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Carrington College, Bakersfield
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | 58% |
| 2022 | 71 | 75% |
| 2023 | 43 | 86% |
| 2024 | 58 | 93% |
| 2025 | 69 | 86% |
| All five | 281 | 80.4% |
In 2025 this program put 69 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 86% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools that year.
What the licence pays here
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, vocational nurses earn a median of $76,130. The bottom tenth earn $62,070 and the top tenth $91,460. 1,480 work in the area.
Carrington College, Bakersfield: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Carrington College, Bakersfield?
- Carrington College, Bakersfield had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 86.0% in 2025, from 69 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 281 candidates at 80.4%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Carrington College, Bakersfield cost?
- Carrington College, Bakersfield has not reported tuition to the board, so no figure is published here. Absent is not the same as low: contact the school directly. Tuition on this site comes from BVNPT tuition costs for approved schools and excludes books, uniform, exam and licensing fees.
- Is Carrington College, Bakersfield an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Carrington College, Bakersfield 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.