ProgramsPrivate school · San Mateo, California
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, San Mateo
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | 75% |
| 2022 | 35 | 80% |
| 2023 | 45 | 91% |
| 2024 | 54 | 93% |
| 2025 | 35 | 89% |
| All five | 217 | 85.7% |
In 2025 this program put 35 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 89% 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 144 places a year across 4 intakes of 36 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, San Mateo: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, San Mateo?
- Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, San Mateo had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 89.0% in 2025, from 35 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 217 candidates at 85.7%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, San Mateo cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, San Mateo 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, San Mateo an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, San Mateo 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.