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CNA & Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) programs in Texas

There are 78 cna & practical nursing (lpn/lvn) programs at 78 schools in Texas in federal College Scorecard data. 52 are at public schools; 78 offer a certificate and 9 an associate degree. Half of these schools charge under $3,435 a year in tuition and fees (78 reporting). Median earnings one year after finishing: $38,596 (38 programs reporting). Most programs are in Houston (7), San Antonio (7), Austin (3). We also track 4 scholarships that cover this trade. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (Oct 2026 release). Program lists show certificate and associate programs reported to the Department; schools that don't take federal aid may be missing.

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Alvin Community College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,906 · Average net price: $5,533

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TX

Amarillo College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,136 · Average net price: $8,580 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $38,611

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TX

Arlington Career Institute

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $18,600 · Average net price: $18,913

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TX

Trinity Valley Community College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,640 · Average net price: $4,015

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TX

Austin Community College District

Certificate & Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,550 · Average net price: $2,445 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $43,404

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TX

CyberTex Institute of Technology

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $16,500 · Average net price: $50,739 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $36,363

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TX

The College of Health Care Professions-Austin

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $18,400 · Average net price: $31,285

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TX

Lee College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,520 · Average net price: $6,744

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TX

Coastal Bend College

Certificate & Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,916 · Average net price: $4,055

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TX

Howard College

Certificate & Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,766 · Average net price: $3,019 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $40,962

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TX

Frank Phillips College

Certificate & Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,712 · Average net price: $13,338

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TX

Blinn College District

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $4,920 · Average net price: $9,773 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $38,582

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TX

Texas Southmost College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,298 · Average net price: $2,957

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TX

Panola College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,622 · Average net price: $7,932

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TX

Cisco College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $4,710 · Average net price: $9,076

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TX

Clarendon College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,720 · Average net price: $7,240

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TX

Del Mar College

Certificate & Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,440 · Average net price: $5,439

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TX

Navarro College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,008 · Average net price: $15,500 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $43,358

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TX

Concorde Career College-Dallas

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $19,375 · Average net price: $34,777 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $50,456

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TX

Dallas College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,970 · Average net price: $16,414

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TX

Remington College-Dallas Campus

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private nonprofit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $23,783 · Average net price: $21,163

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TX

Grayson College

Certificate & Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,052 · Average net price: $5,743 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $45,629

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TX

El Paso Community College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,274 · Average net price: $6,869 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $41,792

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TX

Tarrant County College District

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,998 · Average net price: $3,775

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TX

North Central Texas College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $5,088 · Average net price: $9,607 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $42,338

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TX

Galveston College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,726 · Average net price: $5,940

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TX

Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $35,440 · Average net price: $35,777 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $43,228

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TX

Hill College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,570 · Average net price: $5,802

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TX

Galen Health Institutes-Houston

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $18,740 · Average net price: $30,666 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $37,407

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TX

Graduate America

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private nonprofit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $28,500 · Average net price: Not reported

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TX

Houston City College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,040 · Average net price: $4,575

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TX

Pima Medical Institute-Houston

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $16,895 · Average net price: $36,425 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $25,047

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TX

Texas Health School

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $31,595 · Average net price: $30,630 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $45,063

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TX

The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $18,400 · Average net price: $35,447

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TX

The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $18,400 · Average net price: $31,620

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TX

CTK Healthcare & Career Institute

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,680 · Average net price: $6,260

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TX

Schreiner University

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private nonprofit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $40,850 · Average net price: $21,252

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TX

Kilgore College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,160 · Average net price: $6,362 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $41,349

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TX

Central Texas College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,750 · Average net price: $5,337

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TX

Brazosport College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,772 · Average net price: Not reported

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TX

Laredo College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,300 · Average net price: $3,157

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TX

South Plains College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,733 · Average net price: $8,697 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $37,602

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TX

Angelina College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,430 · Average net price: $7,315 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $38,051

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TX

South Texas College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $4,920 · Average net price: $855 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $27,764

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TX

Collin County Community College District

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,014 · Average net price: $10,747

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TX

Midland College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,180 · Average net price: $4,224

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Northeast Texas Community College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,957 · Average net price: $5,392

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TX

Odessa College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,688 · Average net price: $5,895

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TX

Lamar State College-Orange

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,540 · Average net price: $3,706 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $34,592

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TX

Paris Junior College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,700 · Average net price: $11,063

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TX

San Jacinto Community College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,490 · Average net price: $1,807 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $43,023

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Rio Grande Valley College

Certificate & Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $29,400 · Average net price: $21,178

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TX

South Texas Training Center

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $13,566 · Average net price: $10,231

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TX

Lamar State College-Port Arthur

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,770 · Average net price: $4,244 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $35,034

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TX

Ranger College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,765 · Average net price: $7,922

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TX

Galen Health Institutes-Dallas

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $18,740 · Average net price: $30,843 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $37,407

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TX

The Chicago School-College of Nursing

Certificate & Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private nonprofit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $28,762 · Average net price: Not reported · Median earnings 1 yr after: $48,942

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TX

Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $18,740 · Average net price: $29,209 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $37,407

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TX

Baptist Health System School of Health Professions

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $13,760 · Average net price: $22,802 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $36,447

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TX

Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $18,740 · Average net price: $30,273 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $37,407

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TX

Hallmark University

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private nonprofit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $44,335 · Average net price: $13,495

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TX

Institute of Allied Healthcare

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $10,500 · Average net price: $7,258

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TX

Lamson Institute

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $17,995 · Average net price: $24,389

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TX

St Philip's College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,412 · Average net price: $4,544 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $41,213

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TX

The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $25,400 · Average net price: $24,036

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TX

Temple College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,000 · Average net price: $8,451 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $40,370

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TX

Texarkana College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,476 · Average net price: $4,894 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $33,661

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TX

College of the Mainland

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,310 · Average net price: $447

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Lone Star College System

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,330 · Average net price: $15,874 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $38,516

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TX

Tyler Junior College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,424 · Average net price: $7,080 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $38,752

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Southwest Texas College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,646 · Average net price: $3,130 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $33,863

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Vernon College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,720 · Average net price: $6,621 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $37,853

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TX

Victoria College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $2,976 · Average net price: $1,900 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $43,803

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TX

McLennan Community College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,660 · Average net price: $5,887 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $38,630

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TX

Texas State Technical College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $8,544 · Average net price: $13,663 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $28,373

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TX

Weatherford College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $5,250 · Average net price: $9,654 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $42,063

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TX

Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private nonprofit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $24,451 · Average net price: $13,108 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $24,899

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TX

Wharton County Junior College

Certificate & Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $3,204 · Average net price: $4,608

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Frequently asked questions

How many cna & practical nursing (lpn/lvn) programs are in Texas?

We found 78 certificate or associate programs at 78 schools in Texas in College Scorecard data, 52 of them at public schools.

What are the lowest-tuition cna & practical nursing (lpn/lvn) programs in Texas?

By school-wide yearly tuition and fees: CTK Healthcare & Career Institute (Irving, $1,680); Lamar State College-Port Arthur (Port Arthur, $1,770); Alvin Community College (Alvin, $1,906). Program costs can differ, so ask each school for the program's total cost.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which lists programs at schools that take part in federal student aid. Confirm details, licensing and current enrollment with the school.