LPN SCHOOLS IN ALABAMA — Federal Data, September 2026
LPN Schools in Alabama, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
7 accredited institutions in Alabama 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 7 ranked programs in Alabama, the median graduate needs 4.6 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $16,000, against median earnings of $47,310 one year after completion.
That is slower than 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 Chattahoochee Valley Community College in Phenix City, at 1.9 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on Alabama institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about LPN schools in Alabama
The Ranking
7 LPN schools in Alabama, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix City, AL | Public | Certificate | 1.9 | $9,875 | $63,335 | 36% |
| 2 | Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville, AL | Public | Certificate | 2.0 | $8,950 | $53,855 | 56% |
| 3 | George C Wallace Community College-DothanDothan, AL | Public | Certificate | 3.1 | $10,472 | $40,106 | 35% |
| 4 | George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaSelma, AL | Public | Certificate | 4.6 | $16,000 | $41,533 | 41% |
| 5 | Reid State Technical CollegeEvergreen, AL | Public | Certificate | 4.7 | $17,319 | $44,026 | 59% |
| 6 | Fortis College-DothanDothan, AL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.9 | $20,455 | $50,451 | 61% |
| 7 | Herzing University-BirminghamBirmingham, AL | nonprofit | Certificate | 5.7 | $22,586 | $47,310 | 12% |
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 Alabama, one by one
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
Phenix City, AL
Chattahoochee Valley Community College is a public institution in Phenix City. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,875 and report median earnings of $63,335 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 1.9 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 2.7 months faster than the Alabama state median of 4.6. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 36% completion rate.
Northeast Alabama Community College
Rainsville, AL
Northeast Alabama Community College is a public institution in Rainsville. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $8,950 and report median earnings of $53,855 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.0 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 2.6 months faster than the Alabama state median of 4.6. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 56% completion rate.
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
Dothan, AL
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan is a public institution in Dothan. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $10,472 and report median earnings of $40,106 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.1 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 1.5 months faster than the Alabama state median of 4.6. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 35% completion rate.
George C Wallace State Community College-Selma
Selma, AL
George C Wallace State Community College-Selma is a public institution in Selma. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $16,000 and report median earnings of $41,533 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 4.6 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and right on the Alabama state median of 4.6. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 41% completion rate.
Reid State Technical College
Evergreen, AL
Reid State Technical College is a public institution in Evergreen. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $17,319 and report median earnings of $44,026 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 4.7 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and right on the Alabama state median of 4.6. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 59% 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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