CNA & LPN programs in Florida
101 CNA & LPN programs at 101 Florida schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (47 programs), the state median is $46,411 one year after completion, 7% below the national median of $49,998. Median borrower debt is $15,434.
| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riveroak Technical College | Live Oak, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 46 | $56,173 | – | – |
| Herzing University-Orlando | Winter Park, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 51 | $55,596 | $22,098 | $251 |
| Herzing University-Tampa | Tampa, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 14 | $55,596 | $22,098 | $251 |
| Daytona State College | Daytona Beach, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 39 | $55,187 | $18,724 | $213 |
| Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie | Port Saint Lucie, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 27 | $54,942 | $25,500 | $290 |
| Pensacola State College | Pensacola, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 20 | $54,860 | $8,924 | $101 |
| Rasmussen University-Florida | Ocala, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 133 | $53,464 | $23,446 | $266 |
| Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations | West Palm Beach, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 45 | $52,913 | $17,871 | $203 |
| Fortis College-Cutler Bay | Cutler Bay, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 5 | $52,477 | $23,952 | $272 |
| Meridian College | Sarasota, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | $52,196 | $25,731 | $292 |
| Gwinnett Institute | Orlando, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 84 | $52,196 | $25,731 | $292 |
| Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater | Clearwater, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 39 | $51,559 | $14,810 | $168 |
| Osceola Technical College | Kissimmee, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 20 | $51,255 | – | – |
| ATA Career Education | Spring Hill, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 45 | $51,046 | $31,154 | $354 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville | Gainesville, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 2 | $50,657 | $19,300 | $219 |
| Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay | Saint Petersburg, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 15 | $50,657 | $19,300 | $219 |
| Southeastern College-Boynton Beach | Boynton Beach, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 29 | $50,371 | $19,205 | $218 |
| Okaloosa Technical College | Fort Walton Beach, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 31 | $49,527 | – | – |
| Taylor College | Ocala, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 7 | $49,191 | $25,274 | $287 |
| Concorde Career Institute-Orlando | Orlando, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | $49,065 | $32,039 | $364 |
| Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 32 | $49,065 | $32,039 | $364 |
| Florida Panhandle Technical College | Chipley, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 31 | $47,999 | – | – |
| Orange Technical College | Orlando, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 76 | $46,521 | $12,600 | $143 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 40 | $46,411 | $24,804 | $282 |
| William T McFatter Technical College | Davie, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 37 | $46,139 | $6,562 | $75 |
| Manatee Technical College | Bradenton, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 54 | $46,112 | – | – |
| Erwin Technical College | Tampa, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 52 | $45,724 | $13,750 | $156 |
| Atlantic Technical College | Coconut Creek, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 117 | $45,106 | – | – |
| Florida Academy of Nursing | Miramar, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 16 | $45,045 | $11,891 | $135 |
| Sheridan Technical College | Hollywood, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 103 | $43,299 | $7,122 | $81 |
| Charlotte Technical College | Port Charlotte, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 43 | $42,748 | – | – |
| Lively Technical College | Tallahassee, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 115 | $42,161 | $15,434 | $175 |
| Marion Technical College | Ocala, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 70 | $41,791 | $15,841 | $180 |
| Lake Technical College | Eustis, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 69 | $41,342 | $7,601 | $86 |
| Emerald Coast Technical College | DeFuniak Springs, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 10 | $41,251 | – | – |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg | Saint Petersburg, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 25 | $39,845 | – | – |
| Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology | Altamonte Springs, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 38 | $39,519 | $14,656 | $167 |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical College | Naples, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 58 | $38,839 | – | – |
| Indian River State College | Fort Pierce, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 134 | $37,554 | $7,166 | $81 |
| Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 57 | $36,141 | – | – |
| Lindsey Hopkins Technical College | Miami, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 20 | $35,718 | – | – |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College | Miami, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 52 | $33,086 | – | – |
| Ridge Technical College | Winter Haven, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 7 | $32,837 | – | – |
| Global Medical & Technical Training Institute | Miami, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 44 | $31,504 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Ultimate Medical Academy | Clearwater, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 48 | $31,147 | $7,028 | $80 |
| FVI School of Nursing and Technology | Miami, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 67 | $27,883 | $6,863 | $78 |
| South Florida Institute of Technology | Miami, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 212 | $19,840 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Bethune-Cookman University | Daytona Beach, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| North Florida Technical College | Starke, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 17 | not reported | – | – |
| Eastern Florida State College | Melbourne, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 86 | not reported | $13,917 | $158 |
| Chipola College | Marianna, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 24 | not reported | – | – |
| Concorde Career Institute-Miramar | Miramar, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Concorde Career Institute-Tampa | Tampa, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| The College of the Florida Keys | Key West, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Gulf Coast State College | Panama City, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 31 | not reported | $14,627 | $166 |
| Jacksonville University | Jacksonville, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Florida Gateway College | Lake City, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 19 | not reported | – | – |
| Fort Myers Technical College | Fort Myers, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 74 | not reported | – | – |
| Traviss Technical College | Lakeland, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 21 | not reported | – | – |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College | Miami Lakes, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 19 | not reported | – | – |
| Miami Dade College | Miami, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| North Florida College | Madison, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Pasco-Hernando State College | New Port Richey, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 43 | not reported | – | – |
| Radford M Locklin Technical College | Milton, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| First Coast Technical College | Saint Augustine, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 54 | not reported | $9,500 | $108 |
| Santa Fe College | Gainesville, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 8 | not reported | $9,686 | $110 |
| Suncoast Technical College | Sarasota, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 138 | not reported | – | – |
| Saint Johns River State College | Palatka, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 19 | not reported | – | – |
| South Florida State College | Avon Park, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Tallahassee State College | Tallahassee, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Big Bend Technical College | Perry, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 37 | not reported | – | – |
| Tom P. Haney Technical College | Panama City, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 30 | not reported | – | – |
| Withlacoochee Technical College | Inverness, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 20 | not reported | – | – |
| HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing | Miami, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 37 | not reported | – | – |
| Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp | Hialeah, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Praxis Institute | Miami, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Cape Coral Technical College | Cape Coral, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 103 | not reported | – | – |
| Fortis College-Orange Park | Orange Park, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| Daytona College | Ormond Beach, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology | Delray Beach, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 64 | not reported | – | – |
| Fortis Institute-Pensacola | Pensacola, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 22 | not reported | $28,728 | $326 |
| Medical Institute of Palm Beach | Greenacres, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 194 | not reported | – | – |
| Immokalee Technical College | Immokalee, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 32 | not reported | – | – |
| Fred K Marchman Technical College | New Port Richey, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 15 | not reported | – | – |
| Flagler Technical College | Palm Coast, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| D A Dorsey Technical College | Miami, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| American Medical Academy | Miami, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| More Tech Institute | Hialeah, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Ana G. Mendez University | Orlando, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| InterAmerican Technical Institute | Miami, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 99 | not reported | $7,917 | $90 |
| Treasure Coast Technical College | Vero Beach, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 41 | not reported | – | – |
| Florida International Training Institute | Miami, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 54 | not reported | – | – |
| Center for Neurosomatic Studies | Clearwater, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Hope College of Arts and Sciences | Pompano Beach, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| South Dade Technical College-South Dade Skills Center Campus | HOMESTEAD, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| HCI College | West Palm Beach, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Gadsden Technical College | Quincy, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Premiere International College | Fort Myers, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Antigua College International | Miami Lakes, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Chancellor Institute | Ft Laurderdale, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| ICR Florida Education | North Miami Beach, FL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
*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 Florida?
By reported one-year earnings, Riveroak Technical College leads at $56,173 in the certificate program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many CNA & LPN programs are in Florida?
The Scorecard lists 101 certificate or associate programs in this field at 101 schools in Florida.