ProgramsPrivate school · California
Northern California Nursing Academy
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | no candidates | - |
| 2022 | 8 | 75% |
| 2023 | 10 | 60% |
| 2024 | 14 | 79% |
| 2025 | 16 | 50% |
| All five | 48 | 64.6% |
In 2025 this program put 16 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 50% 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 18 places a year across 1 intakes of 18 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.
Northern California Nursing Academy: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Northern California Nursing Academy?
- Northern California Nursing Academy had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 50.0% in 2025, from 16 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 48 candidates at 64.6%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Northern California Nursing Academy cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Northern California Nursing Academy is approximately $34,977. 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 Northern California Nursing Academy an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Northern California Nursing Academy 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.