2026 LPN/LVN Rankings · CA
Best Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training (LPN/LVN) Schools in California
60 ranked trade colleges for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training (LPN/LVN) in California out of 776 nationally
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Top Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training (LPN/LVN) Schools in California
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#19 in CA
#216 nationally
#216
Complete Data Citrus College
See all rankings for Citrus CollegeGlendora, CA
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Overall Score 52.5
52.5 / 100
Trade Productivity 28%
0.5% productivity Retention 73%
70% retained Completion 57%
36.8% complete programs Enrollment 10,429
Programs 33 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#20 in CA
#219 nationally
#219
Complete Data Mission College
See all rankings for Mission CollegeSanta Clara, CA
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Overall Score 51.7
51.7 / 100
Trade Productivity 43%
0.8% productivity Retention 83%
73% retained Completion 21%
27.1% complete programs Enrollment 6,909
Programs 26 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,380
#21 in CA
#224 nationally
#224
Complete Data Hartnell College
See all rankings for Hartnell CollegeSalinas, CA
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Overall Score 51.4
51.4 / 100
Trade Productivity 39%
0.7% productivity Retention 83%
73% retained Completion 18%
26.3% complete programs Enrollment 11,273
Programs 28 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,380
#22 in CA
#250 nationally
#250
Complete Data Allan Hancock College
See all rankings for Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, CA
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Overall Score 48.2
48.2 / 100
Trade Productivity 36%
0.7% productivity Retention 64%
68% retained Completion 27%
28.9% complete programs Enrollment 11,463
Programs 29 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#23 in CA
#278 nationally
#278
Complete Data Imperial Valley College
See all rankings for Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, CA
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Overall Score 44.8
44.8 / 100
Trade Productivity 13%
0.3% productivity Retention 90%
76% retained Completion 57%
37.1% complete programs Enrollment 8,873
Programs 34 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#24 in CA
#324 nationally
#324
Complete Data Los Medanos College
See all rankings for Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, CA
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Overall Score 40.8
40.8 / 100
Trade Productivity 15%
0.3% productivity Retention 86%
74% retained Completion 39%
31.8% complete programs Enrollment 8,455
Programs 26 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,288
#25 in CA
#329 nationally
#329
Complete Data Long Beach City College
See all rankings for Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, CA
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Overall Score 40.4
40.4 / 100
Trade Productivity 14%
0.3% productivity Retention 79%
71% retained Completion 14%
25.5% complete programs Enrollment 24,985
Programs 34 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,472
#26 in CA
#331 nationally
#331
Complete Data Butte College
See all rankings for Butte CollegeOroville, CA
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Overall Score 40.2
40.2 / 100
Trade Productivity 12%
0.3% productivity Retention 64%
68% retained Completion 55%
36.1% complete programs Enrollment 10,968
Programs 34 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#27 in CA
#334 nationally
#334
Complete Data Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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Overall Score 40
40 / 100
Trade Productivity 11%
0.3% productivity Retention 69%
69% retained Completion 30%
30% complete programs Enrollment 22,460
Programs 29 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#28 in CA
#335 nationally
#335
Complete Data Sacramento City College
See all rankings for Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, CA
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Overall Score 40
40 / 100
Trade Productivity 19%
0.4% productivity Retention 69%
69% retained Completion 14%
25.6% complete programs Enrollment 19,920
Programs 32 fields
#29 in CA
#339 nationally
#339
Complete Data Santa Barbara City College
See all rankings for Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, CA
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Overall Score 39.4
39.4 / 100
Trade Productivity 21%
0.4% productivity Retention 47%
65% retained Completion 36%
31.2% complete programs Enrollment 12,334
Programs 34 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#30 in CA
#342 nationally
#342
Complete Data Copper Mountain Community College
Joshua Tree, CA
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Overall Score 39
39 / 100
Trade Productivity 49%
1.0% productivity Retention 59%
67% retained Completion 17%
26% complete programs Enrollment 2,019
Programs 23 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,380
#31 in CA
#360 nationally
#360
Complete Data College of the Desert
Palm Desert, CA
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Overall Score 36.4
36.4 / 100
Trade Productivity 10%
0.2% productivity Retention 73%
70% retained Completion 34%
30.9% complete programs Enrollment 12,861
Programs 31 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,288
#32 in CA
#374 nationally
#374
Complete Data College of the Redwoods
See all rankings for College of the RedwoodsEureka, CA
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Overall Score 34.3
34.3 / 100
Trade Productivity 43%
0.8% productivity Retention 14%
56% retained Completion 20%
27% complete programs Enrollment 4,706
Programs 29 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#33 in CA
#377 nationally
#377
Complete Data Merced College
See all rankings for Merced CollegeMerced, CA
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Overall Score 33.2
33.2 / 100
Trade Productivity 17%
0.3% productivity Retention 38%
63% retained Completion 28%
29.7% complete programs Enrollment 12,472
Programs 31 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#34 in CA
#383 nationally
#383
Complete Data Pasadena City College
See all rankings for Pasadena City CollegePasadena, CA
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Overall Score 32.9
32.9 / 100
Trade Productivity 1%
0.1% productivity Retention 90%
76% retained Completion 46%
33.6% complete programs Enrollment 24,597
Programs 32 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#35 in CA
#399 nationally
#399
Complete Data Napa Valley College
Napa, CA
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Overall Score 30.7
30.7 / 100
Trade Productivity 12%
0.3% productivity Retention 81%
72% retained Completion 26%
28.5% complete programs Enrollment 4,844
Programs 27 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#36 in CA
#410 nationally
#410
Complete Data College of the Siskiyous
Weed, CA
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Overall Score 29.6
29.6 / 100
Trade Productivity 60%
1.5% productivity Retention 4%
48% retained Completion 3%
20.8% complete programs Enrollment 1,575
Programs 21 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,380
#37 in CA
#413 nationally
#413
Complete Data Cuesta College
See all rankings for Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, CA
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Overall Score 29.1
29.1 / 100
Trade Productivity 0%
0.0% productivity Retention 83%
73% retained Completion 50%
34.9% complete programs Enrollment 11,283
Programs 34 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,288
#38 in CA
#459 nationally
#459
Complete Data City College of San Francisco
See all rankings for City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
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Overall Score 21.9
21.9 / 100
Trade Productivity 0%
0.0% productivity Retention 73%
70% retained Completion 26%
28.6% complete programs Enrollment 19,267
Programs 34 fields
#39 in CA
#477 nationally
#477
Complete Data Lassen Community College
Susanville, CA
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Overall Score 17.3
17.3 / 100
Trade Productivity 32%
0.5% productivity Retention 17%
57% retained Completion 1%
18.1% complete programs Enrollment 2,038
Programs 20 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#40 in CA
#501 nationally
#501
Complete Data Palo Verde College
Blythe, CA
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Overall Score 11.5
11.5 / 100
Trade Productivity 9%
0.2% productivity Retention 8%
52% retained Completion 23%
28% complete programs Enrollment 3,833
Programs 21 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,380
#41 in CA
#505 nationally
#505
Complete Data Cerro Coso Community College
Ridgecrest, CA
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Overall Score 7.3
7.3 / 100
Trade Productivity 10%
0.2% productivity Retention 0%
27% retained Completion 3%
20.8% complete programs Enrollment 5,549
Programs 20 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,380
#42 in CA
#508 nationally
#508
Partial Data Unitek College of Nursing
South San Francisco, CA
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Overall Score 88.8
88.8 / 100
Trade Productivity 90%
70.2% productivity Retention 82%
94% retained Enrollment 191
Programs 1 fields
#43 in CA
#510 nationally
#510
Partial Data Blake Austin College
Vacaville, CA
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Overall Score 87.6
87.6 / 100
Trade Productivity 84%
63.1% productivity Retention 85%
100% retained Enrollment 217
Programs 1 fields
#44 in CA
#511 nationally
#511
Partial Data Angeles Institute
ARTESIA, CA
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Overall Score 86.7
86.7 / 100
Trade Productivity 93%
82.3% productivity Retention 75%
90% retained Enrollment 113
Programs 1 fields
#45 in CA
#522 nationally
#522
Partial Data Beaumont Adult School
Beaumont, CA
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Overall Score 79.3
79.3 / 100
Trade Productivity 79%
52.8% productivity Retention 85%
100% retained Enrollment 108
Programs 1 fields
#46 in CA
#523 nationally
#523
Partial Data CES College
Burbank, CA
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Overall Score 78.3
78.3 / 100
Trade Productivity 87%
67.8% productivity Retention 60%
83% retained Enrollment 118
Programs 1 fields
#47 in CA
#536 nationally
#536
Partial Data Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus
Van Nuys, CA
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Overall Score 71.3
71.3 / 100
Trade Productivity 71%
43.3% productivity Retention 85%
100% retained Enrollment 90
Programs 1 fields
#48 in CA
#537 nationally
#537
Partial Data Unitek College of Nursing
Hayward, CA
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Overall Score 71
71 / 100
Trade Productivity 86%
64.8% productivity Retention 23%
63% retained Enrollment 284
Programs 1 fields
#49 in CA
#546 nationally
#546
Partial Data Clovis Adult Education
Clovis, CA
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Overall Score 67.1
67.1 / 100
Trade Productivity 53%
19.8% productivity Retention 85%
100% retained Enrollment 238
Programs 2 fields
#50 in CA
#561 nationally
#561
Partial Data Medical Allied Career Center
Santa Fe Springs, CA
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Overall Score 63.5
63.5 / 100
Trade Productivity 77%
50.0% productivity Retention 73%
89% retained Enrollment 48
Programs 1 fields
#51 in CA
#571 nationally
#571
Partial Data Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus
Los Angeles, CA
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Overall Score 60.4
60.4 / 100
Trade Productivity 58%
26.0% productivity Retention 66%
85% retained Enrollment 150
Programs 1 fields
#52 in CA
#591 nationally
#591
Partial Data California Nurses Educational Institute
Rancho Mirage, CA
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Overall Score 56.7
56.7 / 100
Trade Productivity 72%
43.5% productivity Retention 6%
24% retained Enrollment 200
Programs 1 fields
#53 in CA
#599 nationally
#599
Partial Data North-West College-Pomona
Pomona, CA
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Overall Score 55.5
55.5 / 100
Trade Productivity 54%
20.5% productivity Retention 29%
67% retained Enrollment 381
Programs 1 fields
#54 in CA
#603 nationally
#603
Partial Data North-West College-Van Nuys
Van Nuys, CA
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Overall Score 55
55 / 100
Trade Productivity 55%
21.4% productivity Retention 31%
68% retained Enrollment 294
Programs 1 fields