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Angeles Institute
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $33,411 · Average net price: $27,607
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CNA & Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) programs in California
There are 125 cna & practical nursing (lpn/lvn) programs at 125 schools in California in federal College Scorecard data. 61 are at public schools; 122 offer a certificate and 52 an associate degree. Median school-wide tuition and fees: $15,451 a year (from 123 schools reporting). Median earnings one year after finishing: $41,412 (59 programs reporting). Most programs are in Los Angeles (8), Anaheim (4), Riverside (4). We also track 4 scholarships that cover this trade. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (Oct 2026 release). Program lists show certificate and associate programs reported to the Department; schools that don't take federal aid may be missing.
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Platt College-Los Angeles
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $15,451 · Average net price: $22,226 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $24,173
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American Career College-Anaheim
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $42,901 · Average net price: $35,222 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $41,027
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California Career Institute
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $37,455 · Average net price: $35,222 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $46,672
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North-West College-Anaheim
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $19,625 · Average net price: $30,040 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $39,321
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Platt College-Anaheim
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $15,451 · Average net price: $22,685 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $24,173
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Contra Costa Medical Career College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $14,352 · Average net price: Not reported
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Bakersfield College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,450 · Average net price: $4,330
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Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $76,557 · Average net price: $52,725 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $40,576
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San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $22,404 · Average net price: $22,588 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $42,396
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Beaumont Adult School
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $31,177 · Average net price: $31,171 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $33,708
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Palo Verde College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,288 · Average net price: $23,756
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California Career College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $71,000 · Average net price: $55,316 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $31,987
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Southwestern College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,356 · Average net price: $5,663
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Clovis Adult Education
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $15,000 · Average net price: Not reported · Median earnings 1 yr after: $44,088
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Institute of Technology
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $33,367 · Average net price: $31,938 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $45,324
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Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $5,410 · Average net price: $14,786
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Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $35,750 · Average net price: $14,972 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $42,890
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Pacific College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $38,025 · Average net price: $24,579 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $47,647
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Downey Adult School
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $21,996 · Average net price: $24,327
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College of the Redwoods
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,198 · Average net price: $20,206
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Solano Community College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,172 · Average net price: $2,905
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Unitek College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $36,945 · Average net price: $27,942 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $59,155
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Agape College of Business and Science
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $25,308 · Average net price: $35,965
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Concorde Career College-Garden Grove
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $40,766 · Average net price: $26,077 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $41,738
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Gavilan College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,444 · Average net price: $22,074
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Glendale Career College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $76,557 · Average net price: $52,725 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $40,576
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Citrus College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,254 · Average net price: $850
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Unitek College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $13,734 · Average net price: $25,128 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $56,335
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Imperial Valley College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,148 · Average net price: $1,562
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Stanbridge University
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $38,710 · Average net price: $25,124 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $47,562
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Premiere Career College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $29,285 · Average net price: $26,680 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $32,623
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Copper Mountain Community College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,390 · Average net price: $9,404
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Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,305 · Average net price: $3,294 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $27,484
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Antelope Valley Community College District
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,124 · Average net price: $85
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Career Care Institute
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $32,197 · Average net price: $60,867 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $34,797
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High Desert Medical College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $53,821 · Average net price: $29,845 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $41,286
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Long Beach City College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,560 · Average net price: $1,192
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North-West College-Long Beach
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $39,295 · Average net price: $39,118 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $39,321
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American Career College-Los Angeles
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $42,901 · Average net price: $35,032 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $41,027
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Angeles College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $30,887 · Average net price: $27,587 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $49,836
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Career Development Institute Inc
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $34,500 · Average net price: $26,250 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $41,270
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Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): Not reported · Average net price: Not reported
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Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $29,246 · Average net price: $28,215 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $46,591
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Mount Saint Mary's University
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $51,052 · Average net price: $27,235
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Smith Chason College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $19,196 · Average net price: $35,227 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $46,283
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The Chicago School at Los Angeles
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $22,782 · Average net price: Not reported · Median earnings 1 yr after: $48,942
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Madera Community College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,334 · Average net price: $1,879
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Merced College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,202 · Average net price: $714
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Saddleback College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,156 · Average net price: $23,913
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Modesto Junior College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,276 · Average net price: $5,954
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Moreno Valley College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,428 · Average net price: $26,725
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Napa Valley College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,156 · Average net price: $3,152
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The Nurse Academy
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $37,775 · Average net price: Not reported
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Norco College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,428 · Average net price: $27,120
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Concorde Career College-North Hollywood
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $40,899 · Average net price: $26,872 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $43,885
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Sri Sai Krish Institute
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $70,000 · Average net price: $67,574
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Merritt College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,258 · Average net price: $6,360
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MiraCosta College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,158 · Average net price: $5,146
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American Career College-Ontario
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $42,901 · Average net price: $34,185 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $43,129
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Butte College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,374 · Average net price: $4,734
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College of the Desert
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,326 · Average net price: $17,769 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $35,428
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National Career College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $31,325 · Average net price: $28,885 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $41,412
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Healthcare Career College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,957 · Average net price: Not reported · Median earnings 1 yr after: $27,584
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Integrity College of Health
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $37,637 · Average net price: $31,233 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $38,004
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Pasadena City College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,180 · Average net price: $16,993
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Los Medanos College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,128 · Average net price: $25,231
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Diablo Valley College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,128 · Average net price: $710
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North-West College-Pomona
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $39,295 · Average net price: $33,725 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $39,321
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Porterville College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,438 · Average net price: $3,071
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Feather River Community College District
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,420 · Average net price: $7,537
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Chaffey College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,184 · Average net price: $24,504
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California Nurses Educational Institute
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $36,800 · Average net price: $25,738 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $35,854
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San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $26,978 · Average net price: $29,479 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $42,396
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Shasta College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,199 · Average net price: $7,225
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Reedley College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,334 · Average net price: $6,055
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Annenberg School of Nursing
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $23,525 · Average net price: $23,641
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Cerro Coso Community College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,384 · Average net price: $12,913
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North-West College-Riverside
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $39,295 · Average net price: $35,030 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $39,321
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Platt College-Riverside
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $15,451 · Average net price: $21,508 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $24,173
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Riverside City College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,428 · Average net price: $24,678
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Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $12,021 · Average net price: $14,995
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American River College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,288 · Average net price: $5,730
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Carrington College-Sacramento
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $22,626 · Average net price: $46,644 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $49,054
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Charles A Jones Career and Education Center
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $25,100 · Average net price: $15,646 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $32,369
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Sacramento City College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,288 · Average net price: $5,713
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Central Coast College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $17,766 · Average net price: $28,749
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Hartnell College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,404 · Average net price: Not reported
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Concorde Career College-San Bernardino
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $18,790 · Average net price: $26,869 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $42,003
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Summit College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $19,995 · Average net price: $29,181 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $38,590
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Concorde Career College-San Diego
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $19,453 · Average net price: $27,490 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $45,483
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National University
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $13,284 · Average net price: $24,008
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North-West College-San Diego
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $76,557 · Average net price: $52,050 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $40,576
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City College of San Francisco
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,696 · Average net price: $5,852 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $37,665
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Mt San Jacinto Community College District
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,451 · Average net price: $8,198
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Carrington College-San Jose
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $22,404 · Average net price: $46,680 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $49,054
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Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $37,638 · Average net price: $33,054 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $49,406
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Institute for Business and Technology
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $19,291 · Average net price: $27,097
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Cuesta College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,350 · Average net price: $5,891
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Contra Costa College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,128 · Average net price: $25,657
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Career Networks Institute
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $273,276 · Average net price: $288,621 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $39,826
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Santa Barbara City College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,242 · Average net price: $2,684
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Mission College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,438 · Average net price: $4,223
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College of the Canyons
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,170 · Average net price: $19,542
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Medical Allied Career Center
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $39,000 · Average net price: $38,112
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Allan Hancock College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,158 · Average net price: $3,975
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San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $42,582 · Average net price: $20,870 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $42,396
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Santa Rosa Junior College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,318 · Average net price: $6,765
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West Valley College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): Not reported · Average net price: $1,033
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Columbia College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,276 · Average net price: $9,054
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Unitek College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $36,945 · Average net price: $31,483 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $56,335
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San Joaquin Delta College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,180 · Average net price: $2,451
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Xavier College School of Nursing
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $30,000 · Average net price: $16,617 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $46,732
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Lassen Community College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,144 · Average net price: $13,459
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Los Angeles Mission College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,238 · Average net price: $3,881
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Homestead Schools
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $35,750 · Average net price: $16,597 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $42,890
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Blake Austin College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $37,035 · Average net price: $29,592 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $53,553
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Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $29,246 · Average net price: $23,192 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $46,591
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North-West College-Van Nuys
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $39,295 · Average net price: $36,818 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $37,803
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College of the Sequoias
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,394 · Average net price: $1,096
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San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $22,404 · Average net price: $30,383 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $42,396
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College of the Siskiyous
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,444 · Average net price: $18,459
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North-West College-West Covina
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $39,295 · Average net price: $35,100 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $40,948
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Rio Hondo College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,388 · Average net price: $15,389
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Los Angeles Harbor College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,238 · Average net price: $2,680
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Frequently asked questions
How many cna & practical nursing (lpn/lvn) programs are in California?
We found 125 certificate or associate programs at 125 schools in California in College Scorecard data, 61 of them at public schools.
What are the lowest-tuition cna & practical nursing (lpn/lvn) programs in California?
By school-wide yearly tuition and fees: Antelope Valley Community College District (Lancaster, $1,124); Los Medanos College (Pittsburg, $1,128); Diablo Valley College (Pleasant Hill, $1,128). Program costs can differ, so ask each school for the program's total cost.
Where does this data come from?
The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which lists programs at schools that take part in federal student aid. Confirm details, licensing and current enrollment with the school.