ProgramsPrivate school · Alhambra, California
Platt College, Alhambra
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | 74% |
| 2022 | 19 | 53% |
| 2023 | 14 | 43% |
| 2024 | 28 | 64% |
| 2025 | 3 | 33% |
| All five | 91 | 60.4% |
In 2025 this program put 3 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 33% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools 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: “Does not keep a waiting list” It approves 40 places a year across 2 intakes of 20 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.
Platt College, Alhambra: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Platt College, Alhambra?
- Platt College, Alhambra had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 33.0% in 2025, from 3 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 91 candidates at 60.4%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Platt College, Alhambra cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Platt College, Alhambra is approximately $33,567. 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 Platt College, Alhambra an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Platt College, Alhambra 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.