Education Opportunities - Pre-Licensure Education
Illinois Approved Pre-Licensure Nursing Education Programs
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- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nursing Schools/Programs in Community Colleges
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nursing Schools/Programs
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nursing Schools/Programs, Private Business and Vocational Schools (PBVS)*
- RN Associate Degree Program
- RN Baccalaureate Degree Program
- Masters Entry Level Degree Program, RN, MSN
- Illinois Approved Nursing Education Program Data
- Illinois Approved Nursing Education Program Pass Rates - Last 5 Years - PDF
- Admission / Graduation Data - Last 3 Years - PDF
- Illinois Approved Nursing Education Programs - Low Pass Rates 2023
- Illinois Approved Nursing Education Programs Revoked
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nursing Schools/Programs in Community Colleges
Program |
City |
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Moline |
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Galesburg |
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Chicago |
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Peoria |
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Oglesby |
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Cartervill, Du Quoin |
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Kankakee |
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East St. Louis and Centralia |
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Mattoon |
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Springfield, Jacksonville, Hillsboro |
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Champaign |
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Decatur |
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Dixon |
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Ullin |
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Harrisburg |
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East St. Louis, Red Bud |
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Palatine |
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nursing Schools/Programs, Private Business and Vocational Schools (PBVS)*
Program |
City |
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Ambria College of Nursing | Hoffman Estates |
Chicago |
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Des Plaines |
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Chicago |
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Matteson |
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Alton |
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Chicago |
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Romeoville |
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Chicago |
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Illinois College of Nursing |
Lombard |
Illinois Institute of Nursing Studies | Rockford |
Hanover Park |
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Wheeling |
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Rockford Career College | Rockford |
Chicago |
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Waukegan |
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Chicago, Oak Brook |
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*Private Business and Vocational Schools (PBVS). For more information, see the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) website: https://www.ibhe.org/pbvsApprovedDir.aspx |
RN Associate Degree Program
Program |
Ladder Option |
City |
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Hoffman Estates |
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Moline |
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Matteson |
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Galesburg |
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Chicago |
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College of DuPage |
* Ladder option |
Glen Ellyn |
Grayslake |
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Danville Area Community College |
* Ladder option |
Danville |
Elgin |
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* Ladder option |
Normal |
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Highland Community College |
Freeport |
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East Peoria |
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* Ladder option |
Olney, Fairfield, Robinson, Mt. Carmel |
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Olglesby |
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Chicago |
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Carterville |
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* Ladder option |
Quincy |
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Joliet Junior College |
* Ladder option |
Joliet |
Kankakee |
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Kaskaskia College |
Centralia |
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Malta |
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Mattoon |
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Godfrey |
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Springfield |
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McHenry County College |
Crystal Lake |
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Morraine Valley Community College |
* Ladder option |
Palos Hills, Blue Island |
* Ladder option |
Cicero |
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* Ladder option |
Des Plaines |
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Champaign |
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Chicago Hghts |
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Rockford, Romeoville/Joliet, Chicago, Aurora, Mokena |
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* Ladder option |
Ina |
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Richland Community College |
Decatur |
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Rockford |
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Dixon |
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Ullin |
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South Holland |
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Harrisburg |
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Belleville |
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* Ladder option |
Canton |
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River Grove |
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Sugar Grove, Aurora |
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Palatine |
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*Note: Ladder Option: this is an RN program only – with an LPN “option out”. These schools do not have a corresponding stand alone LPN program. These schools do have an approved LPN program code so that students may take the LPN licensure exam after a certain time designated by the curriculum. Contact the school for further information. |
RN Baccalaureate Degree Program
Program |
ACCL |
City |
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Aurora |
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*ACCL | Quincy |
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*ACCL |
Peoria |
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Addison, Chicago, Tinley Park |
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Chicago |
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Concordia University-Chicago | River Forest | |
DePaul University, College of Science and Health, School of Nursing |
Chicago |
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River Forest |
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Charleston |
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Elmhurst |
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Graham College of Nursing | Canton | |
Jacksonville |
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Bloomington |
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Danville |
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*ACCL |
Romeoville |
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*ACCL |
Chicago, Maywood |
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*ACCL |
Normal |
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Peoria |
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Decatur |
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National Louis University | Chicago | |
Chicago |
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DeKalb |
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Olivet Nazarene University |
*ACCL |
Bourbonnais |
Rockford University |
Rockford |
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Chicago |
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Carbondale |
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*ACCL |
Edwardsville |
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Rockford |
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Peoria |
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*ACCL |
Springfield, Greenville |
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*ACCL |
Chicago |
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*ACCL |
Palos Heights |
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*ACCL |
Rock Island |
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Chicago |
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Springfield |
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Urbana |
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University of St. Francis, Leach College of Nursing |
Joliet |
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Macomb |
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*Note: ACCL = Accelerated RN Baccalaureate Program: one of the admission criteria into this program is a baccalaureate or higher degree in another discipline. *Note: The RN Baccalaureate Programs listed above with “*ACCL” also have a generic/undergraduate RN program. |
Masters Entry Level Degree Program, RN, MSN
Program |
City |
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Aurora, IL |
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DePaul University, College of Science and Health, School of Nursing |
Chicago, North Chicago |
Elmhurst |
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Peoria |
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Decatur |
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Chicago | |
North Chicago |
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Chicago |
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Rock Island |
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Chicago, Springfield, Urbana |
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Urbana-Champaign |