ProgramsCommunity college · Madera Center (SCCCD), California
State Center Community College District, Madera Center (SCCCD)
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | 68% |
| 2022 | 24 | 75% |
| 2023 | 25 | 72% |
| 2024 | 30 | 90% |
| 2025 | 23 | 70% |
| All five | 127 | 75.6% |
In 2025 this program put 23 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 70% passed, against 91.8% across California’s public programs that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “28-80” It approves 60 places a year across 2 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.
State Center Community College District, Madera Center (SCCCD): common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at State Center Community College District, Madera Center (SCCCD)?
- State Center Community College District, Madera Center (SCCCD) had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 70.0% in 2025, from 23 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 127 candidates at 75.6%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does State Center Community College District, Madera Center (SCCCD) cost?
- Board-reported tuition at State Center Community College District, Madera Center (SCCCD) is approximately $3,385. 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 State Center Community College District, Madera Center (SCCCD) an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. State Center Community College District, Madera Center (SCCCD) 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.