LVN Programs in the Bakersfield area

Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$76,130

licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$37,419

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

LVN Programs in the Bakersfield area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Bakersfield: none within 10 miles; nearest 16.3 miles, farthest 58.1 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 4 list one: $37,419 to $42,582 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 16 months each (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 122 LVN awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Licence: Licensed vocational nurse (LVN), issued by the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians; the exam is the NCLEX-PN
Exam and licence fees: BVNPT application for licensure by examination (California program graduate, exam fee not included) $300; BVNPT initial license fee $300; NCLEX-PN registration (until January 31, 2027) $200; NCLEX-PN registration (on or after February 1, 2027) $350 (read October 10, 2026)
Pay here: $76,130 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($36.60 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $62,070 to $91,460; 1,480 employed in the metro area; California median $79,750 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Bakersfield College	Bakersfield	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	25	16.3
Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Certificate	$37,419	16 months	0	20.5
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Certificate	$42,582	16 months	67	21.7
Cerro Coso Community College	Ridgecrest	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	30	58.1

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 28 of them LVN.
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