ProgramsAdult school · Willow Center, California
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, Willow Center
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | 80% |
| 2022 | 11 | 82% |
| 2023 | 15 | 100% |
| 2024 | 11 | 100% |
| 2025 | 5 | 100% |
| All five | 57 | 91.2% |
In 2025 this program put 5 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 100% passed, against 91.8% across California’s public programs that year. With this few candidates a single result moves the rate by several points, so read one year with caution and the five-year figure with more.
Getting in
The school told the board: “200” It approves 40 places a year across 2 intakes of 20 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.
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, Willow Center: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, Willow Center?
- Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, Willow Center had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 100.0% in 2025, from 5 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 57 candidates at 91.2%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, Willow Center cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, Willow Center is approximately $6,319. 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 Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, Willow Center an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, Willow Center 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.