ProgramsPrivate school · Long Beach, California
North-West College, Long Beach
North-West College, Long Beach (previously in Glendale)
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | 86% |
| 2022 | 38 | 79% |
| 2023 | 44 | 91% |
| 2024 | 71 | 83% |
| 2025 | 53 | 79% |
| All five | 256 | 83.6% |
In 2025 this program put 53 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 79% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “Waitlist may vary by class” It approves 120 places a year across 4 intakes of 30 students.
What the licence pays here
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, vocational nurses earn a median of $79,310. The bottom tenth earn $64,200 and the top tenth $96,630. 33,590 work in the area.
North-West College, Long Beach: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at North-West College, Long Beach?
- North-West College, Long Beach had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 79.0% in 2025, from 53 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 256 candidates at 83.6%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does North-West College, Long Beach cost?
- Board-reported tuition at North-West College, Long Beach is approximately $34,578. 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 North-West College, Long Beach an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. North-West College, Long Beach 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.