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Career Information for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses in Iowa

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Fast Facts for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses in Iowa

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Waterloo, Sioux City, and Dubuque
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Des Moines, Iowa City, and Cedar Rapids
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Davenport, Des Moines, and Waterloo

Salaries for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses in Iowa

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, and Des Moines. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses in Iowa are listed below.

Selected LPN Nursing Schools in Iowa

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Kaplan University KHE
Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Mason City

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  • Programs: Practical Nursing
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

More Iowa LPN Nursing Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkenyAssociate18,320
Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenportAssociate7,329
Ellsworth Community CollegeIowa FallsAssociate916
Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterlooAssociate5,725
Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwaAssociate4,174
Iowa Central Community CollegeFort DodgeAssociate5,731
Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEsthervilleAssociate3,013
Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil BluffsAssociate5,300
Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar RapidsAssociate15,091
Marshalltown Community CollegeMarshalltownAssociate1,701
North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason CityAssociate3,272
Northeast Iowa Community College-CalmarCalmarAssociate4,810
Northwest Iowa Community CollegeSheldonAssociate1,288
Southeastern Community College West BurlingtonWest BurlingtonAssociate3,351
Southwestern Community College CrestonCrestonAssociate1,463
Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux CityAssociate5,191

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Iowa. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

IOWA

   
Waterloo670$34,0601.7
Sioux City440$33,3601.3
Dubuque240$36,5301
Davenport940$35,0901
Ames130$35,1900.8
Cedar Rapids460$38,1900.7
Iowa City220$39,8500.7
Des Moines880$37,3600.5
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