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LPN / LVN programs in Texas
Texas has 60 accredited campuses awarding lpn credentials. If you finish and work as a licensed practical nurse in Texas, expect to start around $48,910–$57,110 and reach a median of $62,240 with experience; the top quarter earn $68,410 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Texas). Graduates of these Texas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $38,582 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 Texas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 57,560 employed in Texas. National median: $64,400.
Campuses in Texas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlvinAmarilloAustinBaytownBeevilleBig SpringBorgerBrenhamBrownsvilleCarthageCiscoClarendonCorpus ChristiCorsicanaDallasDenisonEl PasoFort WorthGainesvilleGalvestonGrand PrairieHillsboroHoustonKerrvilleKilleenLake JacksonLaredoLevellandLufkinMcAllenMcKinneyMidlandMount PleasantOdessaOrangeParisPasadenaPharrPort ArthurRanger
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chicago School-College of Nursing | Richardson | non-profit | 33 | $48,942 | $19,125 | 25% | not reported |
| Victoria College | Victoria | Public | 59 | $43,803 | $9,446 | 29% | not reported |
| Austin Community College District | Austin | Public | 53 | $43,404 | $8,462 | not reported | not reported |
| Navarro College | Corsicana | Public | 102 | $43,358 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public | 69 | $43,023 | $8,550 | not reported | not reported |
| North Central Texas College | Gainesville | Public | 84 | $42,338 | $9,750 | 35% | not reported |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford | Public | 59 | $42,063 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | Public | 97 | $41,792 | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio | Public | 50 | $41,213 | $6,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Howard College | Big Spring | Public | 41 | $40,962 | $8,500 | 35% | not reported |
| Temple College | Temple | Public | 28 | $40,370 | $8,525 | 32% | not reported |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler | Public | 85 | $38,752 | $12,250 | not reported | not reported |
| McLennan Community College | Waco | Public | 17 | $38,630 | $13,255 | 39% | not reported |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo | Public | 52 | $38,611 | $13,003 | 32% | not reported |
| Blinn College District | Brenham | Public | 38 | $38,582 | $9,500 | 11% | not reported |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Public | 48 | $38,516 | $9,312 | not reported | not reported |
| Angelina College | Lufkin | Public | 47 | $38,051 | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| Vernon College | Vernon | Public | 51 | $37,853 | $6,926 | 21% | not reported |
| South Plains College | Levelland | Public | 49 | $37,602 | $10,500 | 29% | not reported |
| Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 286 | $37,407 | $15,800 | not reported | not reported |
| Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | San Antonio | for-profit | 17 | $36,447 | $14,342 | not reported | not reported |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur | Public | 77 | $35,034 | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange | Public | 106 | $34,592 | $12,000 | 37% | not reported |
| Southwest Texas Junior College | Uvalde | Public | 45 | $33,863 | $9,000 | 31% | not reported |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana | Public | 29 | $33,661 | $12,000 | 47% | not reported |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco | Public | 31 | $28,373 | $12,833 | 46% | not reported |
| South Texas College | McAllen | Public | 135 | $27,764 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies | Weslaco | non-profit | 48 | $24,899 | $7,917 | 80% | $17,905 |
| Rio Grande Valley College | Pharr | for-profit | 195 | not reported | $13,087 | 72% | $27,246 |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Public | 137 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Laredo College | Laredo | Public | 76 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Odessa College | Odessa | Public | 59 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville | Public | 58 | not reported | not reported | 25% | not reported |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Public | 53 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Paris Junior College | Paris | Public | 49 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Panola College | Carthage | Public | 48 | not reported | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Cisco College | Cisco | Public | 44 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney | Public | 39 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clarendon College | Clarendon | Public | 29 | not reported | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin | Public | 27 | not reported | $4,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Grayson College | Denison | Public | 27 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Midland College | Midland | Public | 26 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton | Public | 25 | not reported | $8,750 | 27% | not reported |
| Schreiner University | Kerrville | non-profit | 24 | not reported | $14,250 | not reported | not reported |
| Arlington Career Institute | Grand Prairie | for-profit | 22 | not reported | not reported | 73% | $28,195 |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Hill College | Hillsboro | Public | 22 | not reported | $10,500 | 32% | not reported |
| Texas Southmost College | Brownsville | Public | 22 | not reported | $5,500 | 30% | not reported |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth | Public | 21 | not reported | $10,112 | 34% | not reported |
| Frank Phillips College | Borger | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Central Texas College | Killeen | Public | 19 | not reported | $8,889 | 12% | not reported |
| Lamson Institute | San Antonio | for-profit | 17 | not reported | not reported | 80% | $31,737 |
| Ranger College | Ranger | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 19% | not reported |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest | Houston | for-profit | 15 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $33,383 |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Dallas College | Dallas | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Galveston College | Galveston | Public | 10 | not reported | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant | Public | 10 | not reported | $10,500 | 56% | not reported |
| Lee College | Baytown | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc | Houston | non-profit | 7 | not reported | not reported | 0.0% | 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.