ProgramsPrivate school · San Jose, California
Carrington College, San Jose
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | 81% |
| 2022 | 25 | 68% |
| 2023 | 45 | 71% |
| 2024 | 36 | 89% |
| 2025 | 28 | 86% |
| All five | 165 | 78.8% |
In 2025 this program put 28 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 60 places a year across 3 intakes of 20 students.
What the licence pays here
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, vocational nurses earn a median of $95,320. The bottom tenth earn $77,320 and the top tenth $113,220. 3,290 work in the area.
Carrington College, San Jose: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Carrington College, San Jose?
- Carrington College, San Jose had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 86.0% in 2025, from 28 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 165 candidates at 78.8%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Carrington College, San Jose cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Carrington College, San Jose 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, San Jose an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Carrington College, San Jose 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.