2025 Best Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #80 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for licensed practical/vocational nurse training students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 152 associate degrees in licensed practical/vocational nurse training to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training School for Your Associate Degree

The licensed practical/vocational nurse training associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality licensed practical/vocational nurse training program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on licensed practical/vocational nurse training students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of licensed practical/vocational nurse training students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized licensed practical/vocational nurse training related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for licensed practical/vocational nurse training students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training in Louisiana

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for licensed practical/vocational nurse training students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Louisiana Schools for an Associate in Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training

1

SOWELA Technical Community College
Lake Charles, LA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

SOWELA Technical Community College is a good option for individuals interested in an associate degree in licensed practical/vocational nurse training. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in licensed practical/vocational nurse training from SOWELA Technical Community College

2

South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette, LA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

82 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat South Louisiana Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in licensed practical/vocational nurse training. Located in the city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in licensed practical/vocational nurse training from South Louisiana Community College

3

Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria, LA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Central Louisiana Technical Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in licensed practical/vocational nurse training. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in licensed practical/vocational nurse training from Central Louisiana Technical Community College

Best Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	0
Arkansas	161	31
Kentucky	129	47

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Rankings in Majors Related to Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training is one of 2 different types of Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.