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Lamar State College – Orange ADN: cost, pass rate and local pay

An associate degree in nursing (ADN) in Orange. In 2025, 31 of its 36 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-RN.

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) · Orange, Texas · Updated Nov. 1, 2026

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Total cost
Not published by the school
Checked Nov 4, 2026
Pass rate
86.1%
31 of 36, 2025 1
Payback time
Can't calculate: cost
Local wage
$81,180
RN median, Beaumont-Port Arthur 6
Compare with other Beaumont-Port Arthur area programsGrad earnings: Data coming soon

The short version

  • Its 2025 pass rate of 86.1% was 2.5 points below the Texas average. In 2024 it was 0.3 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

Lamar State College – Orange does not publish a total cost for this program (we checked on Nov 4, 2026). The only cost table on Lamar State College Orange's RN pages is for the RN Transition Program and uses Fall 2020 tuition rates, too old to use. Ask the program directly for its cost sheet; contact details are on its page.

For comparison only, not this program's price: the 31 Texas public community college RN programs that publish a cost range from $4,440 to $18,297, with a median of $10,820. 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
PrerequisitesData coming soonData coming soon
Lamar State College – Orange ADNData coming soonData coming soon
Living costs while in schoolNot included
Total before living costsNot yet known

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

Will graduates pass the NCLEX-RN?

In 2025, 31 of Lamar State College – Orange's 36 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-RN. Its rate fell from 92.4% in 2024 to 86.1%, a larger drop than the statewide average. 1

Passed on the first try: 31Did not pass on the first try: 5

Bars start at 70% so small differences are visible. National rates are on the methodology page. Earlier years: 2345

What nurses earn around Beaumont-Port Arthur

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

$81,180
RN median wage, Beaumont-Port Arthur metro 6
Data coming soon
25th to 75th percentile
Data coming soon
Projected yearly openings

How it compares in the Beaumont-Port Arthur area

The 4 programs in the area that lead to an RN license.

ProgramCostPass ratePayback
Lamar State College – Port Arthur ADN$9,733to $9,74895.8%68 of 711.2 yrs
Lamar Institute of Technology ADNNot publishedData coming soonCan't calculate: cost
Lamar State College – Orange ADN (this program)Not published86.1%31 of 36Can't calculate: cost
Lamar University BSNNot published91.7%110 of 120Can't calculate: cost

See all 6 Beaumont-Port Arthur area programs

Similar programs

Picked by rule from programs with published data, never by payment.

Higher pass rateLamar State College – Port Arthur ADN95.8% passed on the first try in 2025, compared with 86.1% here.$9,733 to $9,748 · 95.8% pass (68 of 71)Degree optionLamar University BSNGraduate with a BSN instead.Cost coming soon · 91.7% pass (110 of 120)

Program facts

Entrance exam
HESI A2
Credential
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), eligible for NCLEX-RN
Board approval status
Data coming soon
Accreditation
Data coming soon
Sector
Public community college
Visit Lamar State College – Orange's program page ↗

What changed

  • Apr 20262025 pass rate added: 86.1% (31 of 36).
  • Apr 20252024 pass rate added: 92.4% (73 of 79).
  • Apr 20242023 pass rate added: 90.9% (50 of 55).
  • Apr 20232022 pass rate added: 79.4% (27 of 34).
  • Apr 20222021 pass rate added: 85.3% (29 of 34).

Sources and dates

  1. Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2025 NCLEX-RN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2026, item 3.2.13), April 2026.
  2. Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2024 NCLEX-RN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2025, item 3.2.12), April 2025.
  3. Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2023 NCLEX-RN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2024, item 3.2.15), April 2024.
  4. Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2022 NCLEX-RN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2023, item 3.2.5), April 2023.
  5. Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2021 NCLEX-RN Examination Pass Rates (covers Oct. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2021) (Board Meeting, April 2022, item 3.2.6), April 2022.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, May 2025.

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