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LVN program at Southwest Texas College
Uvalde, TX · Public 2-year · (830) 278-4401 · School website
On Texas's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 49
- First-time NCLEX-PN pass rateTexas Board of Nursing, 2025, as printed
- 80.00%
- 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
- Cost, length and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Earnings and debt: College Scorecard data files, June 10, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- 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).
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Texas, read October 8, 2026.
NCLEX-PN results
| Period | Tested | Passed | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | 26 | 83.37% |
| 2022 | 51 | 41 | 80.39% |
| 2023 | 42 | 34 | 80.95% |
| 2024 | 54 | 41 | 75.93% |
| 2025 | 40 | 32 | 80.00% |
Source: Texas Board of Nursing, "Licensure Examination - Vocational Nurse (VN) Pass Rates for Last 5 Years"; the file's footer reads "VN 5YR-25 Draft.xlsx": the board marks it as a draft, not a final file.
On the WIOA list (Texas)
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient Care TechnicianCertificate · In person · CIP 51.3901 | $4,200+ $2,000 books | Competency-based or withheld | 55.4% | 75% | $5,786 | 74 |
| Patient Care TechnicianCertificate · In person · CIP 51.3901 | $5,463+ $1,009 books | Competency-based or withheld | 76.5% | 79.7% | $5,560 | 81 |
| Vocational NursingLicensed Vocational Nurse · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.3901 | $5,684+ $3,500 books | Competency-based or withheld | 95.1% | 66.7% | $12,300 | 41 |
| Vocational NursingLicensed Vocational Nurse · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.3901 | $5,684+ $3,500 books | Competency-based or withheld | 92.1% | 75% | $10,320 | 38 |
| Vocational NursingLicensed Vocational Nurse · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.3901 | $5,684+ $3,500 books | Competency-based or withheld | 80.7% | 77.6% | $9,732 | 119 |
Source: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov (ETA-9171), June 30, 2025 file, read October 8, 2026. Matched by name, address and CIP code.
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