LVN Programs in the Santa Maria area

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$79,010

licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$42,582

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

LVN Programs in the Santa Maria area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Santa Maria: none within 10 miles; nearest 18.4 miles, farthest 37.0 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $42,582 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 16 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 115 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: $79,010 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($37.99 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $65,410 to $95,650; 650 employed in the metro area; California median $79,750 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Allan Hancock College	Santa Maria	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	68	18.4
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria	Santa Maria	Associate	$42,582	16 months	45	18.6
Santa Barbara City College	Santa Barbara	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	2	37.0

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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