Best state to get LVN license in a timely manner

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Hello,

I am new member here, and I am so glad to be apart of this wonderful community! I am CNA currently living in Ca, however I wish to move from Ca elsewhere and attend LVN school there. I would like to find a state where I could find a good school (I do not care if it is private) and a decent job as I earn my LVN. A year to sixteen months program would be awesome! If any one of you have some advice as to a good place to go to...please do not hesitate in letting me know. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and answer my post! :heartbeat

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Specializes in Mother-Baby, Rehab, Hospice, Memory Care.

There are multiple LVN schools in Texas that you can attend that are 12 months long or less and don't require prereq's. In general, Texas cost of living is much less than CA and the economy isn't doing so bad here. CNA's don't make a lot of money here (maybe $9-13/hr), but it really depends on where you work and your years of experience.

The school I attended strongly discouraged us from working, however some students managed to pull it off by working weekends and nights. If you attend school full time, be prepared for a huge time commitment. Usually at least 5 days a week, 7-8 hours of class or clinical daily plus study time at home. Some schools do offer part time programs that last about 16-18 months if you absolutely need to work full time. I live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area but I am a transplant from CA and WA. Good Luck!

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Specializes in L & D, Med-Surge, Dialysis.

Lone star college, Houston Community college and San jacinto college all in Houston Texas. There LVN program is a yr program but you need a lot of devotion.

Gud Luck!

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

California and Texas are the only 2 states that refer to their basic nurses as LVNs (licensed vocational nurses), while the other 48 states refer to their basic nurses as LPNs (licensed practical nurses). Therefore, if you're looking for a program outside California or Texas, you might want to conduct your searches using the term "PN program," "practical nursing program," or LPN program.

I agree that many parts of Texas still offer decent LVN opportunities at competitive pay with a lower cost of living than California.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Geriatrics, LTC.

NY BOCES programs offer an LPN in one year, minus the summer. It's an intensely

difficult course but worth the education you get.

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in Massachusetts you can get your LPN in ten months if you go full time, It is ALOT of work as you are receiving all of the info that other programs in different states receive just in a shorter time period, so you have to be able to discipline yourself, be willing to give up your life for the time you are a student, and be a good student who is well organized and able to keep up with a fast pace. There are many technical schools which you can apply to and costs vary but prorgams are about 11,000 to id say 15,000 dollars at these types of schools- they are usually in a votech high school but have an adult programs- where it is only people who are 18+ and have already completed high school, so no you arent in classes with any highschoolers lol.At the school i attended you didnt need pre reqs but had to take the TEAS entrance exam and go through and interveiw.

Starting pay can vary. At a Dr's office i would say $18-$20 starting LTC depending on the shift it can be anywhere from $21-$25.These are with benefits so per diem starts off(usually) with higher pay.

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