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LPN/LVN program at Texas Southmost College
Brownsville, TX · Public 2-year · (956) 295-3600 · School website
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
- 10
- First-time NCLEX-PN pass rateTexas Board of Nursing, 2025, as printed
- 85.71%
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 22 graduates
- $46,052
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $64,787
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $58 a month over 10 years
- $5,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $56,073
- Typical pay for licensed practical and vocational nursesBLS OEWS May 2025, Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- $56,250
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
Texas Southmost College awarded 10 LPN/LVN credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 5 we list.
NCLEX-PN results
Texas Board of Nursing printed a first-time pass rate of 85.71% for Texas Southmost College in 2025 (14 tested, 12 passed).
| Period | Tested | Passed | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | 20 | 95.24% |
| 2022 | 11 | 10 | 90.91% |
| 2023 | 27 | 19 | 70.37% |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 100.00% |
| 2025 | 14 | 12 | 85.71% |
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.
On Texas's WIOA eligible training list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's approved training list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Listed cost | Weeks | Completed | Employed, Q2 | Median earnings, Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed Vocational Nursing | $8,854 | Not listed | 97.9% | 87.2% | $10,151 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.
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