CNA & LPN programs in Ohio
79 CNA & LPN programs at 75 Ohio schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (49 programs), the state median is $48,191 one year after completion, 4% below the national median of $49,998. Median borrower debt is $16,922.
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| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 191 | $60,088 | $25,332 | $288 |
| Herzing University-Akron | Akron, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 20 | $55,596 | $22,098 | $251 |
| Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education | Canton, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 55 | $55,557 | $17,791 | $202 |
| American Institute of Alternative Medicine | Columbus, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 62 | $54,409 | $13,121 | $149 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus | Jefferson, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 41 | $53,893 | $16,535 | $188 |
| Apollo Career Center | Lima, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 244 | $53,637 | $15,053 | $171 |
| Felbry College | Columbus, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 13 | $53,516 | – | – |
| Fortis College-Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 22 | $53,185 | $32,609 | $371 |
| Fortis College-Columbus | Westerville, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 41 | $53,185 | $32,609 | $371 |
| Hondros College of Nursing | Columbus, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 661 | $52,782 | $20,537 | $233 |
| Choffin Career and Technical Center | Youngstown, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 14 | $52,528 | $13,379 | $152 |
| Fortis College-Centerville | Centerville, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 41 | $52,477 | $23,952 | $272 |
| Stark State College | North Canton, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 41 | $52,403 | $22,750 | $259 |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center | Smithville, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 51 | $52,390 | $11,250 | $128 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Parma | Parma, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 11 | $51,765 | $28,500 | $324 |
| Upper Valley Career Center | Piqua, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 28 | $51,728 | $17,320 | $197 |
| ATA College-Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 109 | $51,046 | $31,154 | $354 |
| Ohio Institute of Allied Health | Huber Heights, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 47 | $50,966 | $17,527 | $199 |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | Monroe, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 143 | $50,096 | $13,837 | $157 |
| Professional Skills Institute | Maumee, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 106 | $50,083 | $21,417 | $243 |
| Vantage Career Center | Van Wert, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 104 | $49,998 | – | – |
| Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District | Chillicothe, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 81 | $49,375 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center | Brecksville, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 25 | $48,843 | $14,292 | $162 |
| Ohio Medical Career College | Dayton, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 52 | $48,347 | $15,074 | $171 |
| Columbiana County Career and Technical Center | Lisbon, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 53 | $48,191 | $15,418 | $175 |
| Knox County Career Center | Mount Vernon, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 30 | $48,040 | $14,633 | $166 |
| ETI Technical College of Niles | Niles, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 14 | $47,928 | $25,625 | $291 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District | Cleveland, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 210 | $47,913 | – | – |
| Portage Lakes Career Center | Uniontown, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 28 | $47,311 | $16,498 | $187 |
| Central Ohio Technical College | Newark, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 117 | $47,295 | $17,966 | $204 |
| Clark State College | Springfield, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 47 | $47,169 | $20,500 | $233 |
| Stautzenberger College-Maumee | Maumee, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 29 | $46,684 | $27,606 | $314 |
| Central School of Practical Nursing | Independence, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 16 | $46,451 | $15,000 | $170 |
| Northern Career Institute | Eastlake, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 83 | $46,392 | $14,592 | $166 |
| Northwest State Community College | Archbold, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 10 | $46,227 | $14,312 | $163 |
| Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 9 | $45,465 | $22,801 | $259 |
| EHOVE Career Center | Milan, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 94 | $45,285 | $13,384 | $152 |
| Collins Career Technical Center | Chesapeake, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 121 | $45,278 | $15,166 | $172 |
| Ross College-Canton | Canton, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 15 | $45,213 | $19,100 | $217 |
| Valley College-Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 284 | $45,189 | $17,543 | $199 |
| Columbus State Community College | Columbus, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 408 | $44,246 | $16,500 | $188 |
| James A. Rhodes State College | Lima, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 181 | $43,990 | $19,000 | $216 |
| Athena Career Academy | Toledo, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 56 | $43,458 | $24,098 | $274 |
| Tri-Rivers Career Center | Marion, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 33 | $42,984 | $13,279 | $151 |
| Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education | Zanesville, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 105 | $42,003 | $11,142 | $127 |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center | Lucasville, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 35 | $41,988 | – | – |
| North Central State College | Mansfield, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 37 | $41,757 | $10,452 | $119 |
| Washington State College of Ohio | Marietta, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 20 | $41,681 | $17,183 | $195 |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center | Rio Grande, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 36 | $38,860 | $12,960 | $147 |
| Auburn Career Center | Concord Twp, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 22 | not reported | – | – |
| Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Canton, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Belmont College | St Clairsville, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Ohio Technical College | Newark, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Cuyahoga Community College District | Cleveland, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| EHOVE Career Center | Milan, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Great Oaks Career Campuses | Cincinnati, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Adult and Community Education-Hudson | Columbus, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 50 | not reported | $13,445 | $153 |
| Hocking College | Nelsonville, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Lakeland Community College | Kirtland, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Ohio Business College-Sheffield | Sheffield Village, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Lorain County Community College | Elyria, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 88 | not reported | $25,014 | $284 |
| Marion Technical College | Marion, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Owens Community College | Perrysburg, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Owens Community College | Perrysburg, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| University of Rio Grande | Rio Grande, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Sinclair Community College | Dayton, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 214 | not reported | – | – |
| Southern State Community College | Hillsboro, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Madison Adult Career Center | Mansfield, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 32 | not reported | – | – |
| Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses | Bethel, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 28 | not reported | – | – |
| Sandusky Career Center | Sandusky, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 39 | not reported | $16,922 | $192 |
| Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools | Groveport, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Pioneer Career and Technology Center | Shelby, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 25 | not reported | – | – |
| Warren County Career Center | Lebanon, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 52 | not reported | – | – |
| Pike County Joint Vocational School District | Piketon, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School District | Oberlin, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 15 | not reported | – | – |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County | Newark, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 103 | not reported | – | – |
| Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training | Marietta, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 22 | not reported | – | – |
| Four County Career Center | Archbold, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 102 | not reported | – | – |
| Academia Medical Institute | Columbus, OH | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 18 | 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 Ohio?
By reported one-year earnings, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College leads at $60,088 in the certificate program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many CNA & LPN programs are in Ohio?
The Scorecard lists 79 certificate or associate programs in this field at 75 schools in Ohio.