ProgramsPrivate school · Oxnard, California
Career Care Institute, Oxnard
Career Care Institute, Oxnard (formerly Ventura)
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | 78% |
| 2022 | 69 | 59% |
| 2023 | 95 | 72% |
| 2024 | 101 | 82% |
| 2025 | 78 | 82% |
| All five | 392 | 75% |
In 2025 this program put 78 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 82% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “Does not keep a waiting list” It approves 60 places a year across 2 intakes of 30 students.
What the licence pays here
In Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, vocational nurses earn a median of $79,020. The bottom tenth earn $64,530 and the top tenth $95,270. 1,230 work in the area.
Career Care Institute, Oxnard: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Career Care Institute, Oxnard?
- Career Care Institute, Oxnard had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 82.0% in 2025, from 78 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 392 candidates at 75.0%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Career Care Institute, Oxnard cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Career Care Institute, Oxnard is approximately $32,499. 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 Career Care Institute, Oxnard an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Career Care Institute, Oxnard 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.