ProgramsPrivate school · California
Career Development Institute, Inc.
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | 92% |
| 2022 | 78 | 81% |
| 2023 | 74 | 92% |
| 2024 | 70 | 86% |
| 2025 | 67 | 90% |
| All five | 338 | 87.6% |
In 2025 this program put 67 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 90% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “0” It approves 120 places a year across 3 intakes of 40 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.
Career Development Institute, Inc.: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Career Development Institute, Inc.?
- Career Development Institute, Inc. had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 90.0% in 2025, from 67 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 338 candidates at 87.6%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Career Development Institute, Inc. cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Career Development Institute, Inc. is approximately $31,801. 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 Development Institute, Inc. an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Career Development Institute, Inc. 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.