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Program Finder162 open programs · data as of Oct 7, 2026

California nursing program finder

Filter California’s Board-approved RN programs by degree, cost, accreditation and outcomes. Results update instantly.

162 programs match

Getting in: statewide, 32.1% of qualified applications were accepted in 2024–25 (generic ADN 35.0%, BSN 29.9%, ELM 33.6%). The BRN does not publish per-school acceptance rates, so results show each program’s BRN-approved annual enrollment instead. Acceptance rates →

Matching programs

LA Harbor College

Wilmington, CA

ADNPublicACEN
100.0%
NCLEX 2024–2559 testers
5-yr avg 96.9%On-time completion 45%Listed cost $5,07680 approved seats/yrPass-rate trend: 2020–21 96.2%; 2021–22 94.5%; 2022–23 93.5%; 2023–24 100.0%; 2024–25 100.0%

Mendocino College

Ukiah, CA

ADNPublic
100.0%
NCLEX 2024–2527 testers
5-yr avg 97.5%On-time completion 92%Listed cost $6,00024 approved seats/yrPass-rate trend: 2020–21 95.7%; 2021–22 96.8%; 2022–23 96.3%; 2023–24 100.0%; 2024–25 100.0%

Mira Costa College

Oceanside, CA

ADNPublic
100.0%
NCLEX 2024–2546 testers
5-yr avg 96.1%On-time completion 91%Listed cost $3,105-$3,335100 approved seats/yrPass-rate trend: 2020–21 95.6%; 2021–22 92.3%; 2022–23 92.5%; 2023–24 98.6%; 2024–25 100.0%

Monterey Peninsula College

Monterey, CA

ADNPublicACEN
100.0%
NCLEX 2024–2537 testers
5-yr avg 97.2%On-time completion 88%Listed cost $6,198-$6,23896 approved seats/yrPass-rate trend: 2020–21 93.5%; 2021–22 96.9%; 2022–23 94.1%; 2023–24 100.0%; 2024–25 100.0%

Moorpark College

Moorpark, CA

ADNPublicACEN
100.0%
NCLEX 2024–2552 testers
5-yr avg 99.1%On-time completion 76%Listed cost $6,00088 approved seats/yrPass-rate trend: 2020–21 100.0%; 2021–22 97.1%; 2022–23 100.0%; 2023–24 98.4%; 2024–25 100.0%

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

ADNPublic
100.0%
NCLEX 2024–2565 testers
5-yr avg 97.5%On-time completion 75%Listed cost $3,51980 approved seats/yrPass-rate trend: 2020–21 96.1%; 2021–22 98.1%; 2022–23 94.1%; 2023–24 100.0%; 2024–25 100.0%

San Diego City College

San Diego, CA

ADNPublicACEN
100.0%
NCLEX 2024–251 tester
5-yr avg 99.5%On-time completion 67%Listed cost $3,128-$3,22085 approved seats/yrPass-rate trend: 2020–21 100.0%; 2021–22 98.4%; 2022–23 100.0%; 2023–24 100.0%; 2024–25 100.0%

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

ADNPublicACEN
100.0%
NCLEX 2024–2565 testers
5-yr avg 94.2%On-time completion 88%Listed cost $6,128-$7,12880 approved seats/yrPass-rate trend: 2020–21 91.5%; 2021–22 91.5%; 2022–23 83.9%; 2023–24 98.6%; 2024–25 100.0%

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

ADNPublic
100.0%
NCLEX 2024–2533 testers
5-yr avg 99.5%On-time completion 85%Listed cost $5,244-$6,26640 approved seats/yrPass-rate trend: 2020–21 100.0%; 2021–22 100.0%; 2022–23 97.4%; 2023–24 100.0%; 2024–25 100.0%

UC Irvine

Irvine, CA

ELMPublicCCNEAccelerated
100.0%
NCLEX 2024–2521 testers
5-yr avg 96.9%On-time completion 100%Listed cost $72,054.9440 approved seats/yrPass-rate trend: 2020–21 100.0%; 2021–22 95.2%; 2022–23 94.7%; 2023–24 94.4%; 2024–25 100.0%

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

ADNPublicACEN
100.0%
NCLEX 2024–2577 testers
5-yr avg 97.0%On-time completion 76%Listed cost $7,274-$7,320120 approved seats/yrPass-rate trend: 2020–21 97.6%; 2021–22 94.1%; 2022–23 94.1%; 2023–24 100.0%; 2024–25 100.0%

Weimar University

Weimar, CA

ADNPrivateACEN
100.0%
NCLEX 2024–258 testers
5-yr avg 94.0%On-time completion 100%Listed cost $101,000 (including room and boa…20 approved seats/yrPass-rate trend: 2020–21 100.0%; 2021–22 75.0%; 2022–23 100.0%; 2023–24 100.0%; 2024–25 100.0%

Data: California BRN Pre-Licensure RN Programs (type, city, cost, approved annual enrollment), 2024–25 Annual School Report (statewide acceptance rates), NCLEX-RN Pass Rates and Accreditation, Attrition & On-Time Completion, retrieved Oct 7, 2026. Costs are before financial aid as listed by the BRN; confirm current costs with each school.

How to cite this data

Last updated . Please cite SEAPHE and the original public source.

Suggested citation: SEAPHE. (2026). California NCLEX-RN first-time pass rates by nursing program, 2020–21 to 2024–25 [Data set]. Compiled from California Board of Registered Nursing pass-rate tables. https://seaphe.org/nclex-pass-rates/ (updated Oct 7, 2026).

Original source: California BRN, NCLEX-RN Pass Rates: First Time CA Educated Exam Testers; California BRN, Approved Pre-Licensure RN Programs.

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