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California Nurses Educational InstituteNursing programs, NCLEX pass rate & cost
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How it stacks up · California RN programs
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- #1Saddleback College Associate Degree98.8% pass
- #2Mendocino College Associate Degree100% pass
- #3California State University, Long Beach Baccalaureate Degree98.8% pass
- #4Sonoma State University Baccalaureate Degree95.7% pass
- #5California State University, Los Angeles Baccalaureate Degree96.1% pass
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Board-approved programs · 2025
Nursing programs at California Nurses Educational Institute
California Nurses Educational Institute runs 2 board-approved nursing programs in California — 1 RN-track and 1 PN/LPN-track. Everything here comes from the state board of nursing and U.S. Department of Education data — not the school's marketing.
U.S. Dept. of Education · whole institution
Cost & admissions
This school's own nursing graduates
What graduates earn
Federal figures lag the current class by several years; treat them as comparison floors, not salary predictions.
Frequently asked questions
How much does California Nurses Educational Institute cost?
California Nurses Educational Institute's published tuition / program year is $33,500, and the average net price after aid is $23,231 a year. That is the whole institution's sticker price, not the nursing program's alone, and most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
What do nursing graduates of California Nurses Educational Institute earn?
PN / LPN graduates: $51,543 median one year out. These federal figures track this school’s own nursing-program graduates and lag the current class by several years.
About this data
Programs and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates: the California board of nursing. Tuition, admissions, earnings and debt: the U.S. Department of Education. Not the school's marketing.