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LPN / LVN programs in Tennessee
Tennessee has 23 accredited campuses awarding lpn credentials. If you finish and work as a licensed practical nurse in Tennessee, expect to start around $41,110–$49,170 and reach a median of $58,870 with experience; the top quarter earn $62,650 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Tennessee). Graduates of these Tennessee programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $36,354 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 Tennessee
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 20,830 employed in Tennessee. National median: $64,400.
Campuses in Tennessee, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AthensCrossvilleCrumpDicksonElizabethtonHarrimanHartsvilleHohenwaldHuntsvilleJacksboroJacksonKnoxvilleLivingstonMcMinnvilleMemphisMorristownMurfreesboroNashvilleNewbernParisPulaskiShelbyville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | Public technical college | 56 | $43,323 | not reported | 55% | $18,418 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | Nashville | Public technical college | 55 | $41,836 | not reported | 70% | $21,109 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | Public technical college | 16 | $40,791 | not reported | 76% | $12,415 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | Knoxville | Public technical college | 85 | $38,732 | not reported | 71% | $23,962 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | Harriman | Public technical college | 3 | $38,230 | not reported | 69% | $17,732 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | Hohenwald | Public technical college | 56 | $38,213 | not reported | 65% | $18,463 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens | Athens | Public technical college | 33 | $38,053 | not reported | 95% | $21,762 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | Jacksboro | Public technical college | 23 | $37,093 | not reported | 84% | $19,651 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | Jackson | Public technical college | 69 | $36,580 | not reported | 80% | $14,864 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | Dickson | Public technical college | 92 | $36,354 | not reported | 75% | $19,950 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | Elizabethton | Public technical college | 91 | $34,760 | not reported | 81% | $13,540 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | McMinnville | Public technical college | 22 | $33,766 | not reported | 67% | $17,680 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | Paris | Public technical college | 39 | $33,635 | not reported | 75% | $16,418 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski | Pulaski | Public technical college | 46 | $33,014 | not reported | 75% | $20,181 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | Newbern | Public technical college | 141 | $32,550 | not reported | 69% | $14,677 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | Morristown | Public technical college | 62 | $32,310 | not reported | 80% | $20,297 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville | Shelbyville | Public technical college | 50 | $31,983 | not reported | 81% | $13,470 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville | Crossville | Public technical college | 40 | $28,707 | not reported | 84% | $18,949 |
| South College | Knoxville | for-profit college | 181 | not reported | $13,458 | not reported | not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | Livingston | Public technical college | 71 | not reported | not reported | 78% | $17,685 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville | Hartsville | Public technical college | 44 | not reported | not reported | 83% | $12,458 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump | Crump | Public technical college | 38 | not reported | not reported | 63% | $9,355 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | Huntsville | Public technical college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 74% | $20,130 |
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.