ProgramsCommunity college · School of Nursing, California
Riverside City College, School of Nursing
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | 96% |
| 2022 | 37 | 100% |
| 2023 | 53 | 100% |
| 2024 | 64 | 97% |
| 2025 | 64 | 98% |
| All five | 265 | 98.1% |
In 2025 this program put 64 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 98% passed, against 91.8% across California’s public programs that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “Does not keep a waiting list” It approves 70 places a year across 1 intakes of 70 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.
Riverside City College, School of Nursing: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Riverside City College, School of Nursing?
- Riverside City College, School of Nursing had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 98.0% in 2025, from 64 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 265 candidates at 98.1%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Riverside City College, School of Nursing cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Riverside City College, School of Nursing is approximately $4,708. 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 Riverside City College, School of Nursing an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Riverside City College, School of Nursing 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.