ProgramsVocational nursing program · Weslaco, Texas
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies
2025 first-time exam results
33 first-time candidates from this program sat the NCLEX-PN in 2025 and 29 passed, a rate of 87.88%, or 4.01 points below the Texas average of 91.89%. Texas as a whole sat above the national average of 86.59%.
Between the board's commendation threshold and its self-study threshold.
Five years of first-time exam results
| Year | Passed / candidates | First-time pass rate | Texas average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 / 33 | 87.9% | 91.89% |
| 2024 | 42 / 56 | 75% | 93.26% |
| 2023 | 73 / 78 | 93.6% | 92.92% |
| 2022 | 37 / 46 | 80.4% | 87.38% |
| 2021 | 45 / 54 | 83.3% | 86.49% |
| All 5 years | 226 / 267 | 84.6% |
Counts as the Texas Board of Nursing publishes them in its five-year file, where this program is listed as “Valley Grande Institute For Academic Studies”. Rates are worked out from those counts. With fewer than 10 candidates in a year, one result moves the rate by several points, so the multi-year figure is the steadier read.
What the licence pays here
In Texas, vocational nurses earn a median of $62,240, with the bottom tenth at $48,910 and the top tenth at $76,140.
Texas does not publish program tuition centrally the way California does, so there is no cost column here. Ask the school for its total cost of attendance in writing, and compare it against the $5,000 to $34,532 range California programs report for the same licence.
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies: common questions
- What is the NCLEX-PN pass rate at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies?
- Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies had a first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate of 87.88% in 2025: 29 of 33 candidates passed, against a Texas average of 91.89%. A high rate from a handful of candidates is not evidence of quality, so read it with the number tested. Source: Texas BON, 2025 NCLEX-PN examination pass rates.
- What has Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies's pass rate been over the last five years?
- Across the 5 years from 2021 to 2025 in which it had first-time candidates, Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies put 267 candidates through the NCLEX-PN and 226 passed, 84.64%. The year-by-year counts are in the table above. Source: Texas BON, VN pass rates for last 5 years, first-time test takers.
- How much does Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies cost?
- The Texas Board of Nursing does not publish tuition for vocational nursing programs, so no figure is shown here. Ask the school for its total cost of attendance, including books, uniform, the NCLEX-PN exam fee and licensing costs.
- Is Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies an approved vocational nursing program?
- Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies appears in the Texas Board of Nursing's 2025 pass-rate report for approved vocational nursing education 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.
Source: Texas BON, 2025 NCLEX-PN examination pass rates
Source: Texas BON, VN pass rates for last 5 years, first-time test takers