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LVN Programs in the Killeen area
Killeen-Temple, TX metro area
Programs
3
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$63,390
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025
With a pass rate
2
board files
First-time NCLEX-PN pass rates by school, Killeen area
| Program | Where | Tested | Passed | First-time pass rate | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple College at Temple | Temple | 27 | 27 | 100.00% | 2025 |
| Central Texas College | Killeen | 13 | 12 | 92.31% | 2025 |
| All 2 programs | 40 | 39 |
- 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 Killeen area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 on the board list only
- Distance from Killeen
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 8.4 miles, farthest 17.7 miles
- Completions, 2023-24
- 39 LVN awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- First-time pass rates
- 2 programs have one: 100.00%, 92.31% (Texas Board of Nursing, 2025)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 3 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
- $63,390 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($30.48 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $47,190 to $87,940; 1,190 employed in the metro area; Texas median $62,240 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
LVN programs, nearest to Killeen first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Pass rate | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple College at Temple | Temple | Board list | 100.00% | 8.4 | |
| Temple CollegeWIOA list | Temple | Certificate | 28 | Not shown | 10.0 |
| Central Texas CollegeWIOA list | Killeen | Certificate | 11 | 92.31% | 17.7 |
- 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, Killeen-Temple, 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
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- San Antonio area10 programs
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