ProgramsCommunity college · California
College of the Siskiyous
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | no candidates | - |
| 2022 | 12 | 100% |
| 2023 | no candidates | - |
| 2024 | no candidates | - |
| 2025 | 11 | 91% |
| All five | 23 | 95.7% |
In 2025 this program put 11 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 91% passed, against 91.8% across California’s public programs that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “varies on number” It approves 60 places a year across 2 intakes of 30 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.
College of the Siskiyous: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at College of the Siskiyous?
- College of the Siskiyous had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 91.0% in 2025, from 11 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 23 candidates at 95.7%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does College of the Siskiyous cost?
- Board-reported tuition at College of the Siskiyous is approximately $4,550. 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 College of the Siskiyous an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. College of the Siskiyous 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.