CNA & LPN programs in Illinois
54 CNA & LPN programs at 53 Illinois schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (29 programs), the state median is $44,927 one year after completion, 10% below the national median of $49,998. Median borrower debt is $9,625.
| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verve College | Oak Brook, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 62 | $71,363 | $17,152 | $195 |
| Ambria College of Nursing | Hoffman Estates, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 29 | $68,346 | – | – |
| MDT College of Health Sciences | Chicago, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 88 | $63,991 | $25,500 | $290 |
| CAAN Academy of Nursing | Matteson, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 25 | $63,814 | $25,496 | $290 |
| State Career College | Gurnee, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 5 | $63,448 | – | – |
| Capital Area Career Center | Springfield, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 89 | $58,176 | $14,250 | $162 |
| Black Hawk College | Moline, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 232 | $57,494 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Richland Community College | Decatur, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 138 | $57,460 | $8,869 | $101 |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois | Rockford, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | $53,464 | $23,446 | $266 |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 33 | $51,269 | – | – |
| Career Center of Southern Illinois | Red Bud, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 55 | $51,171 | $18,682 | $212 |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 178 | $49,330 | $7,400 | $84 |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 9 | $47,401 | – | – |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College | Rockford, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 13 | $46,684 | $27,606 | $314 |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 174 | $44,927 | $5,500 | $63 |
| Parkland College | Champaign, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 124 | $44,244 | $8,030 | $91 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 374 | $43,944 | $10,000 | $114 |
| Rend Lake College | Ina, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 147 | $40,716 | $5,500 | $63 |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 351 | $39,236 | $10,500 | $119 |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 550 | $38,882 | $8,875 | $101 |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 174 | $37,759 | $8,083 | $92 |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 97 | $35,018 | $11,851 | $135 |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 272 | $34,892 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Heartland Community College | Normal, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 240 | $30,925 | $8,440 | $96 |
| John A Logan College | Carterville, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 161 | $30,826 | $7,992 | $91 |
| South Suburban College | South Holland, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 65 | $30,086 | – | – |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 270 | $27,706 | $9,750 | $111 |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 213 | $26,710 | $9,320 | $106 |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 132 | $22,771 | $11,812 | $134 |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 66 | not reported | – | – |
| Highland Community College | Freeport, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 87 | not reported | – | – |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 97 | not reported | – | – |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 58 | not reported | – | – |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 292 | not reported | $9,250 | $105 |
| Judson University | Elgin, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | not reported | $20,000 | $227 |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 84 | not reported | $12,318 | $140 |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 489 | not reported | – | – |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 92 | not reported | – | – |
| Methodist College | Peoria, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 41 | not reported | $7,787 | $88 |
| Morton College | Cicero, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 68 | not reported | – | – |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 241 | not reported | $11,000 | $125 |
| Richland Community College | Decatur, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 231 | not reported | $9,500 | $108 |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 137 | not reported | $8,767 | $100 |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 56 | not reported | – | – |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 44 | not reported | – | – |
| Spoon River College | Canton, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 53 | not reported | – | – |
| Triton College | River Grove, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 176 | not reported | $10,691 | $122 |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 84 | not reported | – | – |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 589 | not reported | $12,245 | $139 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois | Springfield, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 148 | not reported | – | – |
| CALC Institute of Technology | Alton, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Americare Technical School | Park Ridge, IL | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 61 | not reported | $9,500 | $108 |
*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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Nurse aides are listed on a state registry after passing a state competency exam; federal rules set minimum training for aides in nursing homes and states can require more. LPNs must pass the NCLEX-PN and be licensed by the state board of nursing.
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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 Illinois?
By reported one-year earnings, Verve College leads at $71,363 in the certificate program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many CNA & LPN programs are in Illinois?
The Scorecard lists 54 certificate or associate programs in this field at 53 schools in Illinois.