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LVN Programs in the McAllen area
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area
Programs
4
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$56,250
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$24,451
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
With a pass rate
2
board files
First-time NCLEX-PN pass rates by school, McAllen area
| Program | Where | Tested | Passed | First-time pass rate | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Texas College | McAllen | 174 | 160 | 91.95% | 2025 |
| Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies | Weslaco | 33 | 29 | 87.88% | 2025 |
| All 2 programs | 207 | 189 |
- 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 McAllen area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 4 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 on the board list only
- Distance from McAllen
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 3.3 miles, farthest 11.3 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 4 list one: $24,451 to $29,400 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 13 months each (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 521 LVN awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- First-time pass rates
- 2 programs have one: 91.95%, 87.88% (Texas Board of Nursing, 2025)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 4 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 64% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 57% (3 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
- $56,250 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($27.04 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,640 to $64,520; 1,860 employed in the metro area; Texas median $62,240 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
LVN programs, nearest to McAllen first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Pass rate | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande Valley CollegeWIOA list | Pharr | Certificate | $29,400 | 13 months | 299 | Not shown | 3.3 |
| South Texas College | McAllen | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 91.95% | 5.5 | |
| South Texas CollegeWIOA list | McAllen | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 149 | Not shown | 5.6 |
| Valley Grande Institute for Academic StudiesWIOA list | Weslaco | Certificate | $24,451 | 13 months | 73 | 87.88% | 11.3 |
- 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, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, 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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