ProgramsPrivate school · San Diego, California
Concorde Career College, San Diego
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 89 | 89% |
| 2022 | 101 | 91% |
| 2023 | 81 | 99% |
| 2024 | 137 | 96% |
| 2025 | 96 | 96% |
| All five | 504 | 94.2% |
In 2025 this program put 96 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 96% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “9 to 18 per year” It approves 150 places a year across 4 intakes of FT 40; PT 30 students.
What the licence pays here
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, vocational nurses earn a median of $79,720. The bottom tenth earn $64,950 and the top tenth $96,390. 6,610 work in the area.
Concorde Career College, San Diego: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Concorde Career College, San Diego?
- Concorde Career College, San Diego had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 96.0% in 2025, from 96 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 504 candidates at 94.2%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Concorde Career College, San Diego cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Concorde Career College, San Diego is approximately $36,422. 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 Concorde Career College, San Diego an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Concorde Career College, San Diego 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.