About Pasadena City College
Pasadena City College is a public college in Pasadena, California, in a midsize city. It enrolls roughly 21,470 undergraduates, and about 60% of them attend part time. The federal student-to-faculty ratio is about 23 to 1.
Nursing programs at Pasadena City College
According to federal completion records, Pasadena City College awards nursing credentials at the practical nursing (LPN/LVN) certificate or diploma and associate degree in nursing (ADN) levels. A recent year’s totals include about 14 practical nursing completers and about 68 associate-degree nursing graduates. Programs at this level are the faster, lower-cost way into the profession: an ADN typically takes about two years once prerequisites are done, and many graduates later add a bachelor’s through an RN-to-BSN program.
Cost and student outcomes
Published tuition and fees are about $1,200 a year for in-state students and $11,400 for out-of-state students. The average net price (what students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships) is about $17,000 a year. About 34% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Federal earnings data puts median pay for those associate-level nursing graduates at roughly $100,900 one year after finishing and $107,400 four years out. These are estimates for graduates with reported earnings, not a promise. Schoolwide, about 48% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time and 76% return for a second year.
Applying and licensure
The federal data does not report an overall admission rate for this school, which is typical of open-access colleges. Nursing programs usually add their own steps, such as prerequisite science courses, an entrance exam, a minimum GPA, and a limited number of seats, so contact the nursing department about current requirements. Our guide on how to get into nursing school walks through the typical process. After graduation, the path to a license goes through the California Board of Registered Nursing (for RN licensure) or the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (for LVN licensure) and the NCLEX exam. Ask the program about its accreditation (ACEN or CCNE) and state approval, and see how it stacks up against other nursing schools in California.
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and can change. Confirm current details with the school.
