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Carrington College, Santa Maria
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | 92% |
| 2022 | 13 | 77% |
| 2023 | 37 | 97% |
| 2024 | 25 | 96% |
| 2025 | 48 | 88% |
| All five | 147 | 91.2% |
In 2025 this program put 48 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 88% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools that year.
What the licence pays here
In Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, vocational nurses earn a median of $79,010. The bottom tenth earn $65,410 and the top tenth $95,650. 650 work in the area.
Carrington College, Santa Maria: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Carrington College, Santa Maria?
- Carrington College, Santa Maria had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 88.0% in 2025, from 48 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 147 candidates at 91.2%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Carrington College, Santa Maria cost?
- Carrington College, Santa Maria 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, Santa Maria an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Carrington College, Santa Maria 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.