ProgramsPrivate school · Ontario, California
American Career College, Ontario
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 240 | 83% |
| 2022 | 227 | 84% |
| 2023 | 283 | 88% |
| 2024 | 307 | 88% |
| 2025 | 336 | 83% |
| All five | 1,393 | 85.3% |
In 2025 this program put 336 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 83% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “42” It approves 420 places a year across 6 intakes of 70 students.
What the licence pays here
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, vocational nurses earn a median of $76,970. The bottom tenth earn $62,480 and the top tenth $93,180. 8,200 work in the area.
Full wage breakdown for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
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American Career College, Ontario: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at American Career College, Ontario?
- American Career College, Ontario had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 83.0% in 2025, from 336 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 1393 candidates at 85.3%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does American Career College, Ontario cost?
- Board-reported tuition at American Career College, Ontario 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, Ontario an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. American Career College, Ontario 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.