ProgramsPrivate school · Bakersfield, California
Unitek College, Bakersfield
Unitek College, Bakersfield (formerly Southern C
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | 73% |
| 2022 | 128 | 70% |
| 2023 | 181 | 79% |
| 2024 | 156 | 79% |
| 2025 | 166 | 83% |
| All five | 714 | 77.7% |
In 2025 this program put 166 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 83% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “0” It approves 216 places a year across 6 intakes of 36 students.
What the licence pays here
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, vocational nurses earn a median of $76,130. The bottom tenth earn $62,070 and the top tenth $91,460. 1,480 work in the area.
Unitek College, Bakersfield: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Unitek College, Bakersfield?
- Unitek College, Bakersfield had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 83.0% in 2025, from 166 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 714 candidates at 77.7%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Unitek College, Bakersfield cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Unitek College, Bakersfield is approximately $36,352. 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 Unitek College, Bakersfield an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Unitek College, Bakersfield 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.