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LPN / LVN programs in North Carolina

North Carolina has 37 accredited campuses awarding lpn credentials. If you finish and work as a licensed practical nurse in North Carolina, expect to start around $50,480–$59,270 and reach a median of $63,270 with experience; the top quarter earn $69,700 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Carolina). Graduates of these North Carolina programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $40,256 in their first year, against $37,410 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earn in North Carolina

$50,480starting (10th percentile)
$59,270early career (25th)
$63,270median, all experience
$69,700experienced (75th)
$74,730top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 18,010 employed in North Carolina. National median: $64,400.

Campuses in North Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned

37campuses in North Carolina
669credentials awarded / yr
$40,256median earnings, yr 1 (North Carolina)
$37,410median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: CharlotteClintonDallasDobsonDublinDurhamElizabeth CityFayettevilleGoldsboroHamletHendersonHudsonJacksonvilleKenansvilleKinstonLumbertonMarionNew BernPolktonRaleighRocky MountSalisburySanfordShelbySmithfieldSpindaleSpruce PineTarboroThomasvilleTroyWashingtonWeldonWentworthWhitevilleWilmingtonWilsonWinston-Salem

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
McDowell Technical Community College Marion Public 27 $45,606 not reported 48% not reported
Durham Technical Community College Durham Public 21 $44,506 $10,500 45% not reported
Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem Public 63 $41,795 $9,500 34% not reported
Montgomery Community College Troy Public 11 $41,064 not reported 84% not reported
Central Carolina Community College Sanford Public 24 $40,746 not reported 43% not reported
Sampson Community College Clinton Public 18 $39,766 not reported 57% not reported
Gaston College Dallas Public 48 $39,070 not reported 63% not reported
Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville Public 45 $38,063 $9,468 24% not reported
Bladen Community College Dublin Public 17 $35,995 not reported 23% not reported
College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City Public 14 $34,537 not reported 35% not reported
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson Public 30 not reported not reported 45% not reported
Cape Fear Community College Wilmington Public 21 not reported not reported 35% not reported
Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville Public 20 not reported not reported 46% not reported
Rockingham Community College Wentworth Public 20 not reported not reported 35% not reported
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury Public 18 not reported not reported 35% not reported
Vance-Granville Community College Henderson Public 18 not reported not reported 53% not reported
Cleveland Community College Shelby Public 17 not reported not reported 32% not reported
Beaufort County Community College Washington Public 16 not reported not reported 48% not reported
Edgecombe Community College Tarboro Public 16 not reported not reported 37% not reported
South Piedmont Community College Polkton Public 16 not reported not reported 38% not reported
Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville Public 15 not reported not reported 49% not reported
Wilson Community College Wilson Public 15 not reported not reported 27% not reported
Halifax Community College Weldon Public 14 not reported not reported 35% not reported
Isothermal Community College Spindale Public 14 not reported not reported 56% not reported
Robeson Community College Lumberton Public 13 not reported not reported 33% not reported
Southeastern Community College Whiteville Public 13 not reported not reported 44% not reported
Surry Community College Dobson Public 13 not reported not reported 6.4% not reported
Wayne Community College Goldsboro Public 13 not reported not reported 49% not reported
Craven Community College New Bern Public 12 not reported not reported 48% not reported
Nash Community College Rocky Mount Public 12 not reported not reported 41% not reported
Richmond Community College Hamlet Public 12 not reported not reported 46% not reported
Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte Public 11 not reported not reported 31% not reported
James Sprunt Community College Kenansville Public 9 not reported not reported 48% not reported
Lenoir Community College Kinston Public 9 not reported not reported 36% not reported
Mayland Community College Spruce Pine Public 5 not reported not reported 46% not reported
Wake Technical Community College Raleigh Public 5 not reported not reported 33% not reported
Johnston Community College Smithfield Public 4 not reported not reported 37% not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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