LVN Programs in California – CA

LVN programs generally take one year to fourteen months to complete and prepare students for vocational nursing careers in the booming California health care industry. This is can be a great opportunity to enter the nursing field with the only prerequisites for admission to schools being a GED or equivalent education. Some schools in California follow the “ladder concept,” which means students are required to first complete a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program then they may move into the Vocational Nursing (VN) program. There may also be some prerequisite classes, like biology, mathematics and psychology to complete before enrolling in the VN program. It is critical to closely examine the admissions requirements and program philosophy at any school you may be considering to make sure you are not wasting your time or the school’s time with an incomplete application.

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The NCLEX-PN exam is taken after graduation from an LVN program and prior to practicing as an LVN in the state of California. This brings up another factor to consider when selecting an LVN program, NCLEX-PN pass rates.

Tip: NCLEX pass rates are posted on the California Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians website (See the Link below-left).

Vocational Nursing programs are regulated and approved by the California Bureau of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians. In order to meet the requirements for vocational nurse licensure in the state of California you must successfully complete an accredited vocational nursing program at an in-state or out of state vocational nursing program.

Where Do LVNs Find Employment and What Do They Make?

LVNs in California may find employment in physician offices, home health care, long term care facilities, hospitals and other health care facilities. LVNs generally work under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse or physician. According to the California Bureau of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians website, LVNs in California earn $14 to $24 an hour depending on experience, location, facility ad other factors.

Some Vocational Nursing programs in California follow the “ladder concept,” which can increase the time to completion of an LVN program.

The LVN Career Ladder

LVNs often pursue LVN to RN bridge programs to create greater career opportunities and earning potential. There are a number of LVN to RN bridge programs offered online and at nursing schools in California. A career as an LVN can last a life time or can be a stepping stone to a career as a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, nurse executive and many other career paths. Request information from the schools listed below to learn more about their LVN program.

You may also be interested in researching Medical Assistant Programs in California or CNA Programs in California. These programs have shorter training periods but result in opportunities with similar job duties to that of an LVN. These paths may also prove to be a way to make sure you are ready to commit to the LVN pathway. As was mentioned above, completion of a CNA program is a prerequisite to some LVN and RN programs in California.

Programs Approved by the California Bureau of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians

ABC Educators
504 North Sixth St.
Redlands, CA 92374
PH: 909-553-2678
Academy of English Language
3470 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 500
Los Angeles, CA 90010
PH: 213-383-9777
Advanced College
13180 Paramount Boulevard
South Gate, CA 90280
PH: 562-408-6969
Advanced Pro Nursing Institute
2505 Technology Drive
Hayward, CA 94545
PH: 510-266-0868
Allan Hancock College 800 S College Dr
Santa Maria, CA 93454
PH: 805-922-6966 ext 3486
Allied Medical & Health Services, Inc.
730 S. Central Avenue #208
Glendale, CA 91204
PH: 818-637-7871
American Career College – LA
4021 Rosewood Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90004
PH: 323-668-7555
American Career College, Ontario
3130 East Sedona Court
Ontario, CA 91764
PH: 877-809-8686
American Career College – Orange County
1200 North Magnolia
Anaheim, CA 92801
PH: 714-952-9066
American College of Nursing 2600 Stanwell Drive, Suite 103
Concord, CA 94520
PH: 925-689-9900
Angeles College of Nurisng 3440 Wilishire Blvd. Suite 310
Los Angles, CA 90010
PH: 213-487-2211
Angels Institute 4931 Paramount Blvd.
Lakewood, CA 90712
PH: 562-531-4100
Annenberg School of Nursing 7150 Tampa Avenue
Reseda, CA 91335
PH: 818-774-3327
Antelope Valley College 3041 West Ave K
Lancaster, CA 93536-5426
PH: 661-722-6402
Antelope Valley Medical College
44201 10th Street West
Lancaster, CA 95893534
PH: 661-726-1911
ATC College
2700 International Blvd. #33
Oakland, CA 94601
PH: 510-434-0531
Bakersfield Adult School
2727 F. Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
PH: 661-861-1151
Bakersfield College 1801 Panorama Dr
Bakersfield, CA 93305
PH: 661-395-4281
Baldwin Park Adult School
4640 N. Maine Avenue
Baldwin Park, CA 91706
PH: 626- 939 4456
Baldy View ROP
1501 S. Bon View Ave
Ontario, CA 91761
PH: 909-947-3400 Ext 310
Bay Area College of Nursing 4151 Middlefield Rd., Suite 101
Palo Alto, CA 94303
PH: 650- 858-6810
Bay Area College of Nursing 6150 Mission Street, Suite 103
Daly City, CA 94014
PH: 650-755-6888
Boston Reed/Martinez Adult Education Center
600 F Street
Martinez, CA 94553
PH: 925- 228-3276
Butte College 3536 Butte Campus Dr
Oroville, CA 95965
PH: 530- 895-2328
California Career College, Canoga Park
7003 Owensmouth Avenue
Canoga Park, CA 91303
PH: 818-710-1310
California Nurses Educational Institute, Inc-VN.
68-860 Perez Road, Suite E
Cathedral City, CA 92234
PH: 760-416-5955
California Nurses And Vocational Institute
4610 Mission Street
Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94112
PH: 415-406-1561
Career Care Institute – Lancaster
43770 15th Street West, Suite 230
Lancaster, CA 93534
PH: 661-942-6204
Career Care Institute – Ventura
5740 Ralston Ave Suite 200
Ventura, Ca 93004
PH: 805-477-0660
Career Colleges of America – Los Angeles
1801 South La Clenga Blvd, Suite 301
Los Angeles, CA 90035
PH: 562-861-8702
Career Colleges of America – San Bernardino
184 Club Center Drive
San Bernardino, CA 92408
PH: 562-861-8702
Career Development Institute
1830 S. Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
PH: 310-559-0225
Casa Loma College 12540 S. Crenshaw Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA 90250
PH: 310-220-3111
Casa Loma College 6850 Van Nuys Blvd,
Suite 318
Van Nuys, CA 91405
PH: 818-785-2726
Center of Education and Technology
13601 E. Whittier Blvd. #500
Whittier, CA 90605
PH: 562-907-1076
Central County Occupational Center
760 Hillsdale Avenue
San Jose, CA 95136
PH: 408-723-6412
Central Nursing College
3550 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 830
Los Angeles, CA 90010
PH: 213-384-4789
Cerro Coso Community College
3000 College Heights Blvd
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
PH: 760-384-6333
Chaffey College
5885 Haven Ave
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737
PH: 951-987-1737
Charles A. Jones Skills and Business Education Center
5451 Lemon Hill Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95824
PH: 916-433-2600
Charter College, Canyon Country Campus
27125 Sierra Highway, #329
Canton Country, CA 91351
PH: 661-252-1864
Citrus Community College
1000 W Foothill Blvd
Glendora, CA 91741-1899
PH: 626-914-8720
City College of San Francisco
1351 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
PH: 415- 561-1912
Clovis Adult & Voc. Education
1452 David E Cook Wy
Clovis, CA 93611
PH: 559- 327-2860
College of Medical Arts
1141 Capitol Street, Suite 7B
Vallejo, CA 94590
PH: 510- 559-7809
College of Nursing and Technology
18700 Sherman Way, Suite 203
Reseda, CA 91335
PH: 818- 343-1022
College of the Desert
43-500 Monterey Ave
Palm Desert, CA 92260
PH: 760- 773-2578
College of the Redwoods
Del Norte
883 W Washington Blvd
Crescent City, CA 95531
PH: 707- 476-4214
College of the Redwoods – Eureka
7351 Tompkins Hill Rd
Eureka, CA 95501-9300
PH: 707- 476-4214
College of the Siskiyous
800 College Ave
Weed, CA 96094
PH: 530- 938-5270
Community Based Education and Development
5724 West Third Street, Third Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036
PH: 323- 937-7772
Copper Mountain College
6162 Rotary Way
PO Box 1398
Joshua Tree, CA 92252-0879
PH: 760- 366-3791
Cuesta College
PO Box 8106
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8106
PH: 805- 546-3119
CSI Career College
611 K. Orange Drive
Vacaville, CA 95687
PH: 707-455-0557
Dinuba Adult School
1327 E El Monte Wy
Dinuba, CA 93618
PH: 559- 595-7243
Downey Adult School
12340 Woodnuff Ave
Downey, CA 90241
PH: 562- 940-6200, Ext 6253
El Monte-Rosemead Adult School
10807 Ramona Boulevard
El Monte, CA 91731
PH: 626- 258.6800 Ex. 5882
Eastern Sierra College Center
4090 W. Line Street
Bishop, CA 93514
phone PH: 760-384-6292
Emanuel MJC
825 Delbon Ave
Turlock, CA 95380
PH: 209- 669-2305
Excel Vocational Institute
1851 N. Gaffey Street, Suite B
San Pedro, CA 90731
PH: 310- 514-4780
Feather River Community College – Fall River Mills
43562 Hwy 299 E
PO Box 459
Fall River Mills, CA 96028
Feather River Community College – Quincy
570 Golden Eagle Avenue
Quincy, CA 95971
PH: 530- 283-0202 Ext 242
Four-D College
1020 E Washington St
Colton, CA 92324
PH: 800- 600-5422
Four-D College, Victorville
16534 Victor Street
Victorville, CA 92395-3920
PH: 760- 962-1325
Franklin Career College
1271 Slater Circle
Ontario, CA 91761
PH: 909- 937-9007
Fresno Adult School
2500 Stanislaus
Fresno, CA 93721
PH: 559- 457-6000
Gavilan College
5055 Santa Teresa Blvd
Gilroy, CA 95020
PH: 408- 848-4883
Glendale Career College
1015 Grandview Ave
Glendale, CA 91201
PH: 818- 243-1131 Ext 264
Grossmont Health Occupations
9368 Oakbourne Rd
Santee, CA 92071-2314
PH: 619- 596-3690
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts – Concord
2702 Clayton Road, Ste. 201
Concord, CA 94519
PH: 925- 687-9555
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts – San Mateo
Bay View Plaza
2121 South El Camino Real PH: C-200-
San Mateo, CA 94403
PH: 650- 685-6616
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education – VN-Willow
14101 E. Nelson Avenue
La Puente, CA 91746
PH: 626- 934-2816
Hanford Adult School
905 N Campus Dr
Hanford, CA 93230
PH: 559- 583-0856
Hartnell College
156 Homestead Ave
Salinas, CA 93901
PH: 831- 770-6146
Healthcare College of California
141 East acacia Street
Stockton, CA 95202
PH: 209- 469-4877
High Desert Medical College
44815 Fig Ave. Suite 109
Lancaster CA 93534
PH: 661- 940-8300
Homestead Schools, Inc.
23844 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 200
Torrance, CA 90505
PH: 310-791-9975
Imperial Valley College
PO Box 158
Imperial, CA 92251
PH: 760- 355-6348
Institute of Medical Education
130 Park Center Plaza
San Jose, CA 95113
PH: 408- 534-0714
Integrity College Of Health
2525 N. Lake Ave Suite 8
Altadena CA 91001
PH: 626-825-5600
Lake College
443 Redcliff Drive
Redding, CA 96002
530-224-7227
Lassen Community College
PO Box 3000
Susanville, CA 96130
PH: 530- 251-8870
Long Beach City College
4901 E Carson St
Long Beach, CA 90808
PH: 562- 938-4101
Los Angeles Trade Tech. College
400 W Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015
PH: 213- 763-7170
Los Angeles Unified School District – LA County
1237 North Mission Road
Los Angeles, CA 90033
PH: 213- 241-3158
Los Angeles Unified School District – East LA Occupational Center
2100 Marengo St
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Los Angeles Unified School District – Locke Community Adult School
325 E 111th St
Los Angeles, CA 90061
PH: 213- 757-8296
Los Angeles Unified School District – LA Technology Center
3721 W Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90018
PH: 323- 732-0153
Los Angeles Unified School District – Manual Arts – Crenshaw Community Adult School
5010 11th Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90043
PH: 323- 292-9184
Los Angeles Unified School District – Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center
10925 S Central Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90059
Los Angeles Unified School District – North Valley Occupational Center
11450 Sharp Ave
Mission Hills, CA 91345
PH: 818- 365-9645
Los Angeles Unified School District – West Valley Occupational Center
6200 Winnetka Ave
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
PH: 818- 346-3540
Los Medanos College
2700 E Leland Rd
Pittsburg, CA 94565
PH: 925- 439-2181
Lynwood Community Adult School
4050 Imperial Highway
Lynwood, CA 90262
PH: 310- 604-1706
Marian College – Los Angeles
3325 Wilshire Blvd,
Suite 1010
Los Angeles, CA 90010
PH: 213- 388-3566
Marian College – Van Nuys
5900 North Sepulveda Blvd.
Van Nuys, CA 91411
PH: 818- 782-6163
Medical Allied Career Center
12631 E. Imperial Hwy, Suite D-108
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
PH: 562- 807-2420
Medical Career College
41300 Christy Street
Fremont, CA 94538
PH: 510- 445-0319
Merced Community College
3600 M St
Merced, CA 95348-2898
PH: 209- 384-6128
Merritt College
12500 Campus Dr
Oakland, CA 94619
PH: 510- 436-2506
Mira Costa College
1 Barnard Dr
Oceanside, CA 92056-3899
PH: 760- 795-6842
Mission College -VN
3000 Mission College Blvd
Santa Clara, CA 95054
PH: 408- 855-5374
Mt. San Jacinto College
Menifee Valley Campus
28237 La Piedra Rd
Menifee, CA 92584
PH: 909- 672-6752 Ext 2601
Napa Valley College – VN
2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy
Napa, CA 94558
PH: 707- 253-3120
Nightingale School of Nursing
101 Callan Ave. #405
San Leandro, CA 94577
PH: 510- 357-4222
North Orange County ROP
1617 E Ball Rd
Anaheim, CA 92805
PH: 714- 502-5950
North West College – Glendale
221 North Brand Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91203
PH: 818- 242-0205
North West College-Pasadena
530 East Union
Pasadena, CA 91101
Phone: PH: 626-796-5815
North West College – Pomona
134 West Holt Ave.
Pomona, CA 91768
PH: 909-623-1552
North West College – Riverside
10020 Indiana Ave., Suite 202
Riverside, CA 92503
PH: 909- 351-7751
North West College – West Covina
2121 West Garvey Avenue, North
West Covina, CA 91790
PH: 626-960-5046
Nursing Care Providers – Hayward
21615 Hesperian Blvd. Suite A
Hayward, CA 94541
PH: 510-785-0454
Nursing Care Providers – South San Francisco
257 Longford Drive, Room5
S. San Francisco, CA 94080
PH: 650- 871-0701
Pacific College
3160 Redhill Ave
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
PH: 714- 662-4402
Palo Verde Community College
One College Dr
Blythe, CA 92225
PH: 760- 921-5444
Pasadena City College
1570 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA
91106-2003
PH: 626- 585-7326
Porterville College – VN
100 E College Ave
Porterville, CA 93257
PH: 559- 791-2322
Preferred College of Nursing – Carson
22010 South Wilmington Avenue, Suite 101
Carson, CA 90745
PH: 310-952-1005
Preferred College of Nursing – Los Angeles
4221 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 280
Los Angeles, CA 90010
PH: 323- 857 – 5000
Preferred College of Nursing – Van Nuys
6551 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 200
Van Nuys, CA 91491
PH: 818- 902 – 3708
Premiere Career College
12901 Ramona Blvd.
Irwindale, CA 91706
PH: 626- 814-2080
Prime Career College
3375 Sonoma Blvd.
Suite 30
Vallejo, CA 94590
PH: 707- 644-1123
Redlands Adult School
7 W Delaware Ave
Redlands, CA 92374
PH: 909- 748-6930
Rio Hondo Junior College
3600 Workman Mill Rd
Whittier, CA 90601-1699
PH: 562- 692-0921 Ext 3596
Riverside Community College
4800 Magnolia Ave
Riverside, CA 92506-1299
PH: 951- 222-8408
Sacramento City College
3835 Freeport Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95822
PH: 916- 558-2275
San Bernardino Adult School
1200 N “E” Street
San Bernardino, CA 92405
PH: 909- 388-6000
San Diego City College
1313 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92101
PH: 619- 388-3894
San Joaquin Delta College – VN
5151 Pacific Ave, Locke 213
Stockton, CA 95207
PH: 209- 954-5454
San Joaquin Valley College
8400 W Mineral King
Visalia, CA 93291
PH: 559- 651-2500 Ext 163
Santa Barbara Business College – Bakersfield
211 S. Real Road
Bakersfield, CA 93309
PH: 661- 835-1100
Santa Barbara Business College – Santa Maria
303 East Plaza Drive
Santa Maria, CA 93454
PH: 805- 922-8256
Santa Barbara City College
721 Cliff Dr
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
PH: 805- 965-0581 Ext 2233
Santa Rosa Junior College – VN
1501 Mendocino Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
PH: 707- 527-4529
Shasta College
11555 Old Oregon Trail
Redding, CA 96003
PH: 530- 225-4725
Shepherd University
1111 West Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
PH: 213- 481-1313
Sierra Community College
5000 Rocklin Rd
Rocklin, CA 95677
PH: 916- 781-6220
Simi Valley Adult School
3192 Los Angeles Ave
Simi Valley, CA 93065
PH: 805- 579-6200 Extension 1075
Soledad Adult School/Mission Trails ROP
690 Main Street
Soledad, CA 94539
PH: 831- 678-3951
Southwestern College
Nursing Department, Room 4401
8100 Gigantic Street
San Diego, CA 92159
PH: 619- 482-6352
Stanbridge College
2041 Business Center Drive, Ste. 107
Irvine, CA 92612
PH: 949- 794-9090
Stanton University, Garden Grove
12666 Brookhurst Street
Garden Grove, California 92840
714-539-6561
Stanton University, Lawndale
4953 Marine Avenue, Room 18
Lawndale, CA 90260
Phone: PH: 310-263-3137
State Center Community College District – Madera Center
30277 Avenue 12
Madera, CA 93638
PH: 559- 675-4866
St. Francis Career College – Lynwood
3680 E Imperial Hwy,
5th Floor
Lynwood, CA 90262
PH: 310- 900-8050
St. Francis Career College – San Jose
749 Story Road, Suite 50
San Jose, CA 95122
PH: 408- 938-8200
Tri-County ROP
256 Wilbur Ave
PO Box F
Yuba City, CA 95992
PH: 530- 822-5120
Trinity Vocational Center
23517 S. Main Street, Ste. 120
Carson, 90745
PH: 310- 834-3065
Tulare Adult School
575 West Maple
Tulare, CA 93274
PH: 559- 687-7370
Twin Rivers Adult School
5201 Arnold Ave Building 7
McClellan Park, CA 95652
PH: 916- 643-9646
Ukiah Adult School
1056 N Bush Road
Ukiah, CA 95482
PH: 707- 463-5217
Unitek College – Fremont
4670 Auto Mall Pkwy
Fremont, CA 94538
PH: 510- 249-1060 ext 338
Unitek College – Sacramento
1111 Howe Ave.
Suite 205
Sacramento, CA 95825
PH: 888-518-6601
Unitek College – San Francisco
257 Longford Drive, #5
South San Francisco, CA 94080
PH: 855-811-6191
Unitek College San Jose
6800 Santa Teresa Blvd Ste. 200
San Jose, CA 95119
PH: 800-318-1550
Vacaville Adult School
100 McClellan
Vacaville, CA 95688
PH: 707-453-6018
Valley School of Allied Health
18107 Sherman Way, Suite 101
Reseda, CA 91335
PH: 818-206-5254
Visalia Adult School
3110 Houston Ave
Visalia, CA 93292
PH: 559- 730-7655
Walter Jay M.D. Institute
501 Shatto Place, Suite 120
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Tel: PH: 213- 388-1369
West Coast Ultrasound Institute
291 So. La Cienega Blvd. #500 Penthouse
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
PH: 310- 289-5123
Carrington College – Antioch
2157 Country Hills Dr.
Antioch, CA 94531
PH: 925- 522-7777
Carrington College – Sacramento
8909 Folsom Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95826
PH: 916- 361-1660 Ext 714
Carrington College – San Jose
6201 San Ignacio Ave.
San Jose, CA 95119
PH: 408- 360-0840
Carrington College, San Leandro
170 Bayfair Mall
San Leandro, CA 94578
PH: 510- 276-3888
WestMed College-Merced
330 East Yosemite Avenue, Suite 201
Merced, CA 95340
PH: 209-386-6300
WestMed College-San Jose
3031 Tisch Way, Suite 8PW
San Jose, CA 95128
PH: 408-236-1170
Xavier College
1130 North El Dorado Street
Stockton, CA 95202
PH: 209- 941-0968
Yuba Community College – VN
2088 N Beale Rd
Marysville, CA 95901
PH: 530- 741-6784
YWCA Los Angeles Job Corps Center
1106 S Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015
PH: 213- 741-5316
   

(Source: California Bureau of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians, Vocational Nursing Schools)

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