LPN SCHOOLS IN VIRGINIA — Federal Data, September 2026
LPN Schools in Virginia, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
14 accredited institutions in Virginia report enough federal data on this program to be compared. They are ranked here on a single measure: how many months of gross pay it takes a graduate to cover the median debt.
See The RankingU.S. Department of Education data. No school paid to be listed.
Across the 14 ranked programs in Virginia, the median graduate needs 4.3 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $16,182, against median earnings of $44,888 one year after completion.
That is exactly in line with the national median of 4.3 months for this field, measured across the 650 institutions in our national LPN schools ranking. The best performer in the state is Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing in Falls Church, at 3.1 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on Virginia institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about LPN schools in Virginia
The Ranking
14 LPN schools in Virginia, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standard Healthcare Services-College of NursingFalls Church, VA | for-profit | Certificate | 3.1 | $14,750 | $56,355 | 66% |
| 2 | Southside Virginia Community CollegeAlberta, VA | Public | Certificate | 3.2 | $7,333 | $27,442 | 42% |
| 3 | Rappahannock Community CollegeGlenns, VA | Public | Certificate | 3.5 | $9,567 | $33,051 | 45% |
| 4 | Patrick & Henry Community CollegeMartinsville, VA | Public | Certificate | 3.7 | $11,604 | $38,101 | 42% |
| 5 | Riverside College of Health SciencesNewport News, VA | nonprofit | Certificate | 3.7 | $14,250 | $46,106 | 100% |
| 6 | Centra CollegeLynchburg, VA | nonprofit | Certificate | 4.0 | $13,084 | $39,611 | 100% |
| 7 | New River Community CollegeDublin, VA | Public | Certificate | 4.0 | $14,864 | $44,377 | 50% |
| 8 | Eastern Virginia Career CollegeFredericksburg, VA | for-profit | Certificate | 4.7 | $17,500 | $44,679 | 66% |
| 9 | Virginia Western Community CollegeRoanoke, VA | Public | Certificate | 4.8 | $19,176 | $48,420 | 40% |
| 10 | Fortis College-NorfolkNorfolk, VA | for-profit | Certificate | 4.9 | $20,455 | $50,451 | 30% |
| 11 | Fortis College-RichmondRichmond, VA | for-profit | Certificate | 4.9 | $20,455 | $50,451 | 50% |
| 12 | ECPI UniversityVirginia Beach, VA | for-profit | Certificate | 5.9 | $25,250 | $51,209 | 42% |
| 13 | Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachVirginia Beach, VA | nonprofit | Certificate | 6.9 | $25,967 | $45,098 | 24% |
| 14 | Chester Career CollegeCHESTER, VA | for-profit | Certificate | 7.3 | $26,119 | $42,781 | 63% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Cohorts by Field of Study and by Institution (published 9 June 2026). Debt is the median federal Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt of completers in this program; earnings are median earnings one year after completion. Where a school offers the program at both certificate and associate level, the shorter payback is shown. Completion is the institution’s published rate, not the program’s.
The Top Five, In Detail
The five fastest payback programs in Virginia, one by one
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing
Falls Church, VA
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing is a private for-profit institution in Falls Church. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $14,750 and report median earnings of $56,355 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.1 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 1.2 months faster than the Virginia state median of 4.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 66% completion rate.
Southside Virginia Community College
Alberta, VA
Southside Virginia Community College is a public institution in Alberta. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $7,333 and report median earnings of $27,442 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.2 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 1.1 months faster than the Virginia state median of 4.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 42% completion rate.
Rappahannock Community College
Glenns, VA
Rappahannock Community College is a public institution in Glenns. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,567 and report median earnings of $33,051 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.5 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 0.8 months faster than the Virginia state median of 4.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 45% completion rate.
Patrick & Henry Community College
Martinsville, VA
Patrick & Henry Community College is a public institution in Martinsville. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $11,604 and report median earnings of $38,101 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.7 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 0.6 months faster than the Virginia state median of 4.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 42% completion rate.
Riverside College of Health Sciences
Newport News, VA
Riverside College of Health Sciences is a private nonprofit institution in Newport News. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $14,250 and report median earnings of $46,106 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.7 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 0.6 months faster than the Virginia state median of 4.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 100% completion rate.
Read It Carefully
What this ranking does not measure
Absence from this page is not a verdict. The Department of Education suppresses figures for programs with small cohorts, so a small, excellent school will often have no publishable data at all. Schools that enroll no students on federal aid are outside this dataset entirely.
The measure is a ratio, not a repayment plan, and it counts federal loan debt only. Cash payments, private loans and employer sponsorship are invisible here. Local wages shape earnings as much as the school does, which is exactly why comparing inside one state, as this page does, is more informative than comparing across the country.
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