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LPN Programs in California
California has 239 LPN/LVN programs in our files: 96 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS, 143 more on the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians list.
Programs
239
all sources
Median pay
$79,750
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025; U.S. $64,400
Middle program cost
$37,000
46 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
28
LPN/LVN programs, U.S. DOL file
With a pass rate
143
board files
By metro area
- Los Angeles area37 programs · median pay $79,310
- Riverside area12 programs · median pay $76,970
- San Diego area5 programs · median pay $79,720
- San Francisco area7 programs · median pay $94,310
- Bakersfield area4 programs · median pay $76,130
- San Jose area4 programs · median pay $95,320
- Fresno area3 programs · median pay $75,580
- Sacramento area3 programs · median pay $81,570
- Santa Maria area3 programs · median pay $79,010
Every LPN/LVN program in California
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Institute | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Allan Hancock College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Allan Hancock College | Santa Maria | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 68 | Not shown |
| Allied Medical & Health Services, Inc. | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| American Career College, Anaheim (Orange County) | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 89% | |
| American Career College, Los Angeles | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 94% | |
| American Career College, Ontario | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 83% | |
| American Career College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Certificate | $42,900 | 14 months | 287 | Not shown |
| American Career College-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Certificate | $42,900 | 14 months | 270 | Not shown |
| American Career College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | $42,900 | 14 months | 298 | Not shown |
| Angeles College | Los Angeles | Certificate | $30,887 | 13 months | 135 | Not shown |
| Angeles Institute | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 81% | |
| Angeles InstituteWIOA list | ARTESIA | Certificate | $31,715 | 11 months | 71 | Not shown |
| Angeles University, City of Industry | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 83% | |
| Angeles University, Los Angeles | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 90% | |
| Annenberg School of Nursing | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Antelope Valley College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | Lancaster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | Not shown |
| Bakersfield Adult School | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Bakersfield College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 96% | |
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 | Not shown |
| Beaumont Adult School | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 76% | |
| Beaumont Adult SchoolWIOA list | Beaumont | Certificate | $31,206 | 18 months | 39 | Not shown |
| Blake Austin College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 76% | |
| Blake Austin College | Vacaville | Certificate | $37,035 | 12 months | 142 | Not shown |
| Butte College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 85% | |
| Butte CollegeWIOA list | Oroville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | Not shown |
| California Career College | Canoga Park | Certificate | $29,000 | 15 months | 9 | Not shown |
| California Career Institute | Anaheim | Certificate | $17,059 | 29 months | 168 | Not shown |
| California Career Institute, Anaheim | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 75% | |
| California Career Institute, Centinela | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 56% | |
| California Nurses Educational Institute | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 85% | |
| California Nurses Educational InstituteWIOA list | Rancho Mirage | Certificate | $33,500 | 15 months | 85 | Not shown |
| Career Care Institute | Lancaster | Certificate | $31,717 | 16 months | 200 | Not shown |
| Career Care Institute, Lancaster | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 91% | |
| Career Care Institute, Moreno Valley | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 89% | |
| Career Care Institute, Oxnard | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 82% | |
| Career Development Institute IncWIOA list | Los Angeles | Certificate | $33,578 | 14 months | 110 | Not shown |
| Career Development Institute, Inc. | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 90% | |
| Career Networks Institute | Santa Ana | Certificate | $39,999 | 12 months | 20 | Not shown |
| Carrington College, Bakersfield | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 86% | |
| Carrington College, Rancho Mirage | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 92% | |
| Carrington College, Sacramento | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 86% | |
| Carrington College, San Jose | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 86% | |
| Carrington College, Santa Maria | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 88% | |
| Carrington College, Visalia | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Carrington College-Sacramento | Sacramento | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 122 | Not shown |
| Carrington College-San Jose | San Jose | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 40 | Not shown |
| Central Coast College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 92% | |
| Central Coast College | Salinas | Certificate | $30,566 | 15 months | 0 | Not shown |
| Cerro Coso Community College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 73% | |
| Cerro Coso Community College | Ridgecrest | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 | Not shown |
| CES College | Burbank | Certificate | $30,950 | 15 months | 32 | Not shown |
| Chaffey College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 93% | |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 | Not shown |
| Charles A Jones Career and Education CenterWIOA list | Sacramento | Certificate | $25,000 | 9 months | 17 | Not shown |
| Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 56% | |
| Citrus College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Citrus College | Glendora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 65 | Not shown |
| City College of San Francisco | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 94% | |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 | Not shown |
| Clement Career College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 56% | |
| Clovis Adult Education | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Clovis Adult EducationWIOA list | Clovis | Certificate | $12,000 | 18 months | 47 | Not shown |
| CNI College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 88% | |
| College of Nursing and Technology | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 91% | |
| College of the Desert | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 92% | |
| College of the Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 | Not shown |
| College of the RedwoodsWIOA list | Eureka | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 | Not shown |
| College of the Redwoods, Del Norte | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 73% | |
| College of the Redwoods, Eureka | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| College of the Siskiyous | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 91% | |
| College of the Siskiyous | Weed | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | Not shown |
| Community Enhancement Services College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 69% | |
| Concorde Career College, Garden Grove | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 88% | |
| Concorde Career College, North Hollywood | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 91% | |
| Concorde Career College, San Bernardino | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 75% | |
| Concorde Career College, San Diego | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 96% | |
| Contra Costa Medical Career College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 80% | |
| Contra Costa Medical Career CollegeWIOA list | Antioch | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | Not shown |
| Copper Mountain College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 64% | |
| Copper Mountain Community College | Joshua Tree | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | Not shown |
| Cuesta College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 96% | |
| Cuesta CollegeWIOA list | San Luis Obispo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | Not shown |
| Dalrada Career Institute | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 79% | |
| Downey Adult School | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 82% | |
| Downey Adult School | Downey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 | Not shown |
| Feather River College, Quincy | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Feather River Community College DistrictWIOA list | Quincy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 | Not shown |
| First Lady Permanente | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Fresno Adult School | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 96% | |
| Gavilan College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Gavilan College | Gilroy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 | Not shown |
| Glendale Career College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 49% | |
| Glendale Career College | Glendale | Certificate | $37,419 | 15 months | 81 | Not shown |
| Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Certificate | $37,419 | 16 months | 0 | Not shown |
| Grossmont Health Occupations Center | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 98% | |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical ArtsWIOA list | San Jose | Certificate | $19,800 | 8 months | 869 | Not shown |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Concord | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 83% | |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Fresno | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 85% | |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Modesto | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 78% | |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Sacramento | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 85% | |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, San Jose | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 89% | |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, Willow Campus | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Hartnell College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 88% | |
| Hartnell College | Salinas | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 69 | Not shown |
| Healthcare Career College | Paramount | Certificate | $38,770 | 14 months | 68 | Not shown |
| High Desert Medical College | Lancaster | Certificate | $17,747 | 21 months | 309 | Not shown |
| High Desert Medical College, Bakersfield | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 54% | |
| High Desert Medical College, Lancaster | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 85% | |
| High Desert Medical College, Temecula | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 94% | |
| Homestead SchoolsWIOA list | Torrance | Certificate | $35,750 | 13 months | 130 | Not shown |
| Homestead Schools, Inc., Costa Mesa | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 83% | |
| Homestead Schools, Inc., Torrance | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 85% | |
| Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa | Costa Mesa | Certificate | $35,750 | 13 months | 21 | Not shown |
| Honor Health Sciences | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 67% | |
| Imperial Valley College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 96% | |
| Imperial Valley College | Imperial | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 | Not shown |
| Inland Career Education Center | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Institute of Technology, Clovis | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 87% | |
| Institute of Technology, Modesto | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 88% | |
| Institute of Technology, Redding | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 82% | |
| Integrity College of Health | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 54% | |
| Integrity College of Health | Pasadena | Associate | $17,134 | 12 months | 0 | Not shown |
| Lassen Community College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Lassen Community CollegeWIOA list | Susanville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 | Not shown |
| LAUSD-Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| LAUSD-North Valley Occupational Center | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Long Beach City College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 79 | Not shown |
| Los Angeles Job Corps Center | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Los Angeles Mission College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 88% | |
| Los Medanos College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 88% | |
| Los Medanos College | Pittsburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 | Not shown |
| Lotus Medical Career College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 83% | |
| Lynwood Community Adult School | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 83% | |
| Madera Community College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 70% | |
| Madera Community College | Madera | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 | Not shown |
| Marian College, Los Angeles | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 80% | |
| Marian College, Van Nuys | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 81% | |
| Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus | Los Angeles | Certificate | $27,712 | 18 months | 47 | Not shown |
| Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus | Van Nuys | Certificate | $27,712 | 18 months | 42 | Not shown |
| Medical Allied Career Center | Santa Fe Springs | Certificate | $37,000 | 18 months | 35 | Not shown |
| Medical Allied Career Center, Inc. | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 69% | |
| Medical Career College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 71% | |
| Merced College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 92% | |
| Merced College | Merced | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 | Not shown |
| Merritt College | Oakland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not shown |
| Meta Polytechnic | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 89% | |
| MiraCosta College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 95% | |
| MiraCosta College | Oceanside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not shown |
| Mission College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 89% | |
| Mission College | Santa Clara | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 64 | Not shown |
| Moriah Medical College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 96% | |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District | San Jacinto | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not shown |
| Napa Valley College | Napa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not shown |
| National Career College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 74% | |
| National Career College | Panorama City | Certificate | $31,325 | 15 months | 56 | Not shown |
| National University | San Diego | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not shown |
| North Orange County Regional Occupational Program | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 96% | |
| North-West College, Anaheim | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 72% | |
| North-West College, Bakersfield | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 80% | |
| North-West College, Long Beach | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 79% | |
| North-West College, Pomona | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 75% | |
| North-West College, Riverside | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 69% | |
| North-West College, San Diego | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 85% | |
| North-West College, Van Nuys | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 69% | |
| North-West College, West Covina | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 68% | |
| North-West College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Certificate | $37,419 | 15 months | 23 | Not shown |
| North-West College-Long Beach | Long Beach | Certificate | $37,419 | 16 months | 59 | Not shown |
| North-West College-Pomona | Pomona | Certificate | $37,419 | 16 months | 79 | Not shown |
| North-West College-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $37,419 | 16 months | 143 | Not shown |
| North-West College-San Diego | San Diego | Certificate | $37,419 | 15 months | 32 | Not shown |
| North-West College-Van Nuys | Van Nuys | Certificate | $37,419 | 16 months | 45 | Not shown |
| North-West College-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | $37,419 | 16 months | 126 | Not shown |
| Northern California Nursing Academy | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 50% | |
| Nurses' Development Center, Inc. | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 74% | |
| Pacific College | Costa Mesa | Certificate | $34,127 | 20 months | 74 | Not shown |
| Pacific College, Costa Mesa | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 60% | |
| Pacific College, Lakewood | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 69% | |
| Pacific Times Healthcare College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 50% | |
| Palo Verde College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 89% | |
| Palo Verde College | Blythe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not shown |
| Pasadena City College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 | Not shown |
| Platt College, Alhambra | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 33% | |
| Platt College, Riverside | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 85% | |
| Platt College-Los Angeles | Alhambra | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 | Not shown |
| Platt College-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | Not shown |
| Porterville College | Porterville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not shown |
| Professional Medical Careers Institute | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 84% | |
| Quest Nursing Education Center | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 73% | |
| Reedley College | Reedley | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | Not shown |
| Rio Hondo College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Rio Hondo College | Whittier | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 | Not shown |
| Riverside City College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 98% | |
| Riverside City College | Riverside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 92 | Not shown |
| Sacramento City College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 94% | |
| Sacramento City College | Sacramento | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 | Not shown |
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not shown |
| San Joaquin Delta College | Stockton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not shown |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Certificate | $42,582 | 16 months | 67 | Not shown |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage | Rancho Mirage | Certificate | $42,582 | 15 months | 27 | Not shown |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria | Santa Maria | Associate | $42,582 | 16 months | 45 | Not shown |
| San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaWIOA list | Visalia | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 47 | Not shown |
| San Leandro Adult and Career Education Center | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 67% | |
| Santa Barbara City College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 | Not shown |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not shown |
| Shasta College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 90% | |
| Shasta College | Redding | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 | Not shown |
| Smith Chason College | Los Angeles | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 131 | Not shown |
| Southeast California College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 71% | |
| Southwestern College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 92% | |
| Southwestern College | Chula Vista | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 | Not shown |
| Sri Sai Krish Institute | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 71% | |
| Sri Sai Krish Institute | ORANGE | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 | Not shown |
| Stanbridge University | Irvine | Certificate | $36,610 | 19 months | 258 | Not shown |
| Stanbridge University, Irvine | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 92% | |
| Stanbridge University, Los Angeles | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 90% | |
| Stanbridge University, Riverside | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 96% | |
| Summit College, San Bernardino | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 70% | |
| The Nurse Academy | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 75% | |
| The Nurse Academy | National City | Certificate | $37,775 | 13 months | 12 | Not shown |
| Tri-County Regional Occupational Program | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Tulare Adult School | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 75% | |
| Unitek College | Fremont | Certificate | $38,903 | 17 months | 1,107 | Not shown |
| Unitek College | Hayward | Certificate | $38,903 | 17 months | 130 | Not shown |
| Unitek College | South San Francisco | Certificate | $38,903 | 20 months | 123 | Not shown |
| Unitek College, Bakersfield | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 83% | |
| Unitek College, Concord | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 91% | |
| Unitek College, Fremont | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 76% | |
| Unitek College, Hayward | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 79% | |
| Unitek College, Sacramento | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 89% | |
| Unitek College, San Jose | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 82% | |
| Unitek College, South San Francisco | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 97% | |
| Visalia Adult School | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 92% | |
| Xavier College | CA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 97% | |
| Xavier College School of Nursing | Stockton | Certificate | $28,000 | 11 months | 48 | Not shown |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25); California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians. WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Rules that apply
Practical nursing graduates take the NCLEX-PN exam for a state license. State boards publish first-time pass rates by program; we show them as printed, with the board and period. (state boards of nursing)
Paying for training in California
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs from 741 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 28 of them LPN/LVN.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for California yet. What Workforce Pell covers.