ProgramsAdult school · California
Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | 82% |
| 2022 | 22 | 91% |
| 2023 | 17 | 100% |
| 2024 | 25 | 96% |
| 2025 | 16 | 56% |
| All five | 102 | 86.3% |
In 2025 this program put 16 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 56% passed, against 91.8% across California’s public programs that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “0” It approves 40 places a year across 2 intakes of 20 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.
Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center?
- Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 56.0% in 2025, from 16 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 102 candidates at 86.3%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center is approximately $22,260. 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 Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center 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.