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Rio Grande Valley College ADN: cost, pass rate and local pay

An associate degree in nursing (ADN) in Pharr. In 2025, 85 of its 90 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-RN.

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

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Total cost
Not published by the school
Checked Nov 4, 2026
Pass rate
94.4%
85 of 90, 2025 1
Payback time
Can't calculate: cost
Local wage
$80,540
RN median, Rio Grande Valley 6
Compare with other Rio Grande Valley area programsGrad earnings: Data coming soon

The short version

  • Its 2025 pass rate of 94.4% was 5.8 points above the Texas average. In 2024 it was 4.5 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

Rio Grande Valley College does not publish a total cost for this program (we checked on Nov 4, 2026). Rio Grande Valley College's website (rgv.edu) blocks automated access and no catalog or cost sheet from the school turned up in search; only third-party listings were found. Ask the program directly for its cost sheet.

For comparison only, not this program's price: the 8 Texas private career school RN programs that publish a cost range from $15,000 to $114,939, with a median of $86,358. 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
Rio Grande Valley College 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, 85 of Rio Grande Valley College's 90 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-RN. Its rate rose from 88.2% in 2024 to 94.4%. 1

Passed on the first try: 85Did not pass on the first try: 5

Bars start at 75% so small differences are visible. National rates are on the methodology page. Earlier years: 2345

What nurses earn around Rio Grande Valley

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

$80,540
RN median wage, Rio Grande Valley metro 6
Data coming soon
25th to 75th percentile
Data coming soon
Projected yearly openings

How it compares in the Rio Grande Valley area

The 7 programs in the area that lead to an RN license.

ProgramCostPass ratePayback
Texas State Technical College- Harlingen ADN$14,81777.6%45 of 581.8 yrs
Texas School of Health Sciences ADN$15,00057.7%15 of 261.9 yrs
Texas Southmost College ADN$17,12285.7%24 of 282.1 yrs
South Texas College ADN$17,66699.4%174 of 1752.2 yrs
Southern Careers Institute ADN$40,470Data coming soon5.0 yrs
Rio Grande Valley College ADN (this program)Not published94.4%85 of 90Can't calculate: cost
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley BSNNot published87.0%200 of 230Can't calculate: cost

See all 14 Rio Grande Valley area programs

Similar programs

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

Higher pass rateSouth Texas College ADN99.4% passed on the first try in 2025, compared with 94.4% here.$17,666 · 99.4% pass (174 of 175)Degree optionUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley BSNGraduate with a BSN instead.Cost coming soon · 87.0% pass (200 of 230)Start as an LVNTexas Southmost College LVNWork as an LVN after 12 months.$11,000 to $13,000 · 85.7% pass (12 of 14)

Program facts

Credential
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), eligible for NCLEX-RN
Board approval status
Data coming soon
Accreditation
Data coming soon
Sector
Private career school
LVN first, or straight to RN?

The lowest-cost LVN program ($11,000) costs less than the lowest-cost RN program ($14,817).

Compare the two paths

What changed

  • Apr 20262025 pass rate added: 94.4% (85 of 90).
  • Apr 20252024 pass rate added: 88.2% (112 of 127).
  • Apr 20242023 pass rate added: 88.9% (48 of 54).
  • Apr 20232022 pass rate added: 88.4% (38 of 43).
  • Apr 20222021 pass rate added: 91.3% (21 of 23).

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), McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, May 2025.

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