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Navarro College LVN, Corsicana costs $11,624. Here is what it pays back.

A vocational nursing (LVN) certificate in Corsicana, 12 months (3 semesters, 50 credit hours). In 2025, 39 of its 40 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-PN.

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

Same program, 2 campuses

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

  • Waxahachie: 95.5% (42 of 44) in 2025
  • Corsicana (this page): 97.5% (39 of 40) in 2025
Total cost
$11,624
School estimate 1
Pass rate
97.5%
39 of 40, 2025 2
Payback time
1.8 yrs
At 10% of local pay
Local wage
$64,370
LVN median, Dallas 7

The short version

  • Navarro LVN, Corsicana costs $7,658 more than Dallas College LVN, the lowest-cost LVN path in the area, and $26,790 less than Concorde Career LVN, Dallas.
  • Its 2025 pass rate of 97.5% was 5.6 points above the Texas average. In 2024 it was 2.4 points above.

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

Where the money goes

The school's estimate, in 3 parts. In-district estimate for 2026-27. Program fees include the health professions fee, ATI, HESI, insurance, clinical travel and mock trial fees; additional student costs cover textbooks, immunizations, supplies and background checks. The page states $14,471 out of district. The page does not name a campus, so the same figures are used for all LVN sites. Prerequisite tuition and NCLEX licensure fees are not included.

ItemCost
Fall: tuition, program fees and additional student costs, 18 credits (in district)$4,570
Spring: tuition, program fees and additional student costs, 19 credits (in district)$3,842
Summer: tuition, program fees and additional student costs, 13 credits (in district)$3,212
Total 1$11,624

Not included: prerequisite courses and living costs. 2026-27 estimate.

When it pays you back

If you set aside 10% of the Dallas LVN median wage, about $536 a month, the $11,624 cost is covered in about 1.8 years of work.

$6,437
Set aside per year (10% of $64,370) 7
$536
Per month
1.8 yrs
Until the $11,624 is covered 1

Before taxes and loan interest, and assuming work starts right after licensing. Red is money still owed to yourself; green is money ahead. Why we use 10%

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 (see requirements)Data coming soonData coming soon
Navarro LVN, Corsicana$11,62412 months (3 semesters, 50 credit hours)
Living costs while in schoolNot included
Total before living costs$11,624 + prerequisites12 months (3 semesters, 50 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, 39 of Navarro College's 40 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-PN. Its rate rose from 95.7% in 2024 to 97.5%. 2

Passed on the first try: 39Did 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: 3456

What LVNs earn around Dallas

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

$64,370
LVN median wage, Dallas metro 7
Data coming soon
25th to 75th percentile
Data coming soon
Projected yearly openings

How it compares in the Dallas area

The 9 programs in the area that lead to an LVN license.

ProgramCostPass ratePayback
Dallas College LVN$3,96690.5%19 of 210.6 yrs
Collin College LVN$7,30095.8%68 of 711.1 yrs
Trinity Valley Community LVN, Terrell$7,81895.2%20 of 211.2 yrs
Navarro LVN, Corsicana (this program)$11,62497.5%39 of 401.8 yrs
Navarro LVN, Waxahachie$11,62495.5%42 of 441.8 yrs
Arlington Career Institute LVN$23,97951.9%14 of 273.7 yrs
Concorde Career LVN, Dallas$38,41488.9%48 of 546.0 yrs
Concorde Career LVN, Grand Prairie$38,41483.6%97 of 1166.0 yrs
CTK Healthcare & Career Institute LVNNot published85.7%6 of 7Can't calculate: cost

See all 19 Dallas area programs

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Program facts

Length
12 months (3 semesters, 50 credit hours)
Schedule
In person; offered at Corsicana, Waxahachie, Midlothian and Mexia (Corsicana listing)
Starts
Fall
Before you apply
No prerequisite courses are required; applicants must be admitted to Navarro College, math proficiency is advised, and BIOL 2401, BIOL 2301, PSYC 2301, PSYC 2314 and BIOL 2420 earn extra ranking points.
Credential
Vocational Nursing (LVN) certificate, eligible for NCLEX-PN
Board approval status
Data coming soon
Accreditation
Data coming soon
Sector
Public community college
Visit Navarro College's program page ↗
LVN first, or straight to RN?

The lowest-cost LVN program ($3,966) costs less than the lowest-cost RN program ($6,832).

Compare the two paths

What changed

  • Nov 2026Total cost recorded from the school's estimate (2026-27 estimate): $11,624.
  • Apr 20262025 pass rate added: 97.5% (39 of 40).
  • Apr 20252024 pass rate added: 95.7% (22 of 23).
  • Apr 20242023 pass rate added: 88.9% (40 of 45).
  • Apr 20232022 pass rate added: 88.9% (32 of 36).
  • Apr 20222021 pass rate added: 88.9% (24 of 27).

Sources and dates

  1. Navarro College, LVN Program Cost page, 2026-27 estimate.
  2. Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2025 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2026, item 3.2.12), April 2026.
  3. Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2024 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2025, item 3.2.11), April 2025.
  4. Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2023 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2024, item 3.2.14), April 2024.
  5. Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2022 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2023, item 3.2.6), April 2023.
  6. Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2021 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2022, item 3.2.7), April 2022.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, May 2025.

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