technical college | 28 | $41,186 | not reported | 69% | $27,236 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District | Cleveland | Public community college | 210 | $40,702 | $9,055 | 31% | not reported |
| Miami Valley Career Technology Center | Englewood | Public technical college | 39 | $40,078 | $13,914 | not reported | not reported |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center | Smithville | Public technical college | 10 | $39,567 | $7,350 | 70% | $33,356 |
| Central Ohio Technical College | Newark | Public college | 40 | $38,784 | $8,982 | not reported | not reported |
| Professional Skills Institute | Maumee | for-profit college | 106 | $38,310 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center | Brecksville | Public technical college | 16 | $38,026 | $12,964 | 81% | $32,003 |
| Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls | Cuyahoga Falls | for-profit career college | 9 | $37,838 | $17,667 | 47% | not reported |
| Central School of Practical Nursing | Independence | non-profit career school | 16 | $37,806 | $9,500 | 29% | $25,111 |
| Auburn Career Center | Concord Twp | Public technical college | 7 | $37,535 | not reported | 69% | $12,714 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus | Jefferson | Public technical college | 23 | $37,317 | $9,500 | 58% | $14,919 |
| ATA College-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | for-profit college | 109 | $37,145 | $22,917 | not reported | not reported |
| Hondros College of Nursing | Westerville | for-profit career college | 661 | $37,065 | $13,000 | 21% | not reported |
| Clark State College | Springfield | Public college | 47 | $37,031 | $13,792 | not reported | not reported |
| Tri-Rivers Career Center | Marion | Public technical college | 24 | $36,865 | $9,500 | 71% | $32,737 |
| Ross College-Canton | Canton | for-profit career college | 15 | $36,095 | $12,586 | 46% | $32,427 |
| Choffin Career and Technical Center | Youngstown | Public technical college | 14 | $35,804 | $6,000 | 94% | not reported |
| Knox County Career Center | Mount Vernon | Public technical college | 19 | $35,728 | $14,633 | 100% | not reported |
| Stautzenberger College-Maumee | Maumee | for-profit career college | 29 | $35,572 | $20,000 | 55% | not reported |
| Stautzenberger College-Brecksville | Brecksville | for-profit career college | 12 | $35,572 | $20,000 | 59% | not reported |
| Columbiana County Career and Technical Center | Lisbon | Public technical college | 53 | $35,044 | $10,796 | 75% | $15,800 |
| Sandusky Career Center | Sandusky | Public technical college | 17 | $34,978 | $12,772 | 100% | not reported |
| Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District | Chillicothe | Public technical college | 23 | $34,748 | $9,500 | 100% | not reported |
| Northwest State Community College | Archbold | Public community college | 10 | $34,056 | $8,959 | 46% | not reported |
| Northern Career Institute | Eastlake | Public technical college | 83 | $33,765 | $9,500 | 77% | not reported |
| Ohio Medical Career College | Dayton | for-profit career college | 52 | $33,622 | $11,968 | 79% | $20,552 |
| Apollo Career Center | Lima | Public technical college | 44 | $33,437 | $13,750 | 59% | not reported |
| Collins Career Technical Center | Chesapeake | Public technical college | 121 | $33,303 | $11,074 | 55% | $15,814 |
| ETI Technical College | Niles | for-profit career college | 14 | $33,224 | $19,000 | 63% | not reported |
| James A. Rhodes State College | Lima | Public college | 30 | $32,897 | $15,706 | not reported | not reported |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center | Rio Grande | Public technical college | 31 | $32,115 | $8,981 | 90% | $23,041 |
| Felbry College | Columbus | for-profit college | 13 | $31,202 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education | Canton | Public technical college | 25 | $30,656 | $9,500 | 83% | $30,044 |
| Hocking College | Nelsonville | Public community college | 10 | $29,413 | $16,540 | 37% | not reported |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center | Lucasville | Public technical college | 35 | $25,263 | $9,500 | 80% | $23,561 |
| Valley College-Cleveland | Cleveland | for-profit career college | 284 | not reported | not reported | 57% | $34,684 |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | Monroe | Public technical college | 64 | not reported | $9,500 | 76% | not reported |
| Adult and Community Education-Hudson | Columbus | Public community college | 50 | not reported | not reported | 96% | $19,447 |
| Stark State College | North Canton | Public community college | 41 | not reported | $8,857 | 23% | not reported |
| North Central State College | Mansfield | Public college | 35 | not reported | $7,310 | not reported | not reported |
| Columbus State Community College | Columbus | Public community college | 33 | not reported | $3,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Ohio Business College-Sandusky | Sandusky | for-profit career college | 25 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Washington State Community College | Marietta | Public college | 20 | not reported | $11,025 | not reported | not reported |
| Academia Medical Institute | Columbus | for-profit career college | 18 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Eastern Gateway Community College | Steubenville | Public community college | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Hannah E Mullins School of Practical Nursing | Salem | Public community college | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Owens Community College | Perrysburg | Public community college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Southern State Community College | Hillsboro | Public community college | 10 | not reported | $11,839 | 37% | not reported |
| Vantage Career Center | Van Wert | Public technical college | 9 | not reported | not reported | 92% | not reported |
| Belmont College | St Clairsville | Public community college | 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.