Trinity Valley Community College LVN, Palestine costs $8,300. Here is what it pays back.
A vocational nursing (LVN) certificate in Palestine, 1 year, 46 credit hours. In 2025, 7 of its 10 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-PN.
The short version
- It has the lowest published cost of the 4 LVN programs in the Tyler-Longview area that publish one, $504 less than the next lowest, Panola College LVN.
- Its 2025 pass rate of 70.0% was 21.9 points below the Texas average. In 2024 it was 2.4 points below. That rate is based on a small group of 10 test takers.
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-district approximate total as stated by the school; out of district is about $11,500. The page does not itemize the amount or say what it includes. The school does not say what this total covers.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Approximate program cost, in district | $8,300 |
| Total 1 | $8,300 |
Not included: prerequisite courses and living costs. Undated estimate.
When it pays you back
If you set aside 10% of the Tyler-Longview LVN median wage, about $496 a month, the $8,300 cost is covered in about 1.4 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 (1 courses, plus an entrance exam) | Data coming soon | Data coming soon |
| Trinity Valley Community LVN, Palestine | $8,300 | 1 year, 46 credit hours |
| Living costs while in school | Not included | |
| Total before living costs | $8,300 + prerequisites | 1 year, 46 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, 7 of Trinity Valley Community College's 10 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-PN. Its rate fell from 90.9% in 2024 to 70.0%, a larger drop than the statewide average. 2
Small group: 10 test takers. One result moves the rate a lot.
Bars start at 60% so small differences are visible. National rates are on the methodology page. Earlier years: 3456
What LVNs earn around Tyler-Longview
Payback time uses the middle wage. Here is the wider picture.
How it compares in the Tyler-Longview area
The 5 programs in the area that lead to an LVN license.
| Program | Cost | Pass rate | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Valley Community LVN, Palestine (this program) | $8,300 | 70.0%7 of 10 | 1.4 yrs |
| Panola College LVN | $8,804 | 91.1%41 of 45 | 1.5 yrs |
| Northeast Texas Community College LVN | $9,249 | 100%22 of 22 | 1.6 yrs |
| Tyler Junior College LVN | $10,205 | 93.1%95 of 102 | 1.7 yrs |
| Kilgore College LVN | Not published | 100%6 of 6 | Can't calculate: cost |
Similar programs
Picked by rule from programs with published data, never by payment.
Program facts
- Length
- 1 year, 46 credit hours
- Schedule
- Monday to Friday, about 6 to 8 hours a day; some 12-hour clinicals
- Starts
- August
- Before you apply
- High school diploma or GED, TSI complete, and BIOL 2404 or PSYC 2314 (or BIOL 2401 and 2402 in place of BIOL 2404).
- 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
In the Tyler-Longview area, the LVN route gets you working sooner. The lowest-cost LVN program ($8,300) costs less than the lowest-cost RN program ($9,796).
What changed
- Nov 2026Total cost recorded from the school's estimate (undated estimate): $8,300.
- Apr 20262025 pass rate added: 70.0% (7 of 10).
- Apr 20252024 pass rate added: 90.9% (10 of 11).
- Apr 20242023 pass rate added: 100% (15 of 15).
- Apr 20232022 pass rate added: 100% (19 of 19).
- Apr 20222021 pass rate added: 78.9% (15 of 19).
Sources and dates
- Trinity Valley Community College, Vocational Nursing Program page, Undated 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), Tyler, 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