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LPN/LVN program at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies
Weslaco, TX · Private nonprofit less-than-2-year · (956) 973-1945 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $24,451
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $2,003
- Listed cost
- $26,454
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,530 clock hours, 13 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 73
- First-time NCLEX-PN pass rateTexas Board of Nursing, 2025, as printed
- 87.88%
- 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, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, 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
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies awarded 73 LPN/LVN credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $24,451 compares with a Texas median wage of $62,240 for licensed practical and vocational nurses (BLS, May 2025).
NCLEX-PN results
Texas Board of Nursing printed a first-time pass rate of 87.88% for Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies in 2025 (33 tested, 29 passed).
| Period | Tested | Passed | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | 45 | 83.33% |
| 2022 | 46 | 37 | 80.43% |
| 2023 | 78 | 73 | 93.59% |
| 2024 | 56 | 42 | 75.00% |
| 2025 | 33 | 29 | 87.88% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocational Nursing | $22,185 | Not listed | 57% | 44.5% | $8,289 |
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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