ProgramsNCLEX-PN pass rates

NCLEX-PN pass rates by school, 2025

First-time pass rates as the two boards publish them: 136 California programs that sat candidates in 2025 and 84 open Texas programs. Programs with 20 or more candidates are sorted by rate; smaller cohorts are listed separately, because one candidate can move their rate by five points or more.

California’s public programs passed 91.8% of 1,095 candidates and its private schools 82.8% of 6,483. Texas programs together passed 91.89%.

California, 2025

98 programs with 20 or more candidates

California publishes whole-number rates. The five-year column pools 2021-2025, which is the steadier read for any single program.

#	Program	Type	Candidates	Pass rate	Five years
1	Citrus College	Community college	44	100%	95.1% of 203
2	Clovis Adult Education	Adult school	36	100%	89.5% of 229
3	Allan Hancock College	Community college	33	100%	97.5% of 161
4	Inland Career Education Center	Adult school	33	100%	97.8% of 89
5	Long Beach City College	Community college	31	100%	98.0% of 201
6	Carrington College, VisaliaVisalia	Not in the fee table	30	100%	94.1% of 188
7	Santa Barbara City College	Community college	27	100%	98.8% of 86
8	College of the Redwoods, EurekaEureka	Community college	21	100%	93.8% of 48
9	Riverside City College, School of NursingSchool of Nursing	Community college	64	98%	98.1% of 265
10	Grossmont Health Occupations Center	Adult school	41	98%	97.8% of 184
11	Unitek College, South San FranciscoSouth San Francisco	Private school	119	97%	85.9% of 562
12	Xavier College	Private school	36	97%	96.3% of 242
13	Concorde Career College, San DiegoSan Diego	Private school	96	96%	94.2% of 504
14	Bakersfield College	Community college	51	96%	94.5% of 128
15	Imperial Valley College	Community college	27	96%	98.8% of 80
16	Cuesta College, North CountyNorth County	Community college	25	96%	84.2% of 101
17	Fresno Adult School	Adult school	25	96%	89.6% of 154
18	Stanbridge University, RiversideRiverside	Not in the fee table	25	96%	96.0% of 25
19	Moriah Medical College	Private school	24	96%	97.3% of 74
20	North Orange County Regional Occupational Program	Regional occupational program	23	96%	92.0% of 113
21	MiraCosta College	Community college	21	95%	93.2% of 73
22	American Career College, Los AngelesLos Angeles	Private school	285	94%	90.8% of 1,339
23	Sacramento City College	Community college	34	94%	82.9% of 129
24	Chaffey College	Community college	40	93%	89.6% of 144
25	Stanbridge University, IrvineIrvine	Private school	198	92%	94.9% of 772
26	Merced College	Community college	38	92%	87.6% of 97
27	Carrington College, Rancho MirageRancho Mirage	Not in the fee table	37	92%	87.9% of 107
28	College of the Desert	Community college	25	92%	93.8% of 80
29	Visalia Adult School	Adult school	24	92%	83.6% of 152
30	Unitek College, ConcordConcord	Private school	235	91%	86.6% of 902
31	Concorde Career College, North HollywoodNorth Hollywood	Private school	106	91%	75.9% of 569
32	Career Care Institute, LancasterLancaster	Private school	66	91%	84.7% of 294
33	College of Nursing & Technology	Private school	22	91%	94.9% of 78
34	Stanbridge University, Los AngelesLos Angeles	Private school	164	90%	91.0% of 410
35	Career Development Institute, Inc.	Private school	67	90%	87.6% of 338
36	Angeles College, Los AngelesLos Angeles	Private school	39	90%	89.9% of 169
37	American Career College, Anaheim (Orange County)Anaheim (Orange County)	Private school	318	89%	87.6% of 1,326
38	Unitek College, SacramentoSacramento	Private school	301	89%	87.0% of 1,169
39	Mission College VN	Community college	46	89%	86.3% of 183
40	Career Care Institute, Moreno ValleyMoreno Valley	Private school	44	89%	78.1% of 224
41	Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, San MateoSan Mateo	Private school	35	89%	85.7% of 217
42	Concorde Career College, Garden GroveGarden Grove	Private school	110	88%	87.9% of 512
43	Institute of Technology, ModestoModesto	Private school	73	88%	90.9% of 331
44	Carrington College, Santa MariaSanta Maria	Not in the fee table	48	88%	91.2% of 147
45	Hartnell College	Community college	26	88%	90.6% of 128
46	Los Medanos College	Community college	26	88%	84.4% of 96
47	Institute of Technology, ClovisClovis	Private school	94	87%	83.1% of 467
48	Carrington College, SacramentoSacramento	Private school	74	86%	84.9% of 390
49	Carrington College, BakersfieldBakersfield	Not in the fee table	69	86%	80.4% of 281
50	Carrington College, San JoseSan Jose	Private school	28	86%	78.8% of 165
51	Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, FresnoFresno	Private school	257	85%	81.1% of 747
52	Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, SacramentoSacramento	Not in the fee table	108	85%	85.8% of 226
53	California Nurses Educational Institute	Private school	94	85%	80.8% of 370
54	North-West College, San DiegoSan Diego	Not in the fee table	65	85%	88.7% of 97
55	High Desert Medical College, LancasterLancaster	Private school	40	85%	81.3% of 219
56	Butte College	Community college	27	85%	91.3% of 80
57	Homestead Schools, Inc., TorranceTorrance	Not in the fee table	26	85%	89.3% of 103
58	Professional Medical Careers Institute	Private school	56	84%	83.0% of 288
59	American Career College, OntarioOntario	Private school	336	83%	85.3% of 1,393
60	Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, ConcordConcord	Private school	168	83%	77.5% of 880
61	Unitek College, BakersfieldBakersfield	Private school	166	83%	77.7% of 714
62	Angeles College, City of IndustryCity of Industry	Private school	126	83%	83.9% of 342
63	Unitek College, San JoseSan Jose	Private school	298	82%	76.0% of 1,289
64	Institute of Technology, ReddingRedding	Private school	97	82%	75.0% of 507
65	Career Care Institute, OxnardOxnard	Private school	78	82%	75.0% of 392
66	Downey Adult School	Adult school	50	82%	78.8% of 240
67	Angeles Institute	Private school	113	81%	83.5% of 333
68	Marian College, Van NuysVan Nuys	Private school	48	81%	83.0% of 218
69	Marian College, Los AngelesLos Angeles	Private school	50	80%	75.0% of 320
70	Contra Costa Medical Career College	Private school	30	80%	79.5% of 73
71	Unitek College, HaywardHayward	Private school	155	79%	79.4% of 617
72	North-West College, Long BeachLong Beach	Private school	53	79%	83.6% of 256
73	Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, ModestoModesto	Private school	262	78%	80.6% of 1,097
74	Unitek College, FremontFremont	Private school	249	76%	77.7% of 1,141
75	Blake Austin College	Private school	138	76%	71.9% of 531
76	Beaumont Adult School	Adult school	50	76%	82.7% of 208
77	California Career Institute, AnaheimAnaheim	Not in the fee table	197	75%	75.0% of 607
78	North-West College, PomonaPomona	Private school	76	75%	74.3% of 323
79	Concorde Career College, San BernardinoSan Bernardino	Private school	68	75%	74.4% of 450
80	The Nurse Academy	Private school	24	75%	80.9% of 68
81	National Career College	Private school	91	74%	77.7% of 314
82	Quest Nursing Education Center	Private school	44	73%	78.4% of 204
83	North-West College, AnaheimAnaheim	Private school	39	72%	80.0% of 105
84	Medical Career College	Private school	21	71%	66.0% of 103
85	Summit College, San BernardinoSan Bernardino	Private school	83	70%	67.2% of 585
86	State Center Community College District, Madera Center (SCCCD)Madera Center (SCCCD)	Community college	23	70%	75.6% of 127
87	North-West College, RiversideRiverside	Private school	168	69%	76.6% of 492
88	North-West College, Van NuysVan Nuys	Private school	65	69%	77.9% of 235
89	CES (Community Enhancement Services) College	Private school	64	69%	81.7% of 230
90	Medical Allied Career Center, Inc.	Private school	29	69%	69.5% of 164
91	Pacific College, LakewoodLakewood	Not in the fee table	29	69%	71.6% of 81
92	North-West College, West CovinaWest Covina	Private school	92	68%	69.5% of 489
93	Honor Health Sciences	Not in the fee table	21	67%	70.6% of 51
94	Pacific College, Costa MesaCosta Mesa	Private school	62	60%	70.7% of 389
95	California Career Institute, CentinelaCentinela	Not in the fee table	25	56%	66.7% of 45
96	Clement Career College	Not in the fee table	25	56%	62.5% of 32
97	High Desert Medical College, BakersfieldBakersfield	Private school	26	54%	66.4% of 137
98	Glendale Career College	Private school	83	49%	62.1% of 293

Fewer than 20 candidates, not ranked

Aberdeen Institute 100% of 6
Allied Medical & Health Services, Inc 100% of 3
Antelope Valley College 100% of 16
Central Coast College 92% of 12
Cerro Coso Community College 73% of 11
Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center 56% of 16
City College of San Francisco 94% of 18
CNI College 88% of 16
College of the Redwoods, Del Norte 73% of 11
College of the Siskiyous 91% of 11
Copper Mountain College 64% of 11
Dalrada Career Institute 79% of 19
Gavilan College 100% of 1
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, Willow Center 100% of 5
High Desert Medical College, Temecula 94% of 18
Homestead Schools, Inc., Costa Mesa 83% of 6
Integrity College of Health 54% of 13
Lassen Community College 100% of 5
LAUSD - Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center 100% of 7
LAUSD-North Valley Occupational Center 100% of 10
Los Angeles Mission College 88% of 16
Lotus Medical Career College 83% of 6
Lynwood Community Adult School 83% of 12
Meta Polytechnic 89% of 9
North-West College, Bakersfield 80% of 5
Northern California Nursing Academy 50% of 16
Nurses' Development Center, Inc. 74% of 19
Pacific Times Healthcare College 50% of 2
Palo Verde College, Nursing and Allied Health 89% of 9
Pasadena City College, Health Sciences Division 100% of 16
Platt College, Alhambra 33% of 3
Rio Hondo College 100% of 16
San Leandro Adult and Career Education Center 67% of 6
Shasta College 90% of 10
Southeast California College 71% of 14
Tri-County Regional Occupational Program 100% of 1
Tulare Adult School 75% of 8
University of Antelope Valley 100% of 16

California pass rates against tuition, with a CSV download

Source: BVNPT vocational nursing program pass rates

Texas, 2025

60 programs with 20 or more candidates

The Texas Board of Nursing commends programs at 90 per cent or above and requires a self-study report below 80. 61 open programs cleared 90 and 8 fell under 80.

#	Program	City	Candidates	Pass rate
1	North Central Texas College	Gainesville	65	100%
2	Blinn College	Brenham	50	100%
3	Texarkana College	Texarkana	45	100%
4	San Jacinto College North	Houston	41	100%
5	San Jacinto College South	Houston	41	100%
6	South Plains College at Reese Center	Lubbock	36	100%
7	Paris Junior College	Paris	33	100%
8	Odessa College	Monahans	29	100%
9	Temple College	Temple	27	100%
10	Northeast Texas Community College	Mount Pleasant	22	100%
11	Edwin’s Healthcare Institute	Stafford	21	100%
12	Navarro College	Mexia	21	100%
13	Alvin Community College	Alvin	20	100%
14	Army Practical Nurse Course	Ft. Sam Houston	259	99.6%
15	Austin Community College	Austin	83	97.6%
16	Navarro College	Corsicana	40	97.5%
17	Grayson College	Van Alstyne	32	96.9%
18	Angelina College at Lufkin MEEP	Lufkin	29	96.5%
19	College of the Mainland	Texas City	24	95.8%
20	Collin College	McKinney	71	95.8%
21	Weatherford College	Weatherford	45	95.6%
22	St. Philip’s College	San Antonio	66	95.5%
23	Navarro College	Waxahachie	44	95.5%
24	Trinity Valley Community College	Terrell	21	95.2%
25	Wharton County Jr. College	Wharton	21	95.2%
26	Clarendon College	Pampa	39	94.9%
27	Howard College	San Angelo	55	94.5%
28	Victoria College	Victoria	54	94.4%
29	Amarillo College	Amarillo	49	93.9%
30	Lamar State College	Port Arthur	75	93.3%
31	Texas Health School	Houston	73	93.2%
32	Rio Grande Valley College	Pharr	306	93.1%
33	Tyler Junior College	Tyler	102	93.1%
34	Cisco College	Abilene	58	93.1%
35	McLennan Community College - Traditional	Waco	29	93.1%
36	Angelina College at Lufkin Traditional	Lufkin	28	92.9%
37	Galen College of Nursing	San Antonio	586	92.8%
38	Odessa College	Andrews	39	92.3%
39	South Texas College	McAllen	174	92.0%
40	Hill College	Hillsboro	23	91.3%
41	Panola College	Carthage	45	91.1%
42	Laredo College	Laredo	67	91.0%
43	Vernon College	Vernon	66	90.9%
44	Dallas College	Dallas	21	90.5%
45	Lamar State College	Orange	55	89.1%
46	Concorde Career College	Dallas	54	88.9%
47	Texas State Technical College West Texas	Sweetwater	42	88.1%
48	Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies	Weslaco	33	87.9%
49	El Paso Community College at Mission Del Paso	El Paso	48	87.5%
50	Baptist Health System	San Antonio	47	87.2%
51	Houston Community College	Houston	123	86.2%
52	Concorde Career College	Grand Prairie	116	83.6%
53	Valley Baptist Medical Center	Harlingen	29	82.8%
54	Coastal Bend College	Beeville	38	81.6%
55	Texas State Technical College	Harlingen	65	80%
56	Southwest Texas Junior College	Uvalde	40	80%
57	CyberTex Institute	Austin	30	73.3%
58	Frank Phillips College	Borger	41	73.2%
59	Tyler County Hospital	Woodville	55	72.7%
60	Arlington Career Institute	Grand Prairie	27	51.9%

Fewer than 20 candidates, not ranked

Brazosport Community College 91.67% of 12
Central Texas College 92.31% of 13
CTK Healthcare & Career Institute 85.71% of 7
Del Mar College - MEEP 100.00% of 8
Divine School for Healthcare Professionals 100.00% of 5
Galveston College 75.00% of 12
Graduate America 50.00% of 2
Hallmark University 88.89% of 9
Howard College 100.00% of 13
Kilgore College 100.00% of 6
Lone Star College - Kingwood 92.86% of 14
Lone Star College - Tomball 94.74% of 19
Lone Star College North Harris MEEP 100.00% of 7
McLennan Community College MEEP 100.00% of 16
Midland College 100.00% of 8
Ranger College 100.00% of 19
Schreiner University 100.00% of 5
South Plains College 100.00% of 5
South Plains College 100.00% of 14
Tarrant County College 100.00% of 14
Texas Southmost College 85.71% of 14
The College of Health Care Professions 100.00% of 16
The Institute of Allied Health 78.57% of 14
Trinity Valley Community College 70.00% of 10

Source: Texas BON, 2025 NCLEX-PN examination pass rates

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