CNA & LPN programs in Pennsylvania
64 CNA & LPN programs at 59 Pennsylvania schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (41 programs), the state median is $55,764 one year after completion, 12% above the national median of $49,998. Median borrower debt is $17,375.
| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITC Institute | Wyncote, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | $68,269 | – | – |
| Eastern Center for Arts and Technology | Willow Grove, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 65 | $67,934 | $20,350 | $231 |
| Chester County Intermediate Unit | Downingtown, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 48 | $66,143 | $23,749 | $270 |
| Bucks County Community College | Newtown, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | $63,059 | $15,800 | $180 |
| All-State Career School | Essington, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 34 | $62,218 | $26,700 | $303 |
| West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute | Irwin, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 9 | $62,103 | $17,298 | $197 |
| Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program | Broomall, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 39 | $60,852 | $16,500 | $188 |
| Indiana County Technology Center | Indiana, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 26 | $60,350 | $16,130 | $183 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton | Dunmore, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | $59,098 | – | – |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | Abington, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 1 | $59,098 | – | – |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | University Park, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 12 | $59,098 | – | – |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | Altoona, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | $59,098 | – | – |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | University Park, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | $59,098 | – | – |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | Erie, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 1 | $59,098 | – | – |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown | Allentown, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 104 | $58,422 | $19,475 | $221 |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center | Willow Street, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 128 | $58,352 | $16,610 | $189 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College | Schnecksville, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 39 | $57,159 | $21,552 | $245 |
| Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County | Scranton, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 42 | $56,927 | $20,367 | $231 |
| Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 149 | $56,752 | $20,814 | $237 |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Technology | Media, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 181 | $56,732 | $22,544 | $256 |
| Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career | Milton, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 44 | $55,764 | $15,200 | $173 |
| Franklin County Career and Technology Center | Chambersburg, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 28 | $55,567 | $14,760 | $168 |
| Falcon Institute of Health and Science | Bethlehem, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 77 | $54,065 | $19,872 | $226 |
| Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center | Johnstown, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 32 | $54,064 | $16,816 | $191 |
| Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing | Wilkes Barre, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 39 | $53,192 | $21,995 | $250 |
| Northampton County Area Community College | Bethlehem, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 19 | $52,448 | $17,680 | $201 |
| York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education | York, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 47 | $52,026 | $17,416 | $198 |
| Fortis Institute-Scranton | Scranton, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | 28 | $51,973 | $30,283 | $344 |
| Venango County Area Vocational Technical School | Oil City, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 27 | $51,378 | $14,677 | $167 |
| Penn Commercial Business/Technical School | Washington, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 40 | $51,105 | $15,832 | $180 |
| Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program | Ford City, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 100 | $50,074 | $17,165 | $195 |
| Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program | Uniontown, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 32 | $49,107 | $17,130 | $195 |
| Somerset County Technology Center | Somerset, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 14 | $48,658 | $17,083 | $194 |
| Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology | Lewistown, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 25 | $47,662 | $14,000 | $159 |
| Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology | Pleasant Gap, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 49 | $46,929 | $17,200 | $195 |
| Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center | Springville, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 11 | $46,814 | – | – |
| Northern Tier Career Center | Towanda, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 18 | $46,256 | $14,750 | $168 |
| Great Lakes Institute of Technology | Erie, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 25 | $46,006 | $17,375 | $197 |
| Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center | Altoona, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 63 | $45,464 | $17,500 | $199 |
| Clearfield County Career and Technology Center | Clearfield, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 22 | $40,544 | $14,178 | $161 |
| Jefferson County DuBois Area Vocational Technical School | Reynoldsville, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 8 | $36,737 | $19,992 | $227 |
| Community College of Beaver County | Monaca, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Butler County Community College | Butler, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Carlow University | Pittsburgh, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Harrisburg Area Community College | Harrisburg, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 96 | not reported | $19,328 | $220 |
| Commonwealth Technical Institute | Johnstown, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Lackawanna College | Scranton, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Lansdale School of Business | North Wales, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 42 | not reported | – | – |
| Mercyhurst University | Erie, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Technology | Media, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Reading Area Community College | Reading, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Schuylkill Technology Center | Frackville, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 16 | not reported | – | – |
| Laurel Technical Institute | Uniontown, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Greene County Career and Technology Center | Waynesburg, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Williamsport, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Williamsport, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | $22,125 | $251 |
| Western Area Career & Technology Center | Canonsburg, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College | Johnstown, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College | Johnstown, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center | Willow Street, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Hazleton Area Career Center | Hazle TWP., PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| PITC Institute | Wyncote, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | 33 | not reported | $23,907 | $272 |
| Health and Technology Training Institute | Philadelphia, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| The Rapha School | Home, PA | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 18 | not reported | $16,850 | $191 |
*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best-paying CNA & LPN program in Pennsylvania?
By reported one-year earnings, PITC Institute leads at $68,269 in the certificate program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many CNA & LPN programs are in Pennsylvania?
The Scorecard lists 64 certificate or associate programs in this field at 59 schools in Pennsylvania.