Nursing schools in California

273 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 216 with a federal record and 57 listed only by the state board, with board approval, first-time NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.

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Loading the map… NCLEX 90% and above 80 to 89% under 80% no board rate board-listed, placed at its city 10 board-listed programs in California have no federal record, so each ring marks the city the board prints, not a campus. 61 board-listed programs have no city on the board’s list and no point; they are in the table below.

Nursing schools (216)

More board-approved programs (71)

Programs the California board of nursing approves at schools that report no nursing awards to IPEDS, as the board lists them.

SchoolCityProgramApprovalFirst-time NCLEX
Aberdeen InstitutePractical nursing100% (2025, 6 first-time takers)
Allied Medical & Health Services, Inc.Practical nursing100% (2025, 3 first-time takers)
Angeles UniversityLos AngelesRN, bachelor’s degree90.48% (2024/2025, 42 first-time takers)
Angeles University, City of IndustryPractical nursing83% (2025, 126 first-time takers)
Angeles University, Los AngelesPractical nursing90% (2025, 39 first-time takers)
Antelope Valley CollegeLancasterRN, associate degree97.14% (2024/2025, 35 first-time takers)
Antelope Valley CollegePractical nursing100% (2025, 16 first-time takers)
Bakersfield Adult SchoolPractical nursing
Butte Community CollegeOrovilleRN, associate degree91.43% (2024/2025, 175 first-time takers)
Carrington College, BakersfieldPractical nursing86% (2025, 69 first-time takers)
Carrington College, Rancho MiragePractical nursing92% (2025, 37 first-time takers)
Carrington College, Santa MariaPractical nursing88% (2025, 48 first-time takers)
Carrington College, VisaliaPractical nursing100% (2025, 30 first-time takers)
Clement Career CollegePractical nursing56% (2025, 25 first-time takers)
College of Nursing and TechnologyPractical nursing91% (2025, 22 first-time takers)
Community Enhancement Services CollegePractical nursing69% (2025, 64 first-time takers)
Copper Mountain CollegeJoshua TreeRN, associate degree87.8% (2024/2025, 41 first-time takers)
Copper Mountain CollegePractical nursing64% (2025, 11 first-time takers)
Dalrada Career InstitutePractical nursing79% (2025, 19 first-time takers)
El Camino CollegeTorranceRN, associate degree91.01% (2024/2025, 67 first-time takers)
El Camino College - Compton Education CenterRNClosed
Feather River College, QuincyPractical nursing
First Lady PermanentePractical nursing
Fresno Adult SchoolPractical nursing96% (2025, 25 first-time takers)
Grossmont Health Occupations CenterPractical nursing98% (2025, 41 first-time takers)
Homestead Schools, Inc., TorrancePractical nursing85% (2025, 26 first-time takers)
Honor Health SciencesPractical nursing67% (2025, 21 first-time takers)
Inland Career Education CenterPractical nursing100% (2025, 33 first-time takers)
LAUSD-Maxine Waters Employment Preparation CenterPractical nursing100% (2025, 7 first-time takers)
LAUSD-North Valley Occupational CenterPractical nursing100% (2025, 10 first-time takers)
Los Angeles Job Corps CenterPractical nursing
Lotus Medical Career CollegePractical nursing83% (2025, 6 first-time takers)
Lynwood Community Adult SchoolPractical nursing83% (2025, 12 first-time takers)
Marian College, Los AngelesPractical nursing80% (2025, 50 first-time takers)
Marsha Fuerst School of NursingGlendaleRN, associate degree86.87% (2024/2025, 358 first-time takers)
Medical Career CollegePractical nursing71% (2025, 21 first-time takers)
Meta PolytechnicPractical nursing89% (2025, 9 first-time takers)
Moriah Medical CollegePractical nursing96% (2025, 24 first-time takers)
Mt. San Jacinto College, MVCMenifeeRN, associate degree91.23% (2024/2025, 57 first-time takers)
North Orange County Regional Occupational ProgramPractical nursing96% (2025, 23 first-time takers)
North-West College, BakersfieldPractical nursing80% (2025, 5 first-time takers)
Northern California Nursing AcademyPractical nursing50% (2025, 16 first-time takers)
Nurses' Development Center, Inc.Practical nursing74% (2025, 19 first-time takers)
Pacific College, Costa MesaPractical nursing60% (2025, 62 first-time takers)
Pacific College, LakewoodPractical nursing69% (2025, 29 first-time takers)
Pacific Times Healthcare CollegePractical nursing50% (2025, 2 first-time takers)
Platt College, AlhambraPractical nursing33% (2025, 3 first-time takers)
Professional Medical Careers InstitutePractical nursing84% (2025, 56 first-time takers)
Quest Nursing Education CenterPractical nursing73% (2025, 44 first-time takers)
San Leandro Adult and Career Education CenterPractical nursing67% (2025, 6 first-time takers)
Smith Chason School of NursingLos AngelesRN, associate degree69.84% (2024/2025, 63 first-time takers)
Southeast California CollegePractical nursing71% (2025, 14 first-time takers)
Stanbridge University, IrvinePractical nursing92% (2025, 198 first-time takers)
Stanbridge University, Los AngelesPractical nursing90% (2025, 164 first-time takers)
Stanbridge University, RiversidePractical nursing96% (2025, 25 first-time takers)
Summit College, San BernardinoPractical nursing70% (2025, 83 first-time takers)
The Valley Foundation School of Nursing at San Jose State UniversitySan JoseRN, bachelor’s degree92.86% (2024/2025, 126 first-time takers)
Tri-County Regional Occupational ProgramPractical nursing100% (2025, 1 first-time takers)
Tulare Adult SchoolPractical nursing75% (2025, 8 first-time takers)
United Nursing CollegeMurrietaRN, associate degree86.11% (2024/2025, 36 first-time takers)
Unitek College, BakersfieldPractical nursing83% (2025, 166 first-time takers)
Unitek College, ConcordPractical nursing91% (2025, 235 first-time takers)
Unitek College, FremontPractical nursing76% (2025, 249 first-time takers)
Unitek College, HaywardPractical nursing79% (2025, 155 first-time takers)
Unitek College, SacramentoPractical nursing89% (2025, 301 first-time takers)
Unitek College, San JosePractical nursing82% (2025, 298 first-time takers)
Unitek College, South San FranciscoPractical nursing97% (2025, 119 first-time takers)
University of Phoenix at ModestoRN, bachelor’s degreeClosed100% (2024/2025, 1 first-time takers)
Visalia Adult SchoolPractical nursing92% (2025, 24 first-time takers)
Weimar UniversityWeimarRN, associate degree100% (2024/2025, 8 first-time takers)
Western Governors UniversityRNClosed100% (2024/2025, 1 first-time takers)

Sources

Schools and awards: IPEDS Completions. Accreditation: CCNE and CNEA directories.

State board sources: CA Board of Registered Nursing: Pre-Licensure RN Programs (ADN, BSN, Entry Level Master's) (current list as retrieved); CA BRN: NCLEX-RN Pass Rates, First Time CA Educated Exam Testers (annual periods July 1 - June 30; latest 2024/2025 (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025)); CA Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians: Vocational Nursing Program Pass Rates (updated 02/13/2026) (first-time NCLEX-PN testers by year 2021-2025; latest 2025); BVNPT: Approved Vocational Nursing Programs (points to DCA License Search, Turnstile-protected) (not enumerable).