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LPN / LVN programs in West Virginia
West Virginia has 16 accredited campuses awarding lpn credentials. If you finish and work as a licensed practical nurse in West Virginia, expect to start around $45,690–$49,320 and reach a median of $55,360 with experience; the top quarter earn $61,300 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, West Virginia). Graduates of these West Virginia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $33,712 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 West Virginia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 6,050 employed in West Virginia. National median: $64,400.
Campuses in West Virginia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BeaverBeckleyBuckhannonDelbartonEleanorElkinsGlen DaleKeyserLeroyMartinsburgMorgantownNew CumberlandOak HillParkersburgPrincetonStollings
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Rumsey Technical Institute | Martinsburg | Public technical college | 17 | $46,742 | not reported | 77% | $13,393 |
| John D Rockefeller IV Career Center | New Cumberland | Public technical college | 20 | $38,158 | not reported | 100% | not reported |
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center | Leroy | Public technical college | 13 | $34,904 | not reported | 91% | $12,798 |
| Monongalia County Technical Education Center | Morgantown | Public technical college | 21 | $34,396 | not reported | 68% | $12,083 |
| Fred W Eberle Technical Center | Buckhannon | Public technical college | 49 | $33,712 | not reported | 98% | $9,294 |
| Fayette Institute of Technology | Oak Hill | Public technical college | 17 | $30,918 | not reported | 92% | $10,382 |
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Beckley | Public technical college | 26 | $30,397 | not reported | 82% | $18,803 |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center | Princeton | Public technical college | 33 | $30,371 | not reported | 79% | $10,248 |
| Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing | Parkersburg | Public technical college | 20 | $28,636 | not reported | 100% | $11,266 |
| New River Community and Technical College | Beaver | Public technical college | 30 | not reported | $7,459 | 36% | not reported |
| Randolph Technical Center | Elkins | Public technical college | 20 | not reported | not reported | 85% | $13,274 |
| Mingo Extended Learning Center | Delbarton | Public community college | 19 | not reported | not reported | 60% | $10,685 |
| Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center | Stollings | Public technical college | 15 | not reported | not reported | 86% | $8,033 |
| B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing | Glen Dale | non-profit career school | 10 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $20,645 |
| Mineral County Vocational Technical Center | Keyser | Public technical college | 9 | not reported | not reported | 58% | $6,780 |
| Putnam Career and Technical Center | Eleanor | Public technical college | 9 | not reported | not reported | 84% | $7,475 |
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.