ProgramsGreater San Antonio, Texas
LVN programs in San Antonio
The Texas Board of Nursing lists 7 approved vocational nursing programs in Greater San Antonio. Together they sent 981 first-time candidates to the NCLEX-PN in their latest reported year and 94.3% passed, 2.4 points above the Texas figure of 91.9%.
7
Approved programs
94.3%
Area pass rate
981 candidates
91.89%
Texas pass rate
all programs, 2025
$62,280
Local median pay
5,970 LVNs employed
Every program in Greater San Antonio
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Practical Nurse Course | Ft. Sam Houston | 259 | 99.6% |
| St. Philip’s College | San Antonio | 66 | 95.5% |
| Galen College of Nursing | San Antonio | 586 | 92.8% |
| Hallmark University | San Antonio | 9 | 88.9% |
| Baptist Health System | San Antonio | 47 | 87.2% |
| The Institute of Allied Health | San Antonio | 14 | 78.6% |
| Lamson InstituteReported closed | San Antonio | 46 | 56.5% |
What an LVN earns in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the median at $62,280 a year ($29.94 an hour), with the bottom tenth on $50,320 and the top tenth on $77,360. It counts 5,970 vocational nurses working in the metro.
LVN programs in San Antonio: common questions
- How many LVN programs are there in San Antonio?
- 7 approved programs in Greater San Antonio appear in the board's published tables: Army Practical Nurse Course, St. Philip’s College, Galen College of Nursing, Hallmark University, Baptist Health System, The Institute of Allied Health, Lamson Institute. Programs whose board entry gives no campus location are not placed here; the full list is on the programs page.
- Which San Antonio LVN program has the highest NCLEX-PN pass rate?
- Among programs that sat 20 or more first-time candidates, Army Practical Nurse Course posted the highest rate: 99.61% of 259 in 2025. A pass rate is one year's result, not a grade of the program.
- Which San Antonio program trains the most LVNs?
- Galen College of Nursing sent the most first-time candidates to the exam: 586 in 2025.
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