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LPN / LVN programs in Oklahoma
Oklahoma has 31 accredited campuses awarding lpn credentials. If you finish and work as a licensed practical nurse in Oklahoma, expect to start around $45,440–$50,040 and reach a median of $58,320 with experience; the top quarter earn $62,060 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma). Graduates of these Oklahoma programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $35,356 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 Oklahoma
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 11,540 employed in Oklahoma. National median: $64,400.
Campuses in Oklahoma, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AdaAltusAlvaArdmoreBurns FlatDrumrightDuncanEl RenoEnidFort CobbLawtonMcAlesterMidwest CityMuskogeeNormanOklahoma CityOkmulgeeOmegaPonca CityPryorShawneeStillwaterTulsaWarnerWayneWetumkaWoodward
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Technology Center | Drumright | Public technical college | 18 | $40,345 | not reported | 85% | $7,169 |
| Western Technology Center | Burns Flat | Public technical college | 20 | $39,422 | not reported | 74% | $5,114 |
| Gordon Cooper Technology Center | Shawnee | Public technical college | 21 | $37,895 | not reported | 90% | $9,922 |
| Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester | McAlester | Public technical college | 87 | $37,059 | not reported | 45% | $9,685 |
| Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee | Muskogee | Public technical college | 134 | $36,567 | not reported | 100% | $14,348 |
| Autry Technology Center | Enid | Public technical college | 7 | $36,403 | not reported | 75% | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-Tulsa | Tulsa | for-profit career college | 67 | $36,186 | $19,959 | 73% | $28,205 |
| Francis Tuttle Technology Center | Oklahoma City | Public technical college | 41 | $36,009 | not reported | 52% | $16,058 |
| Metro Technology Centers | Oklahoma City | Public technical college | 61 | $35,468 | not reported | 35% | $11,478 |
| Pontotoc Technology Center | Ada | Public technical college | 16 | $35,244 | not reported | 83% | $14,683 |
| Pioneer Technology Center | Ponca City | Public technical college | 10 | $35,077 | not reported | 73% | $14,464 |
| Southern Oklahoma Technology Center | Ardmore | Public technical college | 21 | $34,736 | not reported | 83% | $18,766 |
| Northeast Technology Center | Pryor | Public technical college | 70 | $33,955 | not reported | 97% | $15,385 |
| High Plains Technology Center | Woodward | Public technical college | 8 | $31,386 | not reported | 80% | $12,228 |
| Red River Technology Center | Duncan | Public technical college | 12 | $29,185 | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Great Plains Technology Center | Lawton | Public technical college | 46 | $28,181 | not reported | 95% | $12,801 |
| Tulsa Technology Center | Tulsa | Public technical college | 49 | $24,990 | not reported | 81% | $11,412 |
| Wes Watkins Technology Center | Wetumka | Public technical college | 7 | $17,837 | not reported | 98% | $7,336 |
| Connors State College | Warner | Public community college | 68 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| ATA College | Tulsa | for-profit career college | 42 | not reported | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Canadian Valley Technology Center | El Reno | Public technical college | 38 | not reported | not reported | 71% | $17,866 |
| Central Oklahoma College | Oklahoma City | for-profit career college | 30 | not reported | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Mid-America Technology Center | Wayne | Public technical college | 30 | not reported | not reported | 100% | not reported |
| Moore Norman Technology Center | Norman | Public technical college | 26 | not reported | not reported | 91% | not reported |
| Meridian Technology Center | Stillwater | Public technical college | 25 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Southwest Technology Center | Altus | Public technical college | 22 | not reported | not reported | 78% | $17,326 |
| Mid-Del Technology Center | Midwest City | Public technical college | 13 | not reported | not reported | 71% | $14,525 |
| Green Country Technology Center | Okmulgee | Public technical college | 11 | not reported | not reported | 67% | $4,753 |
| Chisholm Trail Technology Center | Omega | Public technical college | 6 | not reported | not reported | 71% | not reported |
| Northwest Technology Center-Alva | Alva | Public technical college | 6 | not reported | not reported | 77% | not reported |
| Caddo Kiowa Technology Center | Fort Cobb | Public technical college | 5 | not reported | not reported | 68% | $5,417 |
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.