LVN programs in Texas
Licensed vocational nurse (LVN) programs are usually about a year long and lead to the NCLEX-PN exam. There are 83 Board-approved programs of this kind in Texas; 41 publish a program cost. Data checked Nov. 4, 2026.
Programs
83
Board-approved
Published costs
$3,330 to $38,414
School estimates
Median cost
$11,323
Of 41 that publish
Median pass rate
93.9%
NCLEX-PN, 2025; Texas 91.9%
Cost by type of school
The same license can cost very different amounts depending on who runs the program. Medians use each school's lowest published price (usually in-district or resident).
| Type of school | Programs with a cost | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public community college | 33 | $10,205 | $3,330 to $15,275 |
| Hospital-based school | 2 | $17,076 | $14,011 to $20,140 |
| Private career school | 6 | $28,477 | $23,979 to $38,414 |
Every program, lowest published cost first
Programs that don't publish a cost are listed after those that do. Tap a program for its full cost breakdown, pass-rate history and sources.
| Program | City | Cost | Pass rate | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant County College LVN | Fort Worth | $3,330* | 100%14 of 14 | 3 semesters |
| Dallas College LVN | Dallas | $3,966* | 90.5%19 of 21 | About 12 months (two 16-week semesters and two 5-week summer sessions, 43 credit hours) |
| Texarkana College LVN | Texarkana | $6,710 | 100%45 of 45 | 1 year, 48 credit hours |
| Alvin Community College LVN | Alvin | $7,080 | 100%20 of 20 | 3 semesters |
| Collin College LVN | McKinney | $7,300 | 95.8%68 of 71 | 12 months |
| Austin Community College LVN | Austin | $7,482 | 97.6%81 of 83 | Data coming soon |
| Trinity Valley Community LVN, Terrell | Terrell | $7,818* | 95.2%20 of 21 | 1 year (3 terms, 46 credit hours) |
| Midland College LVN | Midland | $8,000 | 100%8 of 8 | 12 months |
| El Paso Community College at Mission Del Paso LVN | El Paso | $8,242*to $8,796 | 87.5%42 of 48 | 3 semesters |
| Trinity Valley Community LVN, Palestine | Palestine | $8,300 | 70.0%7 of 10 | 1 year, 46 credit hours |
| North Central Texas College LVN | Gainesville | $8,559 | 100%65 of 65 | 12 months |
| Panola College LVN | Carthage | $8,804* | 91.1%41 of 45 | 3 semesters |
| Galveston College LVN | Galveston | $8,865 | 75.0%9 of 12 | One calendar year (46 credit hours) |
| Northeast Texas Community College LVN | Mount Pleasant | $9,249 | 100%22 of 22 | 3 semesters |
| Vernon College LVN | Vernon | $9,288 | 90.9%60 of 66 | 3 semesters |
| Coastal Bend College LVN | Beeville | $9,474 | 81.6%31 of 38 | 12 months |
| Tyler Junior College LVN | Tyler | $10,205 | 93.1%95 of 102 | 12 months |
| Texas Southmost College LVN | Brownsville | $11,000to $13,000 | 85.7%12 of 14 | 12 months |
| Temple College LVN | Temple | $11,065*to $12,565 | 100%27 of 27 | 3 semesters |
| Victoria College LVN | Victoria | $11,150 | 94.4%51 of 54 | 1 year |
| Blinn College LVN | Brenham | $11,323 | 100%50 of 50 | 10 to 11 months (two semesters plus summer) |
| Wharton County Jr. College LVN | Wharton | $11,460 | 95.2%20 of 21 | 12 months |
| Navarro LVN, Corsicana | Corsicana | $11,624 | 97.5%39 of 40 | 12 months |
| Navarro LVN, Mexia | Mexia | $11,624 | 100%21 of 21 | 3 semesters |
| Navarro LVN, Waxahachie | Waxahachie | $11,624 | 95.5%42 of 44 | 12 months |
| Weatherford College LVN | Weatherford | $12,132*to $12,870 | 95.6%43 of 45 | 12 months |
| Cisco College LVN | Abilene | $12,838to $13,418 | 93.1%54 of 58 | 3 semesters |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center LVN | Harlingen | $14,011 | 82.8%24 of 29 | 12 months |
| South Plains LVN, Plainview | Plainview | $14,435 | 100%14 of 14 | 12 months |
| South Plains LVN, Reese Center | Lubbock | $14,435 | 100%36 of 36 | 12 months |
| South Plains LVN, Levelland | Levelland | $14,435 | 100%5 of 5 | 12 months |
| Texas State Technical College LVN | Harlingen | $15,115* | 80.0%52 of 65 | 12 months |
| Texas State Technical College West Texas LVN | Sweetwater | $15,115* | 88.1%37 of 42 | 12 months |
| South Texas College LVN | McAllen | $15,275 | 92.0%160 of 174 | 3 semesters |
| Baptist Health System LVN | San Antonio | $20,140 | 87.2%41 of 47 | 3 semesters |
| Arlington Career Institute LVN | Grand Prairie | $23,979 | 51.9%14 of 27 | 12 months |
| Galen College of Nursing LVN | San Antonio | $24,340* | 92.8%544 of 586 | 12 months |
| Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies LVN | Weslaco | $26,454 | 87.9%29 of 33 | About 52 weeks, full time (1,530 clock hours) |
| The College of Health Care Professions LVN | Houston | $30,500 | 100%16 of 16 | About 48 weeks (three 16-week semesters, 1,422 clock hours) |
| Concorde Career LVN, Dallas | Dallas | $38,414 | 88.9%48 of 54 | 13 months |
| Concorde Career LVN, Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | $38,414 | 83.6%97 of 116 | 13 months |
| Amarillo College LVN | Amarillo | Not published | 93.9%46 of 49 | 40 credit hours |
| Angelina College at Lufkin MEEP LVN | Lufkin | Not published | 96.6%28 of 29 | First year of the ADN plus summer vocational courses (about 1 year) to the Level 2 VN certificate |
| Angelina College at Lufkin Traditional LVN | Lufkin | Not published | 92.9%26 of 28 | 45 credit hours; January to December (Lufkin cohort) |
| Brazosport Community College LVN | Lake Jackson | Not published | 91.7%11 of 12 | Data coming soon |
| Central Texas College LVN | Killeen | Not published | 92.3%12 of 13 | 3 semesters |
| Clarendon College LVN | Pampa | Not published | 94.9%37 of 39 | 1 year |
| College of the Mainland LVN | Texas City | Not published | 95.8%23 of 24 | About 3 semesters (42 credit hours) |
| CTK Healthcare & Career Institute LVN | Irving | Not published | 85.7%6 of 7 | 12 months |
| CyberTex Institute LVN | Austin | Not published | 73.3%22 of 30 | Data coming soon |
| Del Mar College – MEEP LVN | Corpus Christi | Not published | 100%8 of 8 | Levels 1 through 3 of the nursing curriculum |
| Divine School for Healthcare Professionals LVN | Brownsville | Not published | 100%5 of 5 | Data coming soon |
| Edwin’s Healthcare Institute LVN | Stafford | Not published | 100%21 of 21 | Data coming soon |
| Frank Phillips College LVN | Borger | Not published | 73.2%30 of 41 | 12 months |
| Graduate America LVN | Houston | Not published | 50.0%1 of 2 | Data coming soon |
| Grayson College LVN | Van Alstyne | Not published | 96.9%31 of 32 | 12 months |
| Hallmark University LVN | San Antonio | Not published | 88.9%8 of 9 | 12 months |
| Hill College LVN | Hillsboro | Not published | 91.3%21 of 23 | 3 semesters |
| Houston Community College LVN | Houston | Not published | 86.2%106 of 123 | 3 semesters |
| Howard LVN, Big Spring | Big Spring | Not published | 100%13 of 13 | 12 months |
| Howard LVN, San Angelo | San Angelo | Not published | 94.5%52 of 55 | 12 months |
| Kilgore College LVN | Longview | Not published | 100%6 of 6 | 12 months |
| Lamar State LVN, Orange | Orange | Not published | 89.1%49 of 55 | Data coming soon |
| Lamar State LVN, Port Arthur | Port Arthur | Not published | 93.3%70 of 75 | One year, 3 semesters (50 credit hours) |
| Laredo College LVN | Laredo | Not published | 91.0%61 of 67 | 3 semesters |
| Lone Star LVN, Kingwood | Kingwood | Not published | 92.9%13 of 14 | One year |
| Lone Star LVN, Tomball | Tomball | Not published | 94.7%18 of 19 | One year |
| Lone Star College North Harris MEEP LVN | Houston | Not published | 100%7 of 7 | Data coming soon |
| McLennan Community College – Traditional LVN | Waco | Not published | 93.1%27 of 29 | One year |
| McLennan Community College MEEP LVN | Waco | Not published | 100%16 of 16 | Data coming soon |
| Odessa LVN, Andrews | Andrews | Not published | 92.3%36 of 39 | 12 months |
| Odessa LVN, Monahans | Monahans | Not published | 100%29 of 29 | 12 months |
| Paris Junior College LVN | Paris | Not published | 100%33 of 33 | 12 months |
| Ranger College LVN | Early | Not published | 100%19 of 19 | Data coming soon |
| Rio Grande Valley College LVN | Pharr | Not published | 93.1%285 of 306 | Data coming soon |
| San Jacinto LVN, North | Houston | Not published | 100%41 of 41 | 3 semesters |
| San Jacinto LVN, South | Houston | Not published | 100%41 of 41 | 3 semesters |
| Schreiner University LVN | Kerrville | Not published | 100%5 of 5 | 12 months |
| Southwest Texas Junior College LVN | Uvalde | Not published | 80.0%32 of 40 | Data coming soon |
| St. Philip’s College LVN | San Antonio | Not published | 95.5%63 of 66 | 12 months |
| Texas Health School LVN | Houston | Not published | 93.2%68 of 73 | Data coming soon |
| The Institute of Allied Health LVN | San Antonio | Not published | 78.6%11 of 14 | Data coming soon |
| Tyler County Hospital LVN | Woodville | Not published | 72.7%40 of 55 | Data coming soon |
By area
- Houston area (15)
- Dallas area (9)
- Rio Grande Valley area (7)
- San Antonio area (7)
- Tyler-Longview area (5)
- Midland-Odessa area (4)
- Waco area (4)
- Abilene area (3)
- Amarillo area (3)
- Fort Worth area (3)
- Lubbock area (3)
- Austin area (2)
- Beaumont-Port Arthur area (2)
- Corpus Christi area (2)
- Killeen-Temple area (2)
- Lufkin-Nacogdoches area (2)
- Sherman-Denison area (2)
- Bryan-College Station area (1)
- El Paso area (1)
- Laredo area (1)
- rural parts of Texas (1)
- San Angelo area (1)
- Texarkana area (1)
- Victoria area (1)
- Wichita Falls area (1)
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Costs are each school's own estimate and differ in what they include; see each program page. An asterisk (*) means the figure needed a note, for example tuition and fees only. How we get our numbers