ProgramsAdult school · California
Bakersfield Adult School
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 100% |
| 2022 | 16 | 94% |
| 2023 | no candidates | - |
| 2024 | 11 | 100% |
| 2025 | no candidates | - |
| All five | 33 | 97.0% |
In 2024 this program put 11 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 100% passed, against 91.8% across California’s public programs that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “Does not keep a waiting list” It approves 15 places a year across 1 intakes of 15 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.
Bakersfield Adult School: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Bakersfield Adult School?
- Bakersfield Adult School had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 100.0% in 2024, from 11 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 33 candidates at 97.0%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Bakersfield Adult School cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Bakersfield Adult School is approximately $6,500. 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 Bakersfield Adult School an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Bakersfield Adult School 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.