Licensed Practical Nurse Programs in Illinois: 36 Colleges and Schools
36 Illinois schools reported licensed practical nurse completions to NCES IPEDS for 2024, graduating 1,109 students: 31 public, 5 private for-profit, grouped below by city.
36
Schools in Illinois
1,109
Graduates in 2024
31
Public colleges
5
Private for-profit schools
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions · Illinois · CIP 51.3901
36 schools in Illinois graduated 1,109 LPNs in 2024, out of 1,050 schools nationally. By type: 31 public, 5 private for-profit. Credentials offered: certificate (36).
The largest program is Joliet Junior College in Joliet with 112 graduates. The full list is grouped by city so you can find one near you.
Who runs the 36 Illinois schools
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Public · 86%
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Private nonprofit · 0%
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Private for-profit · 14%
NCES IPEDS 2024 · institution control
Largest programs in Illinois
| # | School | City | 2024 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joliet Junior College | Joliet | 112 |
| 2 | Capital Area Career Center | Springfield | 98 |
| 3 | Verve College | Oak Brook | 88 |
| 4 | College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | 72 |
| 5 | Illinois Central College | East Peoria | 70 |
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions
NCLEX-PN pass rates in Illinois, 2025
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) publishes the share of each program's graduates who passed the NCLEX-PN on their first attempt in 2025. The national first-time pass rate was 87%. The state total for all Illinois first-time test takers was 88%.
| Program | Type | Tested | Passed | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquarius Institute | Practical nursing (PN) | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| CALC Institute of Technology | Practical nursing (PN) | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| College of DuPage | Practical nursing (PN) | 26 | 26 | 100% |
| Heartland Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Practical nursing (PN) | 44 | 44 | 100% |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| John A Logan Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 91 | 91 | 100% |
| John Wood Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 24 | 24 | 100% |
| Joliet Junior College | Practical nursing (PN) | 64 | 64 | 100% |
| Judson University / Ambria CON | Practical nursing (PN) | 25 | 25 | 100% |
| Kankakee Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 26 | 26 | 100% |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| Morton College | Practical nursing (PN) | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Practical nursing (PN) | 33 | 33 | 100% |
| William Rainey Harper College | Practical nursing (PN) | 26 | 26 | 100% |
| Rend Lake College | Practical nursing (PN) | 34 | 33 | 97% |
| Danville Area Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 27 | 26 | 96% |
| Lake Land College | Practical nursing (PN) | 38 | 36 | 95% |
| Spoon River College | Practical nursing (PN) | 27 | 25 | 93% |
| Black Hawk College | Practical nursing (PN) | 13 | 12 | 92% |
| Kaskaskia College | Practical nursing (PN) | 37 | 34 | 92% |
| ATS Institute of Technology | Practical nursing (PN) | 137 | 123 | 90% |
| Capital Area School of Practical Nursing | Practical nursing (PN) | 111 | 100 | 90% |
| CCC-School of Nursing at Malcolm X | Practical nursing (PN) | 40 | 36 | 90% |
| North Shore College | Practical nursing (PN) | 82 | 74 | 90% |
| Parkland College | Practical nursing (PN) | 20 | 18 | 90% |
| Americare Technical School | Practical nursing (PN) | 38 | 34 | 89% |
| New Lake College | Practical nursing (PN) | 18 | 16 | 89% |
| Rockford Career College | Practical nursing (PN) | 65 | 58 | 89% |
| CAAN, Coalition of African Amer. Nurses | Practical nursing (PN) | 16 | 14 | 88% |
| Illinois Central College | Practical nursing (PN) | 68 | 59 | 87% |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 31 | 27 | 87% |
| Carl Sandburg College | Practical nursing (PN) | 21 | 18 | 86% |
| Great Paragon Healthcare, Inc. | Practical nursing (PN) | 29 | 25 | 86% |
| Kishwaukee College / Ladder | Practical nursing (PN) | 7 | 6 | 86% |
| Shawnee Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 29 | 25 | 86% |
| Beck School of Practical Nursing | Practical nursing (PN) | 36 | 30 | 83% |
| Oakton Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Verve College | Practical nursing (PN) | 127 | 100 | 79% |
| Richland Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 12 | 9 | 75% |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Practical nursing (PN) | 40 | 30 | 75% |
| State Career College | Practical nursing (PN) | 53 | 33 | 62% |
| Illinois Institute of Nursing Studies, Inc. | Practical nursing (PN) | 42 | 18 | 43% |
| Illinois College of Nursing | Practical nursing (PN) | 19 | 7 | 37% |
| Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing | Practical nursing (PN) | 0 | 0 | no test takers |
| First Step to Excellence HCTA | Practical nursing (PN) | 0 | 0 | no test takers |
| Scott School of Careers | Practical nursing (PN) | 0 | 0 | no test takers |
| Stellar Career College | Practical nursing (PN) | 0 | 0 | no test takers |
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), NCLEX-PN first-time pass rates, 2025 (source, read November 2, 2026) · 45 of 49 programs have a published rate; "not reported" = the board published no rate for the program that year; "no test takers" = nobody from the program tested that year · rates rounded to whole percents · program names as the board lists them
All programs in Illinois by city
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36 of 36 schools listed · 34 cities
| School | Type | Credentials | 2024 graduates | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford · 2 schools | ||||
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College | Private for-profit | certificate | 42 | Website ↗ |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois | Private for-profit | certificate | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Springfield programs · 2 schools | ||||
| Capital Area Career Center | Public | certificate | 98 | Website ↗ |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Public | certificate | 16 | Website ↗ |
| Alton · 1 school | ||||
| CALC Institute of Technology | Private for-profit | certificate | 10 | Website ↗ |
| Belleville · 1 school | ||||
| Southwestern Illinois College | Public | certificate | 41 | Website ↗ |
| Canton · 1 school | ||||
| Spoon River College | Public | certificate | 14 | Website ↗ |
| Carterville · 1 school | ||||
| John A Logan College | Public | certificate | 52 | Website ↗ |
| Centralia · 1 school | ||||
| Kaskaskia College | Public | certificate | 26 | Website ↗ |
| Champaign · 1 school | ||||
| Parkland College | Public | certificate | 12 | Website ↗ |
| Chicago · 1 school | ||||
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Public | certificate | 36 | Website ↗ |
| Cicero · 1 school | ||||
| Morton College | Public | certificate | 17 | Website ↗ |
| Danville · 1 school | ||||
| Danville Area Community College | Public | certificate | 16 | Website ↗ |
| Decatur · 1 school | ||||
| Richland Community College | Public | certificate | 13 | Website ↗ |
| Des Plaines · 1 school | ||||
| Oakton College | Public | certificate | 7 | Website ↗ |
| Dixon · 1 school | ||||
| Sauk Valley Community College | Public | certificate | 13 | Website ↗ |
| East Peoria · 1 school | ||||
| Illinois Central College | Public | certificate | 70 | Website ↗ |
| Freeport · 1 school | ||||
| Highland Community College | Public | certificate | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Galesburg · 1 school | ||||
| Carl Sandburg College | Public | certificate | 15 | Website ↗ |
| Glen Ellyn · 1 school | ||||
| College of DuPage | Public | certificate | 72 | Website ↗ |
| Harrisburg · 1 school | ||||
| Southeastern Illinois College | Public | certificate | 20 | Website ↗ |
| Hoffman Estates · 1 school | ||||
| Ambria College of Nursing | Private for-profit | certificate | 32 | Website ↗ |
| Ina · 1 school | ||||
| Rend Lake College | Public | certificate | 27 | Website ↗ |
| Joliet · 1 school | ||||
| Joliet Junior College | Public | certificate | 112 | Website ↗ |
| Kankakee · 1 school | ||||
| Kankakee Community College | Public | certificate | 12 | Website ↗ |
| Mattoon · 1 school | ||||
| Lake Land College | Public | certificate | 37 | Website ↗ |
| Moline · 1 school | ||||
| Black Hawk College | Public | certificate | 7 | Website ↗ |
| Normal · 1 school | ||||
| Heartland Community College | Public | certificate | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Oak Brook · 1 school | ||||
| Verve College | Private for-profit | certificate | 88 | Website ↗ |
| Oglesby · 1 school | ||||
| Illinois Valley Community College | Public | certificate | 18 | Website ↗ |
| Olney · 1 school | ||||
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Public | certificate | 47 | Website ↗ |
| Palatine · 1 school | ||||
| William Rainey Harper College | Public | certificate | 24 | Website ↗ |
| Palos Hills · 1 school | ||||
| Moraine Valley Community College | Public | certificate | 6 | Website ↗ |
| Quincy · 1 school | ||||
| John Wood Community College | Public | certificate | 24 | Website ↗ |
| Red Bud · 1 school | ||||
| Career Center of Southern Illinois | Public | certificate | 54 | Website ↗ |
| Ullin · 1 school | ||||
| Shawnee Community College | Public | certificate | 31 | Website ↗ |
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions · 36 schools · type is institution control · a listing is not a statement of accreditation or state approval
Nearby states
| State | Schools | 2024 graduates | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 36 | 1,109 | this page |
| Missouri | 30 | 823 | Programs in Missouri → |
| Kentucky | 24 | 4,942 | Programs in Kentucky → |
| Iowa | 15 | 2,402 | Programs in Iowa → |
| Wisconsin | 11 | 832 | Programs in Wisconsin → |
| Indiana | 3 | 1,257 | Programs in Indiana → |
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions · bordering states
Questions about LPN programs in Illinois
- How many LPN programs are in Illinois?
- 36 colleges and schools reported licensed practical nurse completions to NCES IPEDS for 2024, graduating 1,109 students.
- Which Illinois program is the largest?
- Joliet Junior College in Joliet, with 112 graduates in 2024, followed by Capital Area Career Center in Springfield (98).
- Are Illinois programs mostly public?
- Yes: 31 public, 5 private for-profit of the 36 schools.
- What does an LPN earn in Illinois?
- Typical LPN pay in Illinois is $75,000 a year (BLS OES May 2025), against $64,400 nationally.