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Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) Schools in Texas
74 schools in Texas offer practical nursing (LPN/LVN)-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 35 registered apprenticeship programs in Texas train practical nursing (LPN/LVN) apprentices — see apprenticeships.
Occupation pay is what working practical nursing (LPN/LVN) professionals in Texas earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.
Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) licensing in Texas: State license required
Texas requires a state license from the Texas Board of Nursing to work as a vocational nurse — the title here is Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), not LPN. You must graduate from a board-approved vocational nursing program (typically about 12 months), pass a fingerprint background check, and pass both the NCLEX-PN and the Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam. Texas is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so a Texas multistate license can also be used in other compact states.
Official source: Texas Board of Nursing · Exam: NCLEX-PN plus the Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Examination · Typical requirement: Graduation from a Texas BON-approved vocational nursing program (typically about 12 months, roughly 1,400 clock hours); fingerprint criminal background check; application via the Texas Nurse Portal
Official license records related to practical nursing (LPN/LVN) in Texas
From the U.S. Department of Labor's License Finder — these may include contractor, specialty, or related licenses beyond entry-level requirements:
- NURSE, ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED (APRN) — Texas Board of Nursing
- NURSE, REGISTERED (RN) — Texas Board of Nursing
- NURSE, LICENSED VOCATIONAL (LVN) — Texas Board of Nursing
- NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR — Texas Health and Human Services Commission~Licensing, Credentialing and Regulation
- Licensed Master Social Worker-Advanced Practice — Texas State Board of Pharmacy
- MASSAGE THERAPIST — Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Wage and license data provided by CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) and Minnesota DEED.
Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | public | $1,342 | 33.7% | $39,639 |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange | public | $1,655 | 34.2% | $36,587 |
| South Texas College | McAllen | public | $1,751 | 32.7% | $36,788 |
| Victoria College | Victoria | public | $3,043 | 27.6% | $42,382 |
| Texas Southmost College | Brownsville | public | $3,085 | 32.9% | $41,900 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur | public | $2,846 | 32.5% | $37,120 |
| Dallas College | Dallas | public | $3,214 | 22.8% | $41,714 |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | public | $3,399 | 23.7% | $38,656 |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | public | $3,206 | 24.1% | $35,212 |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth | public | $4,337 | 24.5% | $42,727 |
| Midland College | Midland | public | $4,512 | 23.9% | $43,958 |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson | public | $4,732 | 35.9% | $45,910 |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton | public | $4,666 | 24.6% | $44,960 |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens | public | $4,092 | 29.1% | $38,567 |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo | public | $4,600 | 35.8% | $41,302 |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio | public | $4,273 | 18.5% | $38,224 |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville | public | $4,237 | 28.8% | $35,086 |
| McLennan Community College | Waco | public | $5,051 | 24.7% | $39,163 |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore | public | $5,364 | 33.1% | $37,975 |
| North Central Texas College | Gainesville | public | $6,587 | 24.2% | $45,809 |
| Grayson College | Denison | public | $5,880 | 32.1% | $40,873 |
| Panola College | Carthage | public | $5,216 | 36.9% | $36,072 |
| Houston City College | Houston | public | $5,737 | 20.5% | $39,254 |
| Austin Community College District | Austin | public | $6,390 | 16.1% | $43,177 |
| Odessa College | Odessa | public | $6,368 | 23% | $42,026 |
| Vernon College | Vernon | public | $6,404 | 28.9% | $40,464 |
| Howard College | Big Spring | public | $6,147 | 32.3% | $38,382 |
| Lee College | Baytown | public | $6,879 | 54.5% | $42,178 |
| South Plains College | Levelland | public | $6,791 | 24.2% | $41,276 |
| Laredo College | Laredo | public | $5,798 | 32.7% | $33,934 |
| Ranger College | Ranger | public | $6,182 | 26.9% | $35,552 |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant | public | $6,706 | 44.5% | $37,870 |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney | public | $8,969 | 20.3% | $48,701 |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin | public | $8,525 | 30.2% | $45,762 |
| Hill College | Hillsboro | public | $7,577 | 24% | $39,572 |
| Southwest Texas College | Uvalde | public | $7,372 | 38.9% | $35,563 |
| Angelina College | Lufkin | public | $7,773 | 24.9% | $37,301 |
| Paris Junior College | Paris | public | $7,690 | 28.8% | $36,515 |
| Frank Phillips College | Borger | public | $7,953 | 28.2% | $37,179 |
| Clarendon College | Clarendon | public | $8,390 | 36.4% | $38,696 |
| Galveston College | Galveston | public | $8,412 | 35.2% | $37,233 |
| Blinn College District | Brenham | public | $10,844 | 16.2% | $46,318 |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford | public | $9,967 | 27.9% | $42,397 |
| Cisco College | Cisco | public | $9,624 | 26.1% | $39,092 |
| Central Texas College | Killeen | public | $10,265 | 17% | $40,995 |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana | public | $8,812 | 44.6% | $34,647 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | public | $11,252 | 20.2% | $42,466 |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler | public | $10,206 | 26.2% | $38,140 |
| Temple College | Temple | public | $10,682 | 20.2% | $38,678 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | public | $12,143 | 32.2% | $43,062 |
| South Texas Training Center | Pharr | private for-profit | $8,314 | 92.5% | $29,384 |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco | public | $13,508 | 40.4% | $38,916 |
| Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies | Weslaco | private nonprofit | $12,051 | 84.4% | $33,472 |
| Navarro College | Corsicana | public | $14,820 | 26.5% | $38,716 |
| Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio | San Antonio | private for-profit | $29,104 | 63.4% | $61,480 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus | Round Rock | private for-profit | $30,187 | not reported | $61,480 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Houston | Houston | private for-profit | $30,222 | not reported | $61,480 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Houston | Houston | private for-profit | $21,396 | 74.8% | $38,673 |
| Concorde Career College-Dallas | Dallas | private for-profit | $25,299 | 76.8% | $42,456 |
| PCI Health Training Center | Dallas | private for-profit | $20,368 | 92.4% | $34,096 |
| Arlington Career Institute | Arlington | private for-profit | $24,633 | 75.2% | $36,674 |
| Lamson Institute | San Antonio | private for-profit | $26,587 | 76% | $38,015 |
| Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | private for-profit | $31,288 | 74.9% | $40,648 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest | Houston | private for-profit | $27,830 | 73.3% | $33,070 |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus | Dallas | private nonprofit | $29,805 | 56.1% | $31,349 |
| Texas Health School | Houston | private for-profit | $32,550 | 75.7% | $30,187 |
| Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram | San Antonio | private for-profit | $27,022 | 60.5% | $24,879 |
| Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | San Antonio | private for-profit | not reported | 88% | $74,220 |
| The Chicago School-College of Nursing | Richardson | private nonprofit | not reported | 50.3% | $56,899 |
| Rio Grande Valley College | Pharr | private for-profit | $19,500 | 77.7% | not reported |
| CyberTex Institute of Technology | Austin | private for-profit | $33,163 | 91.2% | not reported |
| Graduate America | Houston | private nonprofit | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| CTK Healthcare & Career Institute | Irving | private for-profit | $6,260 | 96.4% | not reported |
| Institute of Allied Healthcare | San Antonio | private for-profit | $2,430 | not reported | not reported |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not practical nursing (LPN/LVN) graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
Common questions: Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) school in Texas
- How much do Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) schools cost in Texas?
- The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 74 practical nursing (LPN/LVN) schools in Texas is $7,577. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
- Do you need a license to work as a practical nursing (LPN/LVN) in Texas?
- Texas requires a state license from the Texas Board of Nursing to work as a vocational nurse — the title here is Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), not LPN. You must graduate from a board-approved vocational nursing program (typically about 12 months), pass a fingerprint background check, and pass both the NCLEX-PN and the Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam. Texas is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so a Texas multistate license can also be used in other compact states.
- Can you get paid to train as a practical nursing (LPN/LVN) in Texas?
- Yes — Texas has 35 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the practical nursing (LPN/LVN) apprenticeships page for the current list.
- What does a practical nursing (LPN/LVN) earn in Texas?
- Working practical nursing (LPN/LVN) professionals in Texas earn a median of $62,240 per year, ranging from about $48,910 to $76,140 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.
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