LPN/LVN program at Coastal Bend College

Beeville, TX · Public 2-year · (361) 354-2200 · School website

School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year): Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 51
First-time NCLEX-PN pass rateTexas Board of Nursing, 2025, as printed: 81.58%
Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants as one group at this school: Not shown for this program alone
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $56,073
Typical pay for licensed practical and vocational nursesBLS OEWS May 2025, Texas: $62,240

Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.

About this program

Coastal Bend College awarded 51 LPN/LVN credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 6 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)	51.3901 Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	Not reported	Not reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)	51.3901 Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	51	Not reported	Not reported
Associate degree	51.3901 Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	Not reported	Not reported

Texas Board of Nursing printed a first-time pass rate of 81.58% for Coastal Bend College in 2025 (38 tested, 31 passed).

Pass rate by year, as printed
Period	Tested	Passed	Rate
2021	41	37	90.24%
2022	35	32	91.43%
2023	63	56	88.89%
2024	63	56	88.89%
2025	38	31	81.58%

Source: Texas Board of Nursing NCLEX-PN pass-rate file. The Texas file is labelled "Draft" in its footer although the board posts it as current.

No other LPN/LVN program with its own page lies within 50 miles of Beeville.