ProgramsPrivate school · Costa Mesa, California
Pacific College, Costa Mesa
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | 60% |
| 2022 | 123 | 67% |
| 2023 | 70 | 76% |
| 2024 | 76 | 89% |
| 2025 | 62 | 60% |
| All five | 389 | 70.7% |
In 2025 this program put 62 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 60% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “0” It approves 225 places a year across 5 intakes of 45 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.
Pacific College, Costa Mesa: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Pacific College, Costa Mesa?
- Pacific College, Costa Mesa had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 60.0% in 2025, from 62 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 389 candidates at 70.7%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Pacific College, Costa Mesa cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Pacific College, Costa Mesa is approximately $36,000. 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 Pacific College, Costa Mesa an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Pacific College, Costa Mesa 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.