LVN Programs in the Sacramento area

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$81,570

licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$25,000

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

LVN Programs in the Sacramento area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Sacramento: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.5 miles, farthest 3.6 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $25,000 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 9 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 35 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 172 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: $81,570 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($39.22 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $65,670 to $104,880; 4,760 employed in the metro area; California median $79,750 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Charles A Jones Career and Education CenterWIOA list	Sacramento	Certificate	$25,000	9 months	17	1.5
Sacramento City College	Sacramento	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	33	3.1
Carrington College-Sacramento	Sacramento	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	122	3.6

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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