LVN Programs in the Fresno area

Fresno, CA metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$75,580

licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$12,000

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

LVN Programs in the Fresno area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Fresno: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 3.5 miles, farthest 19.0 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $12,000 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 18 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 78 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 84 LVN awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 3 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
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: $75,580 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($36.34 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $62,160 to $94,420; 2,360 employed in the metro area; California median $79,750 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Clovis Adult EducationWIOA list	Clovis	Certificate	$12,000	18 months	47	3.5
Madera Community College	Madera	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	36	18.2
Reedley College	Reedley	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	1	19.0

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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