LPN PROGRAMS IN TEXAS — Federal Data, September 2026
LPN Programs in Texas, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
43 accredited institutions in Texas 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 43 ranked programs in Texas, the median graduate needs 4.1 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $14,461, against median earnings of $45,955 one year after completion.
That is faster than the national median of 4.3 months for this field, measured across the 650 institutions in our national LPN programs ranking. The best performer in the state is Alvin Community College in Alvin, at 1.9 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on Texas institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about LPN programs in Texas
The Ranking
43 LPN programs in Texas, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvin Community CollegeAlvin, TX | Public | Certificate | 1.9 | $10,215 | $64,976 | 24% |
| 2 | Vernon CollegeVernon, TX | Public | Certificate | 2.3 | $9,147 | $47,677 | 21% |
| 3 | Central Texas CollegeKilleen, TX | Public | Certificate | 2.4 | $9,609 | $48,689 | 11% |
| 4 | South Texas CollegeMcAllen, TX | Public | Certificate | 2.4 | $6,507 | $33,171 | 27% |
| 5 | Wharton County Junior CollegeWharton, TX | Public | Certificate | 2.5 | $9,985 | $48,326 | 27% |
| 6 | Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsville, TX | Public | Certificate | 2.6 | $10,102 | $46,052 | 30% |
| 7 | Austin Community College DistrictAustin, TX | Public | Certificate | 2.7 | $11,378 | $50,186 | 20% |
| 8 | Hill CollegeHillsboro, TX | Public | Certificate | 2.9 | $12,237 | $51,385 | 32% |
| 9 | St Philip’s CollegeSan Antonio, TX | Public | Certificate | 2.9 | $10,391 | $43,668 | 28% |
| 10 | Weatherford CollegeWeatherford, TX | Public | Certificate | 2.9 | $10,939 | $45,556 | 35% |
| 11 | Victoria CollegeVictoria, TX | Public | Certificate | 3.0 | $10,000 | $40,470 | 29% |
| 12 | Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, TX | Public | Certificate | 3.1 | $13,323 | $51,028 | 21% |
| 13 | San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, TX | Public | Certificate | 3.3 | $14,250 | $51,679 | 30% |
| 14 | Pima Medical Institute-HoustonHouston, TX | for-profit | Certificate | 3.3 | $8,000 | $28,834 | 71% |
| 15 | Concorde Career College-DallasDallas, TX | for-profit | Certificate | 3.6 | $17,268 | $57,339 | 60% |
| 16 | Rio Grande Valley CollegePharr, TX | for-profit | Certificate | 3.6 | $14,117 | $46,825 | 72% |
| 17 | Howard CollegeBig Spring, TX | Public | Certificate | 3.9 | $14,461 | $44,111 | 35% |
| 18 | Temple CollegeTemple, TX | Public | Certificate | 3.9 | $15,074 | $46,167 | 32% |
| 19 | Valley Grande Institute for Academic StudiesWeslaco, TX | nonprofit | Certificate | 3.9 | $10,050 | $30,574 | 80% |
| 20 | Baptist Health System School of Health ProfessionsSan Antonio, TX | for-profit | Certificate | 4.0 | $16,243 | $48,775 | n/a |
| 21 | Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, TX | Public | Certificate | 4.1 | $14,250 | $42,037 | 32% |
| 22 | Blinn College DistrictBrenham, TX | Public | Certificate | 4.1 | $15,250 | $44,454 | 11% |
| 23 | The Chicago School-College of NursingRichardson, TX | nonprofit | Certificate | 4.1 | $20,324 | $59,039 | 25% |
| 24 | Southwest Texas CollegeUvalde, TX | Public | Certificate | 4.2 | $9,377 | $26,691 | 31% |
| 25 | Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, TX | Public | Certificate | 4.2 | $15,925 | $45,955 | 46% |
| 26 | Trinity Valley Community CollegeAthens, TX | Public | Associate | 4.3 | $14,250 | $39,356 | 27% |
| 27 | Navarro CollegeCorsicana, TX | Public | Certificate | 4.3 | $16,154 | $45,568 | 23% |
| 28 | Galen College of Nursing-San AntonioSan Antonio, TX | for-profit | Certificate | 4.3 | $16,642 | $46,830 | 81% |
| 29 | Galen Health Institutes-Austin CampusRound Rock, TX | for-profit | Certificate | 4.3 | $16,642 | $46,830 | n/a |
| 30 | Galen Health Institutes-HoustonHouston, TX | for-profit | Certificate | 4.3 | $16,642 | $46,830 | n/a |
| 31 | Milan Institute-San Antonio IngramSan Antonio, TX | for-profit | Certificate | 4.4 | $9,500 | $26,049 | 62% |
| 32 | Texarkana CollegeTexarkana, TX | Public | Certificate | 4.5 | $16,811 | $44,812 | 47% |
| 33 | North Central Texas CollegeGainesville, TX | Public | Certificate | 4.6 | $18,499 | $47,879 | 35% |
| 34 | Grayson CollegeDenison, TX | Public | Associate | 4.7 | $17,675 | $45,363 | 40% |
| 35 | Remington College-Dallas CampusDallas, TX | nonprofit | Certificate | 4.8 | $9,500 | $23,917 | 38% |
| 36 | McLennan Community CollegeWaco, TX | Public | Certificate | 4.8 | $14,786 | $36,592 | 39% |
| 37 | South Plains CollegeLevelland, TX | Public | Certificate | 4.8 | $16,705 | $42,000 | 29% |
| 38 | CyberTex Institute of TechnologyAustin, TX | for-profit | Certificate | 4.8 | $21,366 | $53,695 | 86% |
| 39 | Kilgore CollegeKilgore, TX | Public | Certificate | 5.1 | $18,688 | $43,903 | 39% |
| 40 | Lamar State College-OrangeOrange, TX | Public | Certificate | 5.1 | $17,199 | $40,526 | 37% |
| 41 | Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, TX | Public | Certificate | 5.2 | $16,875 | $39,141 | 27% |
| 42 | Concorde Career College-Grand PrairieGrand Prairie, TX | for-profit | Certificate | 5.2 | $23,636 | $54,557 | 55% |
| 43 | Texas Health SchoolHouston, TX | for-profit | Certificate | 5.5 | $22,220 | $48,617 | 84% |
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 Texas, one by one
Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX
Alvin Community College is a public institution in Alvin. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $10,215 and report median earnings of $64,976 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 1.9 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 2.2 months faster than the Texas state median of 4.1. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 24% completion rate.
Vernon College
Vernon, TX
Vernon College is a public institution in Vernon. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,147 and report median earnings of $47,677 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.3 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 1.8 months faster than the Texas state median of 4.1. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 21% completion rate.
Central Texas College
Killeen, TX
Central Texas College is a public institution in Killeen. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,609 and report median earnings of $48,689 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.4 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 1.7 months faster than the Texas state median of 4.1. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 11% completion rate.
South Texas College
McAllen, TX
South Texas College is a public institution in McAllen. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $6,507 and report median earnings of $33,171 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.4 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 1.7 months faster than the Texas state median of 4.1. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 27% completion rate.
Wharton County Junior College
Wharton, TX
Wharton County Junior College is a public institution in Wharton. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,985 and report median earnings of $48,326 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.5 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 1.6 months faster than the Texas state median of 4.1. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 27% 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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