ProgramsPrivate school · San Bernardino, California
Summit College, San Bernardino
Summit College, San Bernardino (previously in Colton)
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 102 | 53% |
| 2022 | 142 | 63% |
| 2023 | 114 | 70% |
| 2024 | 144 | 78% |
| 2025 | 83 | 70% |
| All five | 585 | 67.2% |
In 2025 this program put 83 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 70% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “Does not keep a waiting list” It approves 360 places a year across 8 intakes of 45 students.
What the licence pays here
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, vocational nurses earn a median of $76,970. The bottom tenth earn $62,480 and the top tenth $93,180. 8,200 work in the area.
Full wage breakdown for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
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Summit College, San Bernardino: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Summit College, San Bernardino?
- Summit College, San Bernardino had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 70.0% in 2025, from 83 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 585 candidates at 67.2%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Summit College, San Bernardino cost?
- Summit College, San Bernardino has not reported tuition to the board, so no figure is published here. Absent is not the same as low: contact the school directly. Tuition on this site comes from BVNPT tuition costs for approved schools and excludes books, uniform, exam and licensing fees.
- Is Summit College, San Bernardino an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Summit College, San Bernardino 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.