LVN Programs in the Houston area

First-time NCLEX-PN pass rates by school, Houston area

• 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 Houston area at a glance

Open to the public

25 programs: 11 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 14 on the board list only

Distance from Houston

2 within 10 miles; nearest 1.9 miles, farthest 47.3 miles

Listed program cost

1 of 25 list one: $28,500 (IPEDS)

Program length

1 college lists a length: 20 months (IPEDS)

Completions, 2023-24

269 LVN awards at the 10 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)

First-time pass rates

15 programs have one: middle 96%, lowest 50%, highest 100% (Texas Board of Nursing, 2025)

On the WIOA list

15 of 25 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 81% of exiters employed in the second quarter (13 report it); middle completion 69% (12 report it)

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

$63,670 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($30.61 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $51,850 to $77,910; 10,730 employed in the metro area; Texas median $62,240 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

LVN programs, nearest to Houston first

• 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, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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.

How metro areas and miles are measured

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

• Dallas area16 programs
• San Antonio area10 programs
• Austin area4 programs
• Brownsville area4 programs
• El Paso area4 programs
• Killeen area3 programs
• McAllen area4 programs