Practical Nursing Schools in Pennsylvania

41 schools compared · Average earnings $47,540/yr

41 Pennsylvania schools offer Practical Nursing. Earnings in Pennsylvania are in line with the national average, so compare programs on commute, tuition, and fit rather than on statewide outcomes alone.

Schools in PA
41
Avg Grad Earnings
$47,540/yr
+8% vs. national avg
Avg Score
68/100
Top PA Cities
8
with programs

Practical Nursing Programs in Pennsylvania

All 41 Pennsylvania schools offering Practical Nursing, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click a school to see full earnings projections and program details.

# School Score Earnings ROI
1 Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA
82 $54,103/yr 110.0x
2 Reading Area Community College
Reading, PA
80 $53,953/yr 85.0x
3 Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA
80 $49,105/yr 91.5x
4 Lehigh Carbon Community College
Schnecksville, PA
79 $47,793/yr 90.6x
5 Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program
Broomall, PA
71 $65,986/yr
6 Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
Media, PA
70 $52,794/yr 38.5x
7 Eastern Center for Arts and Technology
Willow Grove, PA
69 $56,261/yr
8 PITC Institute
Wyncote, PA
69 $54,959/yr
9 Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School
Lebanon, PA
69 $54,915/yr
10 Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown
Allentown, PA
68 $52,233/yr
11 Greene County Career and Technology Center
Waynesburg, PA
68 $52,150/yr
12 Indiana County Technology Center
Indiana, PA
68 $51,048/yr
13 Pittsburgh Technical College
Oakdale, PA
67 $52,039/yr 26.5x
14 Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
Willow Street, PA
68 $49,922/yr
15 Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
68 $49,653/yr
16 Franklin County Career and Technology Center
Chambersburg, PA
67 $48,947/yr
17 Somerset County Technology Center
Somerset, PA
67 $48,397/yr
18 Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
Scranton, PA
67 $47,934/yr
19 Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center
Altoona, PA
67 $47,891/yr
20 York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education
York, PA
67 $47,870/yr
21 Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center
Johnstown, PA
67 $46,837/yr
22 West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute
Irwin, PA
67 $46,248/yr 31.5x
23 Penn Commercial Business/Technical School
Washington, PA
67 $44,941/yr 31.9x
24 Western Area Career & Technology Center
Canonsburg, PA
66 $44,872/yr
25 Chester County Intermediate Unit
Downingtown, PA
66 $44,616/yr
26 Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing
Wilkes Barre, PA
66 $44,551/yr
27 Mercer County Career Center
Mercer, PA
66 $44,460/yr
28 Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program
Ford City, PA
65 $43,502/yr
29 Crawford County Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing Program
Meadville, PA
65 $43,180/yr
30 Fortis Institute-Scranton
Scranton, PA
64 $51,603/yr 16.0x
31 Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program
Uniontown, PA
65 $42,251/yr
32 Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center
Springville, PA
65 $42,238/yr
33 Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career
Milton, PA
65 $41,738/yr
34 Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
Pleasant Gap, PA
65 $41,624/yr
35 Northern Tier Career Center
Towanda, PA
64 $41,346/yr
36 Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology
Lewistown, PA
64 $41,319/yr
37 Great Lakes Institute of Technology
Erie, PA
64 $41,229/yr
38 Falcon Institute of Health and Science
Bethlehem, PA
63 $47,352/yr 16.4x
39 Venango County Area Vocational Technical School
Oil City, PA
64 $40,285/yr
40 Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing Program
Reynoldsville, PA
63 $38,646/yr
41 Clearfield County Career and Technology Center
Clearfield, PA
63 $38,383/yr

Where Practical Nursing Programs Cluster in Pennsylvania

Cities with the most Practical Nursing programs — useful if you want to minimize commute or relocate within state.

City Schools Avg Earnings
Scranton, PA 2 $49,769/yr
Bethlehem, PA 2 $48,229/yr
Broomall, PA 1 $65,986/yr
Willow Grove, PA 1 $56,261/yr
Wyncote, PA 1 $54,959/yr
Lebanon, PA 1 $54,915/yr
Newtown, PA 1 $54,103/yr
Reading, PA 1 $53,953/yr

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