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LVN Programs in the San Antonio area
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area
Programs
10
8 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$62,280
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$15,000
of 3 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
With a pass rate
7
board files
First-time NCLEX-PN pass rates by school, San Antonio area
| Program | Where | Tested | Passed | First-time pass rate | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army Practical Nurse Program | San Antonio | 259 | 258 | 99.61% | 2025 |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio | 66 | 63 | 95.45% | 2025 |
| Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio | San Antonio | 586 | 544 | 92.83% | 2025 |
| Hallmark University | San Antonio | 9 | 8 | 88.89% | 2025 |
| Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | San Antonio | 47 | 41 | 87.23% | 2025 |
| Institute of Allied Healthcare | San Antonio | 14 | 11 | 78.57% | 2025 |
| Lamson Institute | San Antonio | 46 | 26 | 56.52% | 2025 |
| All 7 programs | 1,027 | 951 |
- 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 San Antonio area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 3 on the board list only, 1 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from San Antonio
- 8 within 10 miles; nearest 4.3 miles, farthest 28.5 miles
- Listed program cost
- 3 of 10 list one: $15,000 to $24,650, middle $20,000 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 12 months each (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 394 LVN awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- First-time pass rates
- 7 programs have one: middle 89%, lowest 57%, highest 100% (Texas Board of Nursing, 2025)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 10 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
- $62,280 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($29.94 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $50,320 to $77,360; 5,970 employed in the metro area; Texas median $62,240 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
LVN programs, nearest to San Antonio first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Pass rate | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 | 87.23% | 4.3 |
| Institute of Allied Healthcare | San Antonio | Certificate | $15,000 | 12 months | 12 | 78.57% | 4.5 |
| Oxford AcademyWIOA list | San Antonio | WIOA list only | $20,000 | Not reported | Not shown | 4.6 | |
| Rio Grande Valley College | San Antonio | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | 4.9 | |
| Army Practical Nurse Program | San Antonio | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 99.61% | 5.0 | |
| Galen College of Nursing-San AntonioWIOA list | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 263 | 92.83% | 5.4 |
| Lamson Institute | San Antonio | Certificate | $24,650 | 12 months | 43 | 56.52% | 7.1 |
| St Philip's CollegeWIOA list | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 57 | 95.45% | 7.3 |
| Hallmark University | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 88.89% | 11.9 |
| St. Philip's College, New Braunfels | New Braunfels | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | 28.5 |
- 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, San Antonio-New Braunfels, 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
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