Navarro College LVN, Waxahachie costs $11,624. Here is what it pays back.
A vocational nursing (LVN) certificate in Waxahachie, 12 months (3 semesters, 50 credit hours). In 2025, 42 of its 44 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-PN.
Navarro College runs this LVN program at 2 campuses with the same published cost. Each campus reports its own pass rate:
- Waxahachie (this page): 95.5% (42 of 44) in 2025
- Corsicana: 97.5% (39 of 40) in 2025
The short version
- Navarro LVN, Waxahachie 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 95.5% was 3.6 points above the Texas average. In 2024 it was 6.7 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.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| 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.
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.
| Piece | Cost | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisites (see requirements) | Data coming soon | Data coming soon |
| Navarro LVN, Waxahachie | $11,624 | 12 months (3 semesters, 50 credit hours) |
| Living costs while in school | Not included | |
| Total before living costs | $11,624 + prerequisites | 12 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, 42 of Navarro College's 44 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-PN. Its rate fell from 100% in 2024 to 95.5%, a larger drop than the statewide average. 2
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.
How it compares in the Dallas area
The 9 programs in the area that lead to an LVN license.
| Program | Cost | Pass rate | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas College LVN | $3,966 | 90.5%19 of 21 | 0.6 yrs |
| Collin College LVN | $7,300 | 95.8%68 of 71 | 1.1 yrs |
| Trinity Valley Community LVN, Terrell | $7,818 | 95.2%20 of 21 | 1.2 yrs |
| Navarro LVN, Corsicana | $11,624 | 97.5%39 of 40 | 1.8 yrs |
| Navarro LVN, Waxahachie (this program) | $11,624 | 95.5%42 of 44 | 1.8 yrs |
| Arlington Career Institute LVN | $23,979 | 51.9%14 of 27 | 3.7 yrs |
| Concorde Career LVN, Dallas | $38,414 | 88.9%48 of 54 | 6.0 yrs |
| Concorde Career LVN, Grand Prairie | $38,414 | 83.6%97 of 116 | 6.0 yrs |
| CTK Healthcare & Career Institute LVN | Not published | 85.7%6 of 7 | Can't calculate: cost |
Similar programs
Picked by rule from programs with published data, never by payment.
Program facts
- Length
- 12 months (3 semesters, 50 credit hours)
- Schedule
- In person; offered at Corsicana, Waxahachie, Midlothian and Mexia (Waxahachie 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
The lowest-cost LVN program ($3,966) costs less than the lowest-cost RN program ($6,832).
What changed
- Nov 2026Total cost recorded from the school's estimate (2026-27 estimate): $11,624.
- Apr 20262025 pass rate added: 95.5% (42 of 44).
- Apr 20252024 pass rate added: 100% (42 of 42).
- Apr 20242023 pass rate added: 95.3% (41 of 43).
- Apr 20232022 pass rate added: 86.3% (44 of 51).
- Apr 20222021 pass rate added: 95.2% (40 of 42).
Sources and dates
- Navarro College, LVN Program Cost page, 2026-27 estimate.
- 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), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 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