ProgramsPrivate school · California
Professional Medical Careers Institute
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | 75% |
| 2022 | 51 | 78% |
| 2023 | 61 | 87% |
| 2024 | 63 | 89% |
| 2025 | 56 | 84% |
| All five | 288 | 83.0% |
In 2025 this program put 56 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 84% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “varies on number” It approves 90 places a year across 3 intakes of 30 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.
Professional Medical Careers Institute: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Professional Medical Careers Institute?
- Professional Medical Careers Institute had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 84.0% in 2025, from 56 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 288 candidates at 83.0%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Professional Medical Careers Institute cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Professional Medical Careers Institute is approximately $33,424. 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 Professional Medical Careers Institute an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Professional Medical Careers Institute 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.