ProgramsGreater Houston, Texas
LVN programs in Houston
The Texas Board of Nursing lists 15 approved vocational nursing programs in Greater Houston. Together they sent 425 first-time candidates to the NCLEX-PN in their latest reported year and 92.9% passed, 1.1 points above the Texas figure of 91.9%.
15
Approved programs
92.9%
Area pass rate
425 candidates
91.89%
Texas pass rate
all programs, 2025
$63,670
Local median pay
10,730 LVNs employed
Every program in Greater Houston
Sorted by the latest first-time pass rate the board published for each program. Texas publishes no central tuition table, so ask each school for its cost of attendance in writing.
| Program | City | Candidates | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto College North | Houston | 41 | 100% |
| San Jacinto College South | Houston | 41 | 100% |
| Edwin’s Healthcare Institute | Stafford | 21 | 100% |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin | 20 | 100% |
| The College of Health Care Professions | Houston | 16 | 100% |
| Bell Tech Career InstituteReported closed | Houston | 9 | 100% |
| Lone Star College North Harris MEEP | Houston | 7 | 100% |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | 24 | 95.8% |
| Lone Star College - Tomball | Tomball | 19 | 94.7% |
| Texas Health School | Houston | 73 | 93.2% |
| Lone Star College - Kingwood | Kingwood | 14 | 92.9% |
| Brazosport Community College | Lake Jackson | 12 | 91.7% |
| Houston Community College | Houston | 123 | 86.2% |
| Galveston College | Galveston | 12 | 75% |
| Graduate America | Houston | 2 | 50% |
What an LVN earns in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the median at $63,670 a year ($30.61 an hour), with the bottom tenth on $51,850 and the top tenth on $77,910. It counts 10,730 vocational nurses working in the metro.
LVN programs in Houston: common questions
- How many LVN programs are there in Houston?
- 15 approved programs in Greater Houston appear in the board's published tables: San Jacinto College North, San Jacinto College South, Edwin’s Healthcare Institute, Alvin Community College, The College of Health Care Professions, Bell Tech Career Institute, Lone Star College North Harris MEEP, College of the Mainland, Lone Star College - Tomball, Texas Health School, Lone Star College - Kingwood, Brazosport Community College, Houston Community College, Galveston College, Graduate America. Programs whose board entry gives no campus location are not placed here; the full list is on the programs page.
- Which Houston LVN program has the highest NCLEX-PN pass rate?
- Among programs that sat 20 or more first-time candidates, San Jacinto College North posted the highest rate: 100.00% of 41 in 2025. A pass rate is one year's result, not a grade of the program.
- Which Houston program trains the most LVNs?
- Houston Community College sent the most first-time candidates to the exam: 123 in 2025.
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