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LVN Programs in the Austin area
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area
Programs
4
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$64,580
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$27,995
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
With a pass rate
2
board files
First-time NCLEX-PN pass rates by school, Austin area
| Program | Where | Tested | Passed | First-time pass rate | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College | Austin | 83 | 81 | 97.59% | 2025 |
| CyberTex Institute of Technology | Austin | 30 | 22 | 73.33% | 2025 |
| All 2 programs | 113 | 103 |
- Pass rates: Texas Board of Nursing, "Licensure Examination - Vocational Nurse (VN) Pass Rates for Last 5 Years", read October 8, 2026 (the file's footer reads "VN 5YR-25 Draft.xlsx": the board marks it as a draft, not a final file).
LVN Programs in the Austin area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 4 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 on the board list only
- Distance from Austin
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 1.6 miles, farthest 8.9 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 4 list one: $27,995 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 14 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 132 LVN awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- First-time pass rates
- 2 programs have one: 73.33%, 97.59% (Texas Board of Nursing, 2025)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 4 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Licence
- Licensed vocational nurse (LVN), issued by the Texas Board of Nursing; the exam is the NCLEX-PN
- Exam and licence fees
- Texas Board of Nursing examination application (Nursing Jurisprudence Exam fee included) $75; NCLEX-PN registration (until January 31, 2027) $200; NCLEX-PN registration (on or after February 1, 2027) $350 (read October 10, 2026)
- Pay here
- $64,580 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($31.05 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $51,690 to $78,270; 3,620 employed in the metro area; Texas median $62,240 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
LVN programs, nearest to Austin first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Pass rate | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College DistrictWIOA list | Austin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 38 | Not shown | 1.6 |
| CyberTex Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Austin | Certificate | $27,995 | 14 months | 29 | 73.33% | 1.6 |
| Austin Community College | Austin | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 97.59% | 5.8 | |
| Galen Health Institutes-Austin CampusWIOA list | Round Rock | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 65 | Not shown | 8.9 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pass rates: Texas Board of Nursing NCLEX-PN pass-rate file, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, read October 8, 2026.
- Fees: Texas Board of Nursing, Schedule of Fees, read October 10, 2026.
- Fees: NCSBN, NCLEX Fees & Payment, read October 20, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 134 of them LVN.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Texas metro areas
- Houston area25 programs
- Dallas area16 programs
- San Antonio area10 programs
- Brownsville area4 programs
- El Paso area4 programs
- Killeen area3 programs
- McAllen area4 programs