ProgramsCommunity college · California
Palo Verde College, Nursing and Allied Health
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 100% |
| 2022 | 7 | 86% |
| 2023 | 9 | 89% |
| 2024 | 10 | 80% |
| 2025 | 9 | 89% |
| All five | 37 | 86.5% |
In 2025 this program put 9 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 89% 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: “0” It approves 15 places a year across 1 intakes of 15 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.
Palo Verde College, Nursing and Allied Health: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Palo Verde College, Nursing and Allied Health?
- Palo Verde College, Nursing and Allied Health had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 89.0% in 2025, from 9 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 37 candidates at 86.5%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Palo Verde College, Nursing and Allied Health cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Palo Verde College, Nursing and Allied Health is approximately $6,106. 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 Palo Verde College, Nursing and Allied Health an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Palo Verde College, Nursing and Allied Health 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.