Listed below are all of the accredited nursing schools in California. If you are trying to become a nurse, and you plan on working in California, you should take a look at the Board of Nursing website (link is at the top of this page), for more information on working as a nurse in that state. Also, when you speak with each school, you should make sure to confirm that it has been approved by the Board (which is a requirement for you to be able to take the national licensing exam, the NCLEX).
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Median Hourly Wage of California RNs: $36.771
Median Annual Salary of California RNs: $76,4701
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| American Career College Campus Location(s): Los Angeles, CA / Orange County, CA Featured Programs: Vocational Nursing (Los Angeles) Vocational Nursing (Orange County) |  |
| Azusa Pacific University ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Campus Location(s): Azusa, CA Accreditation: CCNE accredited Featured Programs: RN to BSN Program |  |
| Concorde Career Institute Campus Location(s): Garden Grove, CA / North Hollywood, CA / San Bernardino, CA / San Diego, CA Featured Programs: Vocational Nursing (North Hollywood) Vocational Nursing (San Bernardino) Vocational Nursing (San Diego) |  |
| Kaplan College Campus Location(s): North Hollywood, CA / Sacramento, CA / San Diego, CA / Stockton, CA / Vista, CA Featured Programs: Associate Degree in Nursing Vocational Nursing (North Hollywood) Vocational Nursing (North County / Vista) Vocational Nursing (San Diego) Associate Degree Nursing (San Diego) Vocational Nursing (Sacramento) Vocational Nursing (Stockton) Vocational Nursing (Vista) |  |
| University of Phoenix ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Campus Location(s): Costa Mesa, CA / Fresno, CA / Sacramento, CA / San Diego, CA / San Francisco, CA Accreditation: CCNE accredited Featured Programs: Health Care Education MSN/MBA Master of Science in Nursing - Leadership MSN/MHA RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program |  |
| West Coast University Campus Location(s): Anaheim, CA / Los Angeles, CA / Ontario, CA Accreditation: CCNE accredited Featured Programs: RN-BS Program |  |
| Western Career College Campus Location(s): Antioch, CA / Citrus Heights, CA / Emeryville, CA / Pleasant Hill, CA / Sacramento, CA / San Jose, CA / San Leandro, CA / Stockton, CA Featured Programs: Vocational Nursing (Antioch) Vocational Nursing (Sacramento) Associate Degree Nursing (Sacramento) Vocational Nursing (San Leandro) |  |
| Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| American River College (Sacramento, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| Antelope Valley College (Lancaster, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| Bakersfield College (Bakersfield, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| Biola University (La Mirada, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, LPN to BSN, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| Boston Reed College (Napa, CA) Program Types: LPN/LVN | |
| Butte College (Oroville, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| Cabrillo College (Aptos, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| California Baptist University (Riverside, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| California State University - Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| California State University - Chico (Chico, CA) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, LPN to BSN, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| California State University - Dominguez Hills (Carson, CA) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Direct Entry MSN, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| California State University - East Bay (Hayward, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| California State University - Fresno (Fresno, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Direct Entry MSN, LPN to BSN, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| California State University - Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Direct Entry MSN, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| California State University - Long Beach (Long Beach, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Direct Entry MSN, LPN to BSN, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| California State University - Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Direct Entry MSN, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| California State University - Northridge (Northridge, CA) Program Types: RN to BSN, Second Degree BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| California State University - Sacramento (Sacramento, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, LPN to ADN, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| California State University - San Bernardino (San Bernardino, CA) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, LPN to BSN, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| California State University - San Marcos (San Marcos, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, LPN to BSN, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN, Second Degree BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| California State University - Stanislaus (Turlock, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, LPN to BSN, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| Cerritos Community College (Norwalk, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Chabot College (Hayward, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| Chaffey College (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Charter College (Canyon Country, CA) Program Types: LPN/LVN | |
| Citrus College (Glendora, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| City College of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| College of Marin (Kentfield, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| College of San Mateo (San Mateo, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing | |
| College of the Canyons (Santa Clarita, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| College of the Desert (Palm Desert, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| College of the Redwoods (Eureka, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| College of the Sequoias (Visalia, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| College of the Siskiyous (Weed, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| Concordia University Irvine (Irvine, CA) Program Types: Second Degree BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| Contra Costa College (San Pablo, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| Copper Mountain College (Joshua Tree, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| Cuesta College (San Luis Obispo, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| Cypress College (Cypress, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| De Anza College (Cupertino, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| Dominican University of California (San Rafael, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, LPN to ADN, Masters in Nursing Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| East Los Angeles College (Monterey Park, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| El Camino College - Compton Education Center (Compton, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| El Camino Community College (Torrance, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Everest College (Alhambra, CA / Anaheim, CA / Bassett, CA / Encino, CA / Gardena, CA / Hayward, CA / Los Angeles, CA / Ontario, CA / Reseda, CA / San Bernardino, CA / San Francisco, CA / San Jose, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| Fresno City College (Fresno, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| Gavilan College (Gilroy, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| Glendale Community College (Glendale, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing | |
| Golden West College (Huntington Beach, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Grossmont/Cuyamaca Community College District (El Cajon, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Hartnell College (Salinas, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| Holy Names University (Oakland, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| Humboldt State University (Arcata, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| Imperial Valley College (Imperial, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| InterAmerican College (National City, CA) Program Types: Direct Entry MSN, Masters in Nursing | |
| Loma Linda University (Loma Linda, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, LPN to BSN, Masters in Nursing, PhD in Nursing, RN to BSN, Second Degree BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| Long Beach City College (Long Beach, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Los Angeles City College (Los Angeles, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health (Los Angeles, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing | |
| Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Los Angeles Pierce College (Woodland Hills, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Los Angeles Southwest College (Los Angeles, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| Los Angeles Trade-Tech College (Los Angeles, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing | |
| Los Angeles Valley College (Valley Glen, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Los Medanos College (Pittsburg, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| Mendocino College (Ukiah, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| Merced College (Merced, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| Merritt College (Oakland, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| Mira Costa College (Oceanside, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| MiraCosta College (Oceanside, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing | |
| Mission College (Santa Clara, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| Modesto Junior College (Modesto, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| Monterey Peninsula College (Monterey, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Moorpark College (Moorpark, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Mount Saint Mary’s College (Los Angeles, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, LPN to ADN, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN, Second Degree BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| Mt. San Antonio College (Walnut, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| Mt. San Jacinto College (Menifee, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| Napa Valley College (Napa, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| National University (La Jolla, CA / San Diego, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, LPN to BSN, RN to BSN, Second Degree BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| Ohlone College (Fremont, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Pacific Union College (Angwin, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, RN to BSN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Palomar College (San Marcos, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Pasadena City College (Pasadena, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| Point Loma Nazarene University (San Diego, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, LPN to BSN, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| Rio Hondo College (Whittier, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| Riverside Community College (Riverside, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Samuel Merritt College (Oakland, CA) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Direct Entry MSN, Masters in Nursing, Second Degree BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| San Bernardino Valley College (San Bernardino, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| San Diego City College (San Diego, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| San Francisco State University (San Francisco, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Direct Entry MSN, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| San Joaquin Delta College (Stockton, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| San Joaquin Valley College (SJVC) (Bakersfield, CA / Cucamonga, CA / Modesto, CA / Rancho Cordova, CA / Visalia, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| San Jose State University (San Jose, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, LPN to BSN, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| San Jose/Evergreen Community College District (San Jose, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Santa Ana College (Santa Ana, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Santa Barbara Business College (SBBC) (Palm Desert, CA) Program Types: LPN/LVN | |
| Santa Barbara City College (Santa Barbara, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Santa Monica College (Santa Monica, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Santa Rosa Junior College (Santa Rosa, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| Shasta College (Redding, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| Sierra College (Rocklin, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| Solano Community College (Suisun City, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| Southwestern College (San Diego, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN Accreditation: NLNAC accredited | |
| Southwestern Community College (San Diego, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN/LVN | |
| United Education Institute (UEI) (Chula Vista, CA) Program Types: LPN/LVN | |
| Unitek College (Fremont, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
| University of California Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Direct Entry MSN, Masters in Nursing, PhD in Nursing, RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| University of California San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) Program Types: Direct Entry MSN, Masters in Nursing, PhD in Nursing Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| University of San Diego (San Diego, CA) Program Types: Direct Entry MSN, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Masters in Nursing, PhD in Nursing Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| University of San Francisco (Cupertino, CA / San Francisco, CA / San Ramon, CA / Santa Rosa, CA) Program Types: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Direct Entry MSN, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Masters in Nursing, RN to BSN, Second Degree BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) Program Types: Masters in Nursing Accreditation: AANA/CANAEP accredited | |
| Vanguard University of Southern California (Costa Mesa, CA) Program Types: RN to BSN Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| Ventura College (Ventura, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| Victor Valley College (Victorville, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| West Hills College Lemoore (Lemoore, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN | |
| Western University of Health Sciences (Pomona, CA) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Direct Entry MSN, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Masters in Nursing Accreditation: CCNE accredited | |
| Yuba College (Marysville, CA) Program Types: Associate Degree Nursing, LPN to ADN, LPN/LVN | |
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