ProgramsPrivate school · Sacramento, California
Carrington College, Sacramento
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | 78% |
| 2022 | 86 | 86% |
| 2023 | 69 | 87% |
| 2024 | 70 | 89% |
| 2025 | 74 | 86% |
| All five | 390 | 84.9% |
In 2025 this program put 74 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 86% 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 90 places a year across 3 intakes of 30 students.
What the licence pays here
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, vocational nurses earn a median of $81,570. The bottom tenth earn $65,670 and the top tenth $104,880. 4,760 work in the area.
Carrington College, Sacramento: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Carrington College, Sacramento?
- Carrington College, Sacramento had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 86.0% in 2025, from 74 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 390 candidates at 84.9%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Carrington College, Sacramento cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Carrington College, Sacramento is approximately $38,096. 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 Carrington College, Sacramento an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Carrington College, Sacramento 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.