If you want more career opportunities than you have as an LVN, becoming an RN in Texas is a great option. The Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies estimates that by 2020 the demand for RNs in Texas could rise by as much as 86 percent. The largest state in the lower 48 has 176,000 working RNs earning a mean wage of over $66,000, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both Houston and the Dallas metro area have some of the highest employment levels for RNs in the U.S. Most nurses in the state work in hospitals (about 64 percent). Other popular places for employment are doctors' offices (about 7 percent) and ambulatory care settings (about 4 percent).
LVNs have many choices to further their education, particularly in metropolitan areas. Both traditional and online/hybrid programs are available. Money for your education may come in the form of tuition assistance from your employer, loans, grants, or scholarships. Both the Texas Nurses Association and the Texas Nursing Students' Association have some scholarship/financial aid information available. For a comprehensive list of state tuition assistance programs and scholarships, check out the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. More information about being an RN can be found at the Texas Board of Nursing.
Some LVN to RN programs to consider:
Central Texas College (Killeen, TX). CTC's LVN to ADN program requires three semesters to complete. Some prerequisites can be completed online.
Houston Baptist University (Houston, TX). HBU is a Christian University that's been around since 1960. Their LVN to BSN program is traditional in structure, and all prerequisite and nursing classes can be completed on one campus.
West Texas A & M University (Canyon, TX). Advanced status for LVNs who want to enter the BSN program will be determined after transcript evaluation. Some nursing classes may be waived.
Alvin Community College (Alvin, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: Nursing Transition (LVN-to-ADN) Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Amarillo College (Amarillo, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN to RN Advanced Placement Option
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Angelina College (Lufkin, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN to ADN
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Angelo State University (San Angelo, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN (LPN) - RN Alternate Mobility Track
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Blinn College (Bryan, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: Associate Degree Nursing - LVN Transition Option
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Central Texas College (Killeen, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: Nursing Option for LVN - Associate of Applied Science Degree
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Cisco College (Abilene, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: VN to RN Program
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Coastal Bend College at Beeville (Beeville, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN to RN Bridge Program
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College of the Mainland (Texas City, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN to RN Transition
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Collin College (McKinney, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN/Paramedic Bridge Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Dallas County Community College District (Dallas, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN-RN Advanced Placement Bridge Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Del Mar College (Corpus Christi, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN to RN
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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El Paso Community College (El Paso, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LPN to RN Completion
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Galveston College (Galveston, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN to ADN Transitional Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Grayson County College (Denison, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: Transitional Entry Into Associate Degree Nursing (LVN to RN)
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Houston Baptist University (Houston, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN, LPN to BSN
Program Name: LVN to ADN/BSN
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Kilgore College (Kilgore, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LPN TO RN
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Lamar State College-Orange (Orange, TX / Port Arthur, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN Upward Mobility Program
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Lamar University (Beaumont, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN to RN Articulation Track
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Lee College (Baytown, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: Transitional VN-RN program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Lone Star College System - Kingwood (Kingwood, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN to RN
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Lone Star College System - Montgomery (Conroe, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LPN Transition to AAS
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Lone Star College System - North Harris (Houston, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN to RN Articulation
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Lone Star College System - Tomball (Tomball, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN TO RN
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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McLennan Community College (Waco, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: Advanced Placement for LVNs
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Midland College (Midland, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN or LPN to RN
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Navarro College (Corsicana, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN-RN Bridge Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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North Central Texas College (Gainesville, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: Transition from Vocational to Professional Nursing
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Northeast Texas Community College (Mt. Pleasant, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: VN to RN Mobility
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Odessa College (Odessa, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: Transition Option for the LVN
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Panola College (Carthage, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN to RN Transition (online)
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Prairie View A&M University (Houston, TX)
Program Types: LPN to BSN
Program Name: LVN - BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited, NLNAC accredited
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San Antonio College (San Antonio, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: Career Mobility Program of Study
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN-RN Transition AAS Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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South Plains College (Levelland, TX / Lubbock, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN RN Transition Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Southwestern Adventist University (Keene, TX)
Program Types: LPN to BSN
Program Name: LVN to BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Tarleton State University (Stephenville, TX)
Program Types: LPN to BSN
Program Name: LVN to BSN Educational Mobility Option
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Temple College (Temple, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN to ADN BRIDGING PROGRAM
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Texarkana College (Texarkana, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: Vocational Nursing (LVN) Transition Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College (Brownsville, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: Nursing-LVN-Advanced Placement Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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The University of Texas at Tyler (Tyler, TX)
Program Types: LPN to BSN
Program Name: LVN to BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Trinity Valley Community College (Kaufman, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN-TO-ADN TRANSITION PROGRAM
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Tyler Junior College (Tyler, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE TO ADN (RN) TRANSITION PROGRAM
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Vernon College (Vernon, TX)
Program Types: LPN to ADN
Program Name: LVN Transition Program
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West Texas A & M University (Canyon, TX)
Program Types: LPN to BSN
Program Name: LVN Degree Completion
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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