ProgramsPrivate school · Santa Maria, California
San Joaquin Valley College, Santa Maria
San Joaquin Valley College, Santa Maria (formerly Santa Barbara Business College, Santa Maria)
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | no candidates | - |
| 2022 | no candidates | - |
| 2023 | no candidates | - |
| 2024 | no candidates | - |
| 2025 | no candidates | - |
The board’s pass-rate table has no rows for this program in the last five years. That usually means it had no first-time candidates in the period, or is published there under a different name.
Getting in
The school told the board: “Does not keep a waiting list” It approves 50 places a year across 2 intakes of 25 students.
What the licence pays here
In Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, vocational nurses earn a median of $79,010. The bottom tenth earn $65,410 and the top tenth $95,650. 650 work in the area.
San Joaquin Valley College, Santa Maria: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at San Joaquin Valley College, Santa Maria?
- BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates does not report exam results for San Joaquin Valley College, Santa Maria in the years held here.
- How much does San Joaquin Valley College, Santa Maria cost?
- Board-reported tuition at San Joaquin Valley College, Santa Maria is approximately $37,700. 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 San Joaquin Valley College, Santa Maria an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. San Joaquin Valley College, Santa Maria 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.