ProgramsPrivate school · Fremont, California
Unitek College, Fremont
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Candidates | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 160 | 75% |
| 2022 | 249 | 71% |
| 2023 | 242 | 81% |
| 2024 | 241 | 85% |
| 2025 | 249 | 76% |
| All five | 1,141 | 77.7% |
In 2025 this program put 249 candidates through the NCLEX-PN for the first time and 76% passed, against 82.8% across California’s private schools that year.
Getting in
The school told the board: “0” It approves 360 places a year across 10 intakes of 36 students.
What the licence pays here
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, vocational nurses earn a median of $94,310. The bottom tenth earn $75,900 and the top tenth $109,120. 8,800 work in the area.
Unitek College, Fremont: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Unitek College, Fremont?
- Unitek College, Fremont had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 76.0% in 2025, from 249 candidates tested. Cohort size matters: a high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality. Over five years the program tested 1141 candidates at 77.7%. Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates.
- How much does Unitek College, Fremont cost?
- Board-reported tuition at Unitek College, Fremont 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, Fremont an approved vocational nursing program?
- Yes. Unitek College, Fremont 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.