Tuition for Galen’s LPN/LVN to ADN Bridge program is based on a per credit hour model:

• $430 per quarter credit hour for general education courses
• $475 per quarter credit hour for nursing education courses

Tuition Calculations

Many people find it helpful to calculate their tuition and fees quarter by quarter. Since the course distribution and course loads change each quarter, this gives you a more accurate prediction of your program costs.

Courses fall into two primary categories, and each category has an associated tuition rate per quarter credit hour. To estimate total tuition for the program, multiply the quarter credit hours of each category by the total credits the program requires in each:

• General education courses: 38 quarter credit hours^ⓘ
• Nursing courses: 41 quarter credit hours^ⓘ

Your costs may be lower if you transfer in credits^ⓘ or receive scholarships, grants, or reimbursement from your employer. Review your financial aid options if you haven’t already done so. You can calculate either quarterly or total tuition and fees based on the LPN/LVN to ADN curriculum published in the current catalog.

Program Fees

Additional fees are charged based on your enrollment: 

• 7 lab courses at $50 per course per term
• 5 clinical courses at $125 per course per term
• $105 per online course per term^ⓘ 
• $75 per resource free per term^ⓘ 

Again, you may find it more helpful to look quarter-by-quarter to calculate your upcoming expenses.

Additional Fees

These fees are charged once per degree/program enrollment:

• $100 background fee, due after acceptance and paid during the enrollment appointment
• $100 registration fee, due after acceptance and paid during the enrollment appointment
• $250 uniform and supplies (estimated): requires purchase of leather shoes, wristwatch with a second hand, stethoscope, penlight, bandage scissors, blood pressure cuff, CPR certification, and uniforms

Additional Costs

When budgeting for your education, add $2,400 total for books plus your living expenses (like costs for housing, food, transportation, etc.). Although you could take this program part time, most students experience better outcomes if they go full time.

You will need a physical exam and required immunizations; the cost for these will vary depending on your health insurance.

Cost of Attendance

• 2025-2026 Cost of Attendance (PDF)
• 2024-2025 Cost of Attendance (PDF)
• Cost of attendance (COA) is an estimated amount of what it will cost a student to attend school. The COA is an estimate of both direct and indirect expenses that may be incurred by attending a program, including tuition and fees, books, course materials, supplies and equipment, living expenses, transportation, and miscellaneous expenses.

If you have any questions about our tuition & fees, please call our enrollment team at 606-629-3121. We’re here to help you.

In addition to the general admission requirements noted above, the LPN/LVN to ADN Bridge Program has these requirements:

LPN/LVN to ADN Bridge Program Admission Requires:

• An earned diploma in practical/vocational nursing
• GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale from a PN/VN program^ⓘ
• Must provide proof of current, active, unencumbered PN/VN licensure^ⓘ

Entrance Exam Required

If you took any of these tests within the past five years, these are the qualifying (minimum) scores required for admission:

• ACT: 18
• SAT: 980
• Multilevel PAX: 90
• TEAS: 52

We may grant acceptance based upon an equivalent entrance test score on another qualifying exam, such as the HESI A2. You may instead provide proof of a previously earned bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

If you have any questions about our admission requirements, please call our enrollment team at 606-629-3121. We’re here to help you.

Tuition for Galen’s PN program is $22,400, which includes the costs for all supplies and books. It is not calculated by course load.

Your costs may be lower if you receive scholarships, grants, or reimbursement from your employer. Review your financial aid options if you haven’t already done so.

Budgeting tips:

• Include your living expenses (like costs for housing, food, transportation, etc.) for the 12 months of your full-time program

Program Fees

Additional fees are charged based on your enrollment:

• $75 resource fee per term^ⓘ

Additional Fees

These fees are charged once per degree/program enrollment:

• $100 background fee, due after acceptance and paid during the enrollment appointment
• $100 registration fee, due after acceptance and paid during the enrollment appointment
• $50 uniform and supplies (estimated): requires purchase of leather shoes, wristwatch with a second hand, stethoscope, penlight, bandage scissors, blood pressure cuff, CPR certification, and uniforms

Additional Costs

You will need a physical exam and required immunizations; the cost for these will vary depending on your health insurance.

Cost of Attendance

• 2025-2026 Cost of Attendance (PDF)
• 2024-2025 Cost of Attendance (PDF)
• Cost of attendance (COA) is an estimated amount of what it will cost a student to attend school. The COA is an estimate of both direct and indirect expenses that may be incurred by attending a program, including tuition and fees, books, course materials, supplies and equipment, living expenses, transportation, and miscellaneous expenses.

If you have any questions about our tuition & fees, please call our enrollment team at 606-629-3121. We’re here to help you.

In addition to the general admission requirements noted above, the PN Program has these requirements:

Entrance Exam Required

If you took any of these tests within the past five years, these are the qualifying (minimum) scores required for admission:

• ACT: 18
• SAT: 980
• Multilevel PAX: 78
• TEAS: 52

We may grant acceptance based upon an equivalent entrance test score on another qualifying examination, such as the HESI A2. You may instead provide proof of a previously earned bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

If you have any questions about our admission requirements, please call our enrollment team at 606-629-3121. We’re here to help you.

Galen College of Nursing (Galen) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, and doctorate degrees. Galen also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Galen may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling 404-679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website.

Galen consists of a Main Campus located in Kentucky and off-campus instructional sites in Colorado, Florida, Georgia  Kansas, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Branch campus accreditation is dependent upon the continued accreditation of the Main Campus.

The associate nursing program at Galen College of Nursing at the Louisville Campus located in Louisville, Kentucky, and off-campus instructional sites located in Hazard and Pikeville Kentucky, is accredited by the:

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
404-975-5000

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the associate nursing program is Continuing Accreditation. View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program.

Practical Nursing Program

Effective April 11, 2025, the practical nursing program at Galen College of Nursing at the Kentucky campuses located in Louisville and Pikeville, Kentucky is a candidate for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. This candidacy status expires on April 11, 2027. 

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
404-975-5000 

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program. 

Note: Upon granting of initial accreditation by the ACEN Board of Commissioners, the effective date of initial accreditation is the date on which the nursing program was approved by the ACEN as a candidate program that concluded in the Board of Commissioners granting initial accreditation.

Kentucky Board of Nursing
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40222

Review program of nursing benchmark data.

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
100 Airport Road, 2nd Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601

Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education
500 Metro Street, 4th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601