Riverside College of Health Sciences School of Practical Nursing: Nursing Programs, NCLEX Pass Rate & Cost

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Riverside College of Health Sciences School of Practical Nursing runs 1 board-approved nursing program in Virginia (PN/LPN track). Everything below comes from the state board of nursing and U.S. Department of Education data — not the school's marketing.

Best 2025 NCLEX-RN pass rate
86.9%
Virginia RN average
$17,250
In-state tuition / yr
13%
Acceptance rate
whole institution

Nursing Programs at Riverside College of Health Sciences School of Practical Nursing

Board-approved programs and their 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates. “—” means the board did not publish a 2025 rate for that program.

ProgramTrackStatus2025 NCLEX pass rate
PNPNApproved100%

Cost & Admissions

Institution-level figures from the U.S. Department of Education — the whole school's numbers, not the nursing program's alone.

$17,250
In-state tuition / yr
$20,744
Avg net price after aid / yr
13%
Acceptance rate
100%
Graduation rate
350
Undergraduates

What Riverside College of Health Sciences School of Practical Nursing Nursing Graduates Earn

Federal earnings and debt data for graduates of this school's own nursing programs, by credential — not all alumni. Figures lag the current graduating class by several years; treat them as comparison floors, not salary predictions.

PN / LPN
Median pay, 1 yr out
$46,106
Median pay, 4 yrs out
$52,842
Median federal loan debt
$9,500
Graduates / yr
19
ADN / Associate
Median pay, 1 yr out
$69,644
Median pay, 4 yrs out
$88,588
Median federal loan debt
$16,750
Graduates / yr
69

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Riverside College of Health Sciences School of Practical Nursing cost?

Riverside College of Health Sciences School of Practical Nursing's published in-state tuition / yr is $17,250, and the average net price after aid is $20,744 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 Riverside College of Health Sciences School of Practical Nursing earn?

PN / LPN graduates: $46,106 median one year out; ADN / Associate graduates: $69,644 median one year out. These federal figures track this school’s own nursing-program graduates and lag the current class by several years.

How hard is it to get into Riverside College of Health Sciences School of Practical Nursing?

Riverside College of Health Sciences School of Practical Nursing admits 13% of applicants overall. Nursing programs typically admit separately — and more selectively — than the institution, so treat this as a lower bound on competitiveness.

About this data

Program list and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates come from the Virginia board of nursing's published approved-program materials. Tuition, admissions, earnings and debt come from the U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release), matched by school name and city (federal record: “Riverside College of Health Sciences”). Tuition and admissions describe the whole institution; earnings and debt are specific to its nursing programs, by credential. “—” means the source did not publish that figure.

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