ProgramsPrivate school · Concord, California
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Concord
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 200 | 65% |
| 2022 | 225 | 68% |
| 2023 | 125 | 90% |
| 2024 | 162 | 91% |
| 2025 | 168 | 83% |
| All five | 880 | 77.5% |
In 2025 this program put 168 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 83% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “Does not keep a waiting list” It approves 150 places a year across 4 intakes of 30 & 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.
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Concord: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Concord?
- Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Concord had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 83.0% in 2025, from 168 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 880 candidates at 77.5%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Concord cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Concord is approximately $36,644. 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 Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Concord an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Concord 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.