ProgramsPrivate school · Los Angeles, California
Smith Chason School of Nursing, Los Angeles
Smith Chason School of Nursing, Los Angeles (formerly WCUI School of Nursing, Los Angeles, formerly West Coast Ultrasound
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: “20-30 students/yr” It approves 80 places a year across 4 intakes of 20 students.
What the licence pays here
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, vocational nurses earn a median of $79,310. The bottom tenth earn $64,200 and the top tenth $96,630. 33,590 work in the area.
Smith Chason School of Nursing, Los Angeles: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Smith Chason School of Nursing, Los Angeles?
- BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates does not report exam results for Smith Chason School of Nursing, Los Angeles in the years held here.
- How much does Smith Chason School of Nursing, Los Angeles cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Smith Chason School of Nursing, Los Angeles is approximately $35,277. 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 Smith Chason School of Nursing, Los Angeles an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Smith Chason School of Nursing, Los Angeles 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.