ProgramsPrivate school · Anaheim (Orange County), California
American Career College, Anaheim (Orange County)
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 189 | 88% |
| 2022 | 238 | 82% |
| 2023 | 266 | 88% |
| 2024 | 315 | 90% |
| 2025 | 318 | 89% |
| All five | 1,326 | 87.6% |
In 2025 this program put 318 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 89% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “40” It approves 420 places a year across 6 intakes of 70 students.
What the licence pays here
In California, vocational nurses earn a median of $79,750. The bottom tenth earn $64,390 and the top tenth $100,450. 82,850 work in the area.
American Career College, Anaheim (Orange County): common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at American Career College, Anaheim (Orange County)?
- American Career College, Anaheim (Orange County) had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 89.0% in 2025, from 318 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 1326 candidates at 87.6%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does American Career College, Anaheim (Orange County) cost?
- Board-reported tuition at American Career College, Anaheim (Orange County) is approximately $38,094. That figure comes from BVNPT tuition costs for approved schools and does not include books, uniform, the NCLEX-PN exam fee or licensing costs, which add materially to the total.
- Is American Career College, Anaheim (Orange County) an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. American Career College, Anaheim (Orange County) appears on the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians list of approved programs. Approval means graduates are eligible to sit the NCLEX-PN; it is not a ranking or an endorsement of quality.
- Is an LVN the same as an LPN?
- Yes. California and Texas call the licence Licensed Vocational Nurse; the other 48 states call it Licensed Practical Nurse. Both sit the same national exam, the NCLEX-PN. There is no separate LVN exam and the qualification is the same.