Listed below are all of the accredited nursing schools in Kentucky. If you are trying to become a nurse, and you plan on working in Kentucky, you should take a look at the Board of Nursing website (link is at the top of this page), for more information on working as a nurse in that state. Also, when you speak with each school, you should make sure to confirm that it has been approved by the Board (which is a requirement for you to be able to take the national licensing exam, the NCLEX).
Kentucky Nursing Schools
(found 40 nursing schools)
Median Hourly Wage of Kentucky RNs: $25.601
Median Annual Salary of Kentucky RNs: $53,2501
State Nursing Board: Kentucky Board of Nursing
State Nurses Association: Kentucky Nurses Association
State Hospital Association: Kentucky Hospital Association
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Kentucky Nursing Schools |
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| Ashland Community & Technical College (Ashland, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| ATA Career Education (Louisville, KY) Program Types: LPN/LVN | |
| Beckfield College (Florence, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| Bellarmine University (Louisville, KY) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN, Second Degree BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| Berea College (Berea, KY) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College (Prestonsburg, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| Bluegrass Community & Technical College (Danville, KY / Lawrenceburg, KY / Lexington, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Bowling Green Technical College (Glasgow, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| Brown Mackie College (Northern Kentucky, KY) Program Types: LPN/LVN | |
| Campbellsville University (Campbellsville, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing | |
| Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, LPN to ADN, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN, Second Degree BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited, NLNAC accredited | |
| Elizabethtown Community College (Elizabethtown, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing (Hyden, KY) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Doctor of Nursing Practice, Masters in Nursing Accreditation: CCNE accredited, NLNAC accredited | |
| Galen College of Nursing (Louisville, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| Gateway Community and Technical College (Edgewood, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing | |
| Hazard Community and Technical College (Hazard, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| Henderson Community College (Henderson, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Hopkinsville Community College (Hopkinsville, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Jefferson Community & Technical College (Louisville, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Kentucky State University (Frankfort, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, RN to BSN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Lincoln Memorial University (Corbin, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Madisonville Community College (Madisonville, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Maysville Community and Technical College (Cynthiana, KY / Maysville, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| Midway College (Danville, KY / Midway, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, LPN to ADN, RN to BSN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Morehead State University (Morehead, KY / Mt. Sterling, KY) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited, NLNAC accredited | |
| Murray State University (Murray, KY) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| National College (Pikeville, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing | |
| Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Masters in Nursing, Second Degree BSN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College (Owensboro, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| Pikeville College (Pikeville, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| Somerset Community College (Somerset, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (Cumberland, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Spalding University (Louisville, KY) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Masters in Nursing, Second Degree BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| St. Catharine College (St. Catharine, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Thomas More College (Crestview Hills, KY) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, PhD in Nursing, RN to BSN, Second Degree BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| University of Louisville (Louisville, KY) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Masters in Nursing, PhD in Nursing, RN to BSN, Second Degree BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| West Kentucky Community & Technical College (Paducah, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Western Kentucky University (Bowling Green, KY) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited, NLNAC accredited | |





