Lone Star College LVN, Tomball: cost, pass rate and local pay

A vocational nursing (LVN) certificate in Tomball, One year. In 2025, 18 of its 19 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-PN.

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

Same program, 2 campuses

Lone Star College runs this LVN program at 2 campuses with the same published cost. Each campus reports its own pass rate:

Tomball (this page): 94.7% (18 of 19) in 2025
Kingwood: 92.9% (13 of 14) in 2025

Total cost

Not published by the school

Checked Nov 4, 2026

Pass rate

94.7%

18 of 19, 2025 ¹

Payback time

Can't calculate: cost

Local wage

$63,670

LVN median, Houston ⁶

Compare with other Houston area programsGrad earnings: Data coming soon

The short version

Its 2025 pass rate of 94.7% was 2.8 points above the Texas average. In 2024 it was 6.7 points above. That rate is based on a small group of 19 test takers.

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

What it costs

Lone Star College does not publish a total cost for this program (we checked on Nov 4, 2026). Lone Star College's nursing Program Costs page (https://www.lonestar.edu/nursing-program-costs.htm) lists ADN cost sheets only, with no vocational nursing sheet. The VN page links only to general per-credit tuition. 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 (1 courses, plus an entrance exam)	Data coming soon	Data coming soon
Lone Star LVN, Tomball	Data coming soon	One year
Living costs while in school	Not included
Total before living costs	Not yet known	One year + prerequisites

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

Will graduates pass the NCLEX-PN?

In 2025, 18 of Lone Star College's 19 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-PN. Its rate fell from 100% in 2024 to 94.7%, a larger drop than the statewide average. ¹

Small group: 19 test takers. One result moves the rate a lot.

Passed on the first try: 18Did not pass on the first try: 1

2025

This program94.7%

Texas91.9%

2024

This program100%

Texas93.3%

2023

This program66.7%

Texas92.9%

2022

This program86.7%

Texas87.4%

2021

This program73.7%

Texas86.5%

Bars start at 60% 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.

$63,670

LVN median wage, Houston metro ⁶

Data coming soon

25th to 75th percentile

Data coming soon

Projected yearly openings

How it compares in the Houston area

The 15 programs in the area that lead to an LVN license.

Program	Cost	Pass rate	Payback
Alvin Community College LVN	$7,080	100%20 of 20	1.1 yrs
Galveston College LVN	$8,865	75.0%9 of 12	1.4 yrs
Wharton County Jr. College LVN	$11,460	95.2%20 of 21	1.8 yrs
The College of Health Care Professions LVN	$30,500	100%16 of 16	4.8 yrs
Brazosport Community College LVN	Not published	91.7%11 of 12	Can't calculate: cost
College of the Mainland LVN	Not published	95.8%23 of 24	Can't calculate: cost
Edwin’s Healthcare Institute LVN	Not published	100%21 of 21	Can't calculate: cost
Graduate America LVN	Not published	50.0%1 of 2	Can't calculate: cost
Houston Community College LVN	Not published	86.2%106 of 123	Can't calculate: cost
Lone Star College North Harris MEEP LVN	Not published	100%7 of 7	Can't calculate: cost
Lone Star LVN, Kingwood	Not published	92.9%13 of 14	Can't calculate: cost
Lone Star LVN, Tomball (this program)	Not published	94.7%18 of 19	Can't calculate: cost
San Jacinto LVN, North	Not published	100%41 of 41	Can't calculate: cost
San Jacinto LVN, South	Not published	100%41 of 41	Can't calculate: cost
Texas Health School LVN	Not published	93.2%68 of 73	Can't calculate: cost

See all 43 Houston area programs

Similar programs

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

Higher pass rateAlvin Community College LVN100% passed on the first try in 2025, compared with 94.7% here.$7,080 · 100% pass (20 of 20)

Program facts

Length: One year
Before you apply: BIOL 2404 with a C or higher (or BIOL 2401 and 2402), a 2.0 college GPA, HESI A2 scores of at least 70 per section, a Hepatitis B titer and AHA BLS card.
Entrance exam: HESI A2
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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LVN first, or straight to RN?

The lowest-cost RN program ($6,333) costs less than the lowest-cost LVN program ($7,080).

Compare the two paths

What changed

Apr 20262025 pass rate added: 94.7% (18 of 19).
Apr 20252024 pass rate added: 100% (27 of 27).
Apr 20242023 pass rate added: 66.7% (4 of 6).
Apr 20232022 pass rate added: 86.7% (13 of 15).
Apr 20222021 pass rate added: 73.7% (14 of 19).

Sources and dates

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