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LPN and CNA programs in Florida
85 schools in Florida offer LPN and CNA programs (55 of them public), with 85 certificate and 0 associate programs between them. Graduates of the typical certificate program here earned $46,275 a year after finishing, compared with $49,356 nationally.
Schools85
Public schools55
Certificate programs85
Certificate: earnings 1 yr after$46,275
Certificate: earnings 4 yrs after$54,271
Associate: earnings 1 yr aftern/a
All LPN and CNA programs in Florida
Sorted by earnings one year after graduation. Click a heading to sort; tuition is the school's yearly tuition and fees (2025-26), in-state for public schools.
| School | Type | Credential | Graduates (2023-24) | Earnings 1 yr after | Earnings 4 yrs after | Median debt | School tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riveroak Technical CollegeLive Oak, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 36 | $56,173 | n/a | n/a | $4,563 |
| Herzing University-OrlandoWinter Park, FL | Private 2-year college | Certificate | 25 | $55,596 | $71,753 | $12,356 | $13,820 |
| Herzing University-TampaTampa, FL | Private 2-year college | Certificate | 11 | $55,596 | $71,753 | $12,356 | $13,820 |
| Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, FL | Community college | Certificate | 24 | $55,187 | $55,001 | n/a | $3,106 |
| Fortis Institute-Port Saint LuciePort Saint Lucie, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 27 | $54,942 | $53,270 | $18,828 | $15,064 |
| Pensacola State CollegePensacola, FL | Community college | Certificate | 23 | $54,860 | n/a | n/a | $2,363 |
| Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala, FL | For-profit 2-year college | Certificate | 116 | $53,464 | $58,034 | $16,264 | $15,138 |
| Academy for Nursing and Health OccupationsWest Palm Beach, FL | Private 2-year college | Certificate | 51 | $52,913 | $42,051 | $16,276 | n/a |
| Fortis College-Cutler BayCutler Bay, FL | For-profit 2-year college | Certificate | 8 | $52,477 | $67,955 | $17,292 | $14,247 |
| Gwinnett InstituteOrlando, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 50 | $52,196 | $63,036 | $18,661 | $25,000 |
| Pinellas Technical College-ClearwaterClearwater, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 43 | $51,559 | $60,103 | n/a | $6,089 |
| Osceola Technical CollegeKissimmee, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 35 | $51,255 | n/a | n/a | $5,852 |
| ATA Career EducationSpring Hill, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 52 | $51,046 | $56,505 | $24,083 | $14,895 |
| Galen College of Nursing-Tampa BaySaint Petersburg, FL | For-profit 2-year college | Certificate | 15 | $50,657 | $64,240 | $15,800 | $18,790 |
| Galen Health Institutes-GainesvilleGainesville, FL | For-profit 2-year college | Certificate | 30 | $50,657 | $64,240 | $15,800 | $18,790 |
| Southeastern College-Boynton BeachBoynton Beach, FL | For-profit 2-year college | Certificate | 35 | $50,371 | $58,033 | $14,052 | $25,416 |
| Okaloosa Technical CollegeFort Walton Beach, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 33 | $49,527 | $45,837 | n/a | $4,779 |
| Taylor CollegeOcala, FL | For-profit 2-year college | Certificate | 27 | $49,191 | $58,633 | $19,000 | $13,924 |
| Concorde Career Institute-JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 50 | $49,065 | $51,435 | $22,111 | $33,765 |
| Florida Panhandle Technical CollegeChipley, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 35 | $47,999 | $39,400 | n/a | $4,624 |
| Orange Technical CollegeOrlando, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 132 | $46,521 | $47,836 | n/a | $4,828 |
| Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL | Community college | Certificate | 44 | $46,411 | n/a | $10,750 | $2,878 |
| William T McFatter Technical CollegeDavie, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 36 | $46,139 | $56,486 | n/a | $4,847 |
| Manatee Technical CollegeBradenton, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 53 | $46,112 | $58,062 | n/a | $1,500 |
| Erwin Technical CollegeTampa, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 20 | $45,724 | $53,121 | n/a | $5,486 |
| Atlantic Technical CollegeCoconut Creek, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 78 | $45,106 | $55,724 | n/a | $4,766 |
| Sheridan Technical CollegeHollywood, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 75 | $43,299 | $58,085 | n/a | $3,855 |
| Charlotte Technical CollegePort Charlotte, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 41 | $42,748 | $56,414 | n/a | $3,110 |
| Lively Technical CollegeTallahassee, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 93 | $42,161 | $54,385 | n/a | $5,916 |
| Marion Technical CollegeOcala, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 81 | $41,791 | $54,908 | n/a | $5,946 |
| Lake Technical CollegeEustis, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 73 | $41,342 | $54,606 | n/a | $5,975 |
| Emerald Coast Technical CollegeDeFuniak Springs, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 17 | $41,251 | $48,618 | n/a | $8,085 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgSaint Petersburg, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 42 | $39,845 | $56,727 | n/a | $6,089 |
| Cambridge College of Healthcare & TechnologyAltamonte Springs, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 33 | $39,519 | $58,533 | n/a | $18,168 |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical CollegeNaples, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 79 | $38,839 | $39,810 | n/a | $5,179 |
| Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, FL | Community college | Certificate | 117 | $37,554 | $64,654 | n/a | $2,764 |
| Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, FL | Community college | Certificate | 37 | $36,141 | $57,893 | n/a | $3,050 |
| Lindsey Hopkins Technical CollegeMiami, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 10 | $35,718 | n/a | n/a | $3,280 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical CollegeMiami, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 39 | $33,086 | n/a | n/a | $5,906 |
| Ridge Technical CollegeWinter Haven, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 40 | $32,837 | $41,700 | n/a | $3,930 |
| Global Medical & Technical Training InstituteMiami, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 109 | $31,504 | n/a | $9,500 | $11,905 |
| Ultimate Medical AcademyClearwater, FL | Private 2-year college | Certificate | 77 | $31,147 | $31,655 | $6,498 | n/a |
| FVI School of Nursing and TechnologyMiami, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 127 | $27,883 | $26,870 | $6,863 | $16,356 |
| South Florida Institute of TechnologyMiami, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 612 | $19,840 | $28,157 | $9,500 | $10,300 |
| Treasure Coast Technical CollegeVero Beach, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 49 | n/a | $54,156 | n/a | $6,803 |
| Fort Myers Technical CollegeFort Myers, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 69 | n/a | $53,839 | n/a | $4,029 |
| North Florida Technical CollegeStarke, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 19 | n/a | $52,815 | n/a | $7,774 |
| Cape Coral Technical CollegeCape Coral, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 95 | n/a | $52,046 | n/a | $964 |
| First Coast Technical CollegeSaint Augustine, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 62 | n/a | $49,412 | n/a | $4,174 |
| Tom P. Haney Technical CollegePanama City, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 25 | n/a | $49,098 | n/a | $4,752 |
| Florida Gateway CollegeLake City, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 31 | n/a | $47,144 | n/a | $3,100 |
| Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, FL | Community college | Certificate | 88 | n/a | $43,973 | $8,750 | $2,496 |
| Traviss Technical CollegeLakeland, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 19 | n/a | $43,766 | n/a | $970 |
| Immokalee Technical CollegeImmokalee, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 58 | n/a | $43,468 | n/a | $6,183 |
| Big Bend Technical CollegePerry, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 26 | n/a | $40,321 | n/a | $5,062 |
| Ana G. Mendez UniversityOrlando, FL | Private college | Certificate | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $13,575 |
| Antigua College InternationalMiami Lakes, FL | For-profit 2-year college | Certificate | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $13,400 |
| Cambridge College of Healthcare & TechnologyDelray Beach, FL | For-profit 2-year college | Certificate | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $18,168 |
| Chancellor InstituteFt Laurderdale, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $28,104 |
| Chipola CollegeMarianna, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $3,084 |
| D A Dorsey Technical CollegeMiami, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $3,328 |
| Daytona CollegeOrmond Beach, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $43,100 |
| Flagler Technical CollegePalm Coast, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,074 |
| Florida International Training InstituteMiami, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 131 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $9,170 |
| Fortis College-Orange ParkOrange Park, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $14,846 |
| Fortis Institute-PensacolaPensacola, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 20 | n/a | n/a | $18,417 | $15,245 |
| Fred K Marchman Technical CollegeNew Port Richey, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $4,369 |
| Gadsden Technical CollegeQuincy, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $3,942 |
| Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City, FL | Community college | Certificate | 40 | n/a | n/a | $9,500 | $2,370 |
| ICR Florida EducationNorth Miami Beach, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 136 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $11,960 |
| InterAmerican Technical InstituteMiami, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 279 | n/a | n/a | $7,917 | $10,500 |
| Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, FL | Private college | Certificate | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $49,800 |
| Medical Institute of Palm BeachGreenacres, FL | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 177 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $25,000 |
| Miami Dade CollegeMiami, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,838 |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical CollegeMiami Lakes, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,655 |
| North Florida CollegeMadison, FL | Community college | Certificate | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $3,054 |
| Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey, FL | Community college | Certificate | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $3,155 |
| Radford M Locklin Technical CollegeMilton, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $4,739 |
| Saint Johns River State CollegePalatka, FL | Community college | Certificate | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,591 |
| Santa Fe CollegeGainesville, FL | Community college | Certificate | 44 | n/a | n/a | $6,841 | $2,563 |
| South Dade Technical College-South Dade Skills Center CampusHOMESTEAD, FL | Public technical school | Certificate | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $3,568 |
| South Florida State CollegeAvon Park, FL | Community college | Certificate | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $3,165 |
| Suncoast Technical CollegeSarasota, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 164 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $6,669 |
| Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, FL | Community college | Certificate | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,622 |
| Withlacoochee Technical CollegeInverness, FL | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $3,294 |
Cities with the most programs: Miami (9), Ocala (3), Orlando (3), Jacksonville (3), Tampa (2), Pensacola (2), Clearwater (2), Saint Petersburg (2), Gainesville (2), Tallahassee (2), Panama City (2), Miami Lakes (2).
What counts: practical and vocational nursing (LPN, LVN) and nursing assistants (CNA).
Frequently asked questions
How many LPN and CNA programs are in Florida?
85 schools in Florida awarded LPN and CNA certificates or associate degrees recently, according to the U.S. Department of Education: 85 certificate and 0 associate programs.
Which LPN and CNA program in Florida has the highest earnings?
Riveroak Technical College in Live Oak, where certificate graduates earned a median of $56,173 one year after finishing (programs with at least 5 graduates).
What is the cheapest LPN and CNA school in Florida?
By yearly tuition and fees, Cape Coral Technical College in Cape Coral charges $964 (2025-26, in-state). Program fees, tools and licensing exams can add to that, so ask the school.
How much do LPN and CNA graduates make in Florida?
The typical certificate program in Florida reported median earnings of $46,275 one year after graduation and $54,271 four years after, for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
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LPN and CNA programs nationwide
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (institution and field of study files), data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. What each figure covers.