ProgramsCommunity college · North County, California
Cuesta College, North County
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | 93% |
| 2022 | no candidates | - |
| 2023 | 22 | 64% |
| 2024 | 27 | 81% |
| 2025 | 25 | 96% |
| All five | 101 | 84.2% |
In 2025 this program put 25 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 96% passed, against 91.8% across California’s public programs that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “0” It approves 135 places a year across 3 intakes of 45 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.
Cuesta College, North County: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Cuesta College, North County?
- Cuesta College, North County had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 96.0% in 2025, from 25 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 101 candidates at 84.2%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Cuesta College, North County cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Cuesta College, North County is approximately $5,575. 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 Cuesta College, North County an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Cuesta College, North County 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.