Houston Community College LVN: cost, pass rate and local pay
A vocational nursing (LVN) certificate in Houston, 3 semesters full time (48 credits). In 2025, 106 of its 123 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-PN.
The short version
- Its 2025 pass rate of 86.2% was 5.7 points below the Texas average. In 2024 it was 8.1 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
Houston Community College does not publish a total cost for this program (we checked on Nov 4, 2026). Houston City College (formerly Houston Community College) points to its tuition calculator by credit hour and lists only small fees (HESI A2 $75, drug screen $40.81), not a program total. 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.
| Piece | Cost | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisites (2 courses, plus an entrance exam) | Data coming soon | Data coming soon |
| Houston Community College LVN | Data coming soon | 3 semesters full time (48 credits) |
| Living costs while in school | Not included | |
| Total before living costs | Not yet known | 3 semesters full time (48 credits) + prerequisites |
We will add typical prerequisite costs at nearby colleges once collected. How we count cost
Will graduates pass the NCLEX-PN?
In 2025, 106 of Houston Community College's 123 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-PN. Its rate rose from 85.2% in 2024 to 86.2%. 1
Bars start at 75% so small differences are visible. National rates are on the methodology page. Earlier years: 2345
What LVNs earn around Houston
Payback time uses the middle wage. Here is the wider picture.
How it compares in the Houston area
The 15 programs in the area that lead to an LVN license.
Similar programs
Picked by rule from programs with published data, never by payment.
Program facts
- Length
- 3 semesters full time (48 credits)
- Schedule
- In person, Coleman campus
- Starts
- Fall (August) and spring (January)
- Before you apply
- BIOL 1322 (or VNSG 1216) and BIOL 2301/2101 (or VNSG 1320) with a C or better and a 2.0 GPA, plus HESI A2 scores of 70 or higher or a TEAS score of 65.
- Entrance exam
- HESI A2 or ATI TEAS
- Credential
- Vocational Nursing (LVN) certificate, eligible for NCLEX-PN
- Board approval status
- Data coming soon
- Accreditation
- Data coming soon
- Sector
- Public community college
The lowest-cost RN program ($6,333) costs less than the lowest-cost LVN program ($7,080).
What changed
- Apr 20262025 pass rate added: 86.2% (106 of 123).
- Apr 20252024 pass rate added: 85.2% (46 of 54).
- Apr 20242023 pass rate added: 85.0% (34 of 40).
- Apr 20232022 pass rate added: 83.1% (49 of 59).
- Apr 20222021 pass rate added: 85.7% (42 of 49).
Sources and dates
- Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2025 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2026, item 3.2.12), April 2026.
- Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2024 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2025, item 3.2.11), April 2025.
- Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2023 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2024, item 3.2.14), April 2024.
- Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2022 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2023, item 3.2.6), April 2023.
- Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2021 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2022, item 3.2.7), April 2022.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, May 2025.
Every number was checked against its source on Nov. 1, 2026. Spot an error? Report it. Program Outcomes is independent and not affiliated with any school or the Texas Board of Nursing. Our independence policy