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Grayson College LVN: cost, pass rate and local pay

A vocational nursing (LVN) certificate in Van Alstyne, 12 months, 42 credit hours full time. In 2025, 31 of its 32 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-PN.

Vocational Nursing (LVN) certificate · Van Alstyne, Texas · Updated Nov. 1, 2026

Total cost
Checked Nov 4, 2026
Pass rate
96.9%
31 of 32, 2025 1
Payback time
Local wage
$60,460
LVN median, Sherman-Denison 6

The short version

  • Its 2025 pass rate of 96.9% was 5.0 points above the Texas average. In 2024 it was 0.7 points below.

These findings are generated from the numbers on this page and change when the data does. How we write them

What it costs

Grayson College does not publish a total cost for this program (we checked on Nov 4, 2026). Grayson College does not publish a vocational nursing program cost; the VN page links only to general tuition pages and the info packet is available by email. Ask the program directly for its cost sheet; contact details are on its page.

For comparison only, not this program's price: the 29 Texas public community college LVN programs that publish a cost range from $3,330 to $15,275, with a median of $9,288. How we compare

The real cost of getting licensed

The program price is not the whole bill. Here is what stands between today and a license, with what we know and what we don't.

PieceCostTime
Prerequisites (1 courses, plus an entrance exam)Data coming soonData coming soon
Grayson College LVNData coming soon12 months, 42 credit hours
Living costs while in schoolNot included
Total before living costsNot yet known12 months, 42 credit hours + prerequisites

We will add typical prerequisite costs at nearby colleges once collected. How we count cost

Will graduates pass the NCLEX-PN?

In 2025, 31 of Grayson College's 32 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-PN. Its rate rose from 92.6% in 2024 to 96.9%. 1

Passed on the first try: 31Did not pass on the first try: 1

Bars start at 80% so small differences are visible. National rates are on the methodology page. Earlier years: 2345

What LVNs earn around Sherman-Denison

Payback time uses the middle wage. Here is the wider picture.

$60,460
LVN median wage, Sherman-Denison metro 6
Data coming soon
25th to 75th percentile
Data coming soon
Projected yearly openings

How it compares in the Sherman-Denison area

The 2 programs in the area that lead to an LVN license.

ProgramCostPass ratePayback
Grayson College LVN (this program)Not published96.9%31 of 32Can't calculate: cost
Paris Junior College LVNNot published100%33 of 33Can't calculate: cost

See all 4 Sherman-Denison area programs

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Program facts

Length
12 months, 42 credit hours, full time
Schedule
Full time, five days a week; South Campus in Van Alstyne
Starts
August
Before you apply
BIOL 2404, or Anatomy and Physiology I and II with labs, completed within 5 years, plus TSI and immunizations.
Entrance exam
HESI Admission Assessment
Credential
Vocational Nursing (LVN) certificate, eligible for NCLEX-PN
Board approval status
Data coming soon
Accreditation
Data coming soon
Sector
Public community college
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What changed

  • Apr 20262025 pass rate added: 96.9% (31 of 32).
  • Apr 20252024 pass rate added: 92.6% (25 of 27).
  • Apr 20242023 pass rate added: 87.1% (27 of 31).
  • Apr 20232022 pass rate added: 87.8% (43 of 49).
  • Apr 20222021 pass rate added: 97.6% (41 of 42).

Sources and dates

  1. Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2025 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2026, item 3.2.12), April 2026.
  2. Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2024 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2025, item 3.2.11), April 2025.
  3. Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2023 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2024, item 3.2.14), April 2024.
  4. Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2022 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2023, item 3.2.6), April 2023.
  5. Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2021 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2022, item 3.2.7), April 2022.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), Sherman-Denison, TX, May 2025.

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