LPN SCHOOLS IN FLORIDA — Federal Data, September 2026
LPN Schools in Florida, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
40 accredited institutions in Florida 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 40 ranked programs in Florida, the median graduate needs 4.3 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $11,875, against median earnings of $43,020 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 Emerald Coast Technical College in DeFuniak Springs, at 2.2 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on Florida institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about LPN schools in Florida
The Ranking
40 LPN schools in Florida, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerald Coast Technical CollegeDeFuniak Springs, FL | Public | Certificate | 2.2 | $6,500 | $34,922 | 87% |
| 2 | North Florida Technical CollegeStarke, FL | Public | Certificate | 2.3 | $8,523 | $44,940 | 68% |
| 3 | Atlantic Technical CollegeCoconut Creek, FL | Public | Certificate | 2.4 | $9,222 | $46,267 | 65% |
| 4 | Orange Technical CollegeOrlando, FL | Public | Certificate | 2.4 | $8,611 | $43,002 | 79% |
| 5 | H W Brewster Technical CollegeTampa, FL | Public | Certificate | 2.5 | $8,228 | $39,485 | 72% |
| 6 | Marion Technical CollegeOcala, FL | Public | Certificate | 2.5 | $8,750 | $42,436 | 80% |
| 7 | Sheridan Technical CollegeHollywood, FL | Public | Certificate | 2.6 | $8,614 | $39,156 | 69% |
| 8 | Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, FL | Public | Certificate | 2.7 | $9,834 | $44,422 | 41% |
| 9 | Charlotte Technical CollegePort Charlotte, FL | Public | Certificate | 2.9 | $9,875 | $40,680 | 51% |
| 10 | Florida Gateway CollegeLake City, FL | Public | Certificate | 2.9 | $10,605 | $44,489 | 54% |
| 11 | Manatee Technical CollegeBradenton, FL | Public | Certificate | 2.9 | $11,500 | $47,102 | 64% |
| 12 | William T McFatter Technical CollegeDavie, FL | Public | Certificate | 2.9 | $9,500 | $39,101 | 66% |
| 13 | Lake Technical CollegeEustis, FL | Public | Certificate | 3.0 | $10,612 | $43,039 | 47% |
| 14 | Okaloosa Technical CollegeFort Walton Beach, FL | Public | Certificate | 3.1 | $10,500 | $40,895 | 82% |
| 15 | Traviss Technical CollegeLakeland, FL | Public | Certificate | 3.2 | $11,000 | $41,235 | 90% |
| 16 | FVI School of Nursing and TechnologyMiami, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 3.3 | $6,610 | $24,312 | 89% |
| 17 | Erwin Technical CollegeTampa, FL | Public | Certificate | 3.9 | $13,651 | $42,515 | 80% |
| 18 | Osceola Technical CollegeKissimmee, FL | Public | Certificate | 3.9 | $10,812 | $33,530 | 47% |
| 19 | Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL | Public | Certificate | 4.0 | $19,000 | $57,579 | 37% |
| 20 | Galen College of Nursing-Tampa BaySaint Petersburg, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.3 | $16,642 | $46,830 | 63% |
| 21 | Galen Health Institutes-GainesvilleGainesville, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.3 | $16,642 | $46,830 | n/a |
| 22 | Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgSaint Petersburg, FL | Public | Certificate | 4.4 | $17,485 | $47,306 | 60% |
| 23 | Academy for Nursing and Health OccupationsWest Palm Beach, FL | nonprofit | Certificate | 4.4 | $16,710 | $45,480 | 42% |
| 24 | Ultimate Medical AcademyClearwater, FL | nonprofit | Certificate | 4.5 | $10,379 | $27,734 | 55% |
| 25 | Lively Technical CollegeTallahassee, FL | Public | Certificate | 4.6 | $15,000 | $38,712 | 51% |
| 26 | HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical NursingMiami, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.6 | $12,250 | $31,784 | 100% |
| 27 | Southern Technical CollegeOrlando, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.6 | $9,500 | $24,817 | 63% |
| 28 | Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, FL | Public | Certificate | 5.2 | $19,776 | $45,712 | 43% |
| 29 | Cambridge College of Healthcare & TechnologyAltamonte Springs, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 5.4 | $19,771 | $44,281 | 47% |
| 30 | Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 5.6 | $21,274 | $45,271 | 42% |
| 31 | Herzing University-OrlandoWinter Park, FL | nonprofit | Certificate | 5.7 | $22,586 | $47,310 | 37% |
| 32 | Herzing University-TampaTampa, FL | nonprofit | Certificate | 5.7 | $22,586 | $47,310 | n/a |
| 33 | Southeastern College-Boynton BeachBoynton Beach, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 5.8 | $20,663 | $42,965 | 88% |
| 34 | Fortis College-Cutler BayCutler Bay, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 5.8 | $22,945 | $47,880 | 48% |
| 35 | Pinellas Technical College-ClearwaterClearwater, FL | Public | Certificate | 5.9 | $18,549 | $37,867 | 52% |
| 36 | South Florida Institute of TechnologyMiami, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 6.2 | $9,500 | $18,258 | 83% |
| 37 | Fortis Institute-Port Saint LuciePort Saint Lucie, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 6.4 | $24,708 | $45,996 | 53% |
| 38 | Concorde Career Institute-JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 7.9 | $30,663 | $46,513 | 47% |
| 39 | Concorde Career Institute-OrlandoOrlando, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 7.9 | $30,663 | $46,513 | 69% |
| 40 | ATA Career EducationSpring Hill, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 8.3 | $28,849 | $41,553 | 67% |
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 Florida, one by one
Emerald Coast Technical College
DeFuniak Springs, FL
Emerald Coast Technical College is a public institution in DeFuniak Springs. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $6,500 and report median earnings of $34,922 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.2 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 2.1 months faster than the Florida state median of 4.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 87% completion rate.
North Florida Technical College
Starke, FL
North Florida Technical College is a public institution in Starke. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $8,523 and report median earnings of $44,940 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.3 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 2.0 months faster than the Florida state median of 4.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 68% completion rate.
Atlantic Technical College
Coconut Creek, FL
Atlantic Technical College is a public institution in Coconut Creek. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,222 and report median earnings of $46,267 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.4 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 1.9 months faster than the Florida state median of 4.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 65% completion rate.
Orange Technical College
Orlando, FL
Orange Technical College is a public institution in Orlando. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $8,611 and report median earnings of $43,002 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.4 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 1.9 months faster than the Florida state median of 4.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 79% completion rate.
H W Brewster Technical College
Tampa, FL
H W Brewster Technical College is a public institution in Tampa. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $8,228 and report median earnings of $39,485 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.5 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 1.8 months faster than the Florida state median of 4.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 72% 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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