ProgramsPrivate school · Lancaster, California
High Desert Medical College, Lancaster
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | 76% |
| 2022 | 60 | 78% |
| 2023 | 38 | 84% |
| 2024 | 35 | 86% |
| 2025 | 40 | 85% |
| All five | 219 | 81.3% |
In 2025 this program put 40 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 85% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “5” It approves 90 places a year across 3 intakes of 30 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.
High Desert Medical College, Lancaster: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at High Desert Medical College, Lancaster?
- High Desert Medical College, Lancaster had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 85.0% in 2025, from 40 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 219 candidates at 81.3%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does High Desert Medical College, Lancaster cost?
- Board-reported tuition at High Desert Medical College, Lancaster is approximately $32,175. 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 High Desert Medical College, Lancaster an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. High Desert Medical College, Lancaster 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.