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LPN / LVN programs in Rhode Island
Rhode Island has 3 accredited campuses awarding lpn credentials. If you finish and work as a licensed practical nurse in Rhode Island, expect to start around $65,650–$77,890 and reach a median of $80,090 with experience; the top quarter earn $81,170 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Rhode Island). Graduates of these Rhode Island programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $46,660 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 Rhode Island
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,290 employed in Rhode Island. National median: $64,400.
Campuses in Rhode Island, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: East GreenwichLincolnWarwick
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln | Lincoln | for-profit | 177 | $46,660 | $16,380 | 63% | $32,489 |
| Community College of Rhode Island | Warwick | Public | 39 | not reported | $10,500 | 26% | not reported |
| New England Institute of Technology | East Greenwich | non-profit | 3 | not reported | not reported | not reported | 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.