RN Programs in California

Cuesta College

• Highway 1, San Luis Obispo, CA - 93403-8106
• (805) 546-3100

Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California.  They offer an RN and an LVN to RN program.  Their LVN to RN program is 3 semesters, with the summer off.  Clinical rotations are done at neighboring facilities.  They also require their LVNs to have at least one year of experience prior to admittance into their program.

Reedley College

• 995 N Reed Ave, Reedley, CA - 93654
• (559) 638-0300

Reedley College is located in Reedley, California.  Their LVN to RN program is located in their Madera Center.  Unique to Reedley College is the Madera College Advantage Program (MCCAP), which works to transition high school seniors into college life.

Stanbridge University

• 2041 Business Ctr Dr Ste 107, Irvine, CA - 92612
• (888) 294-9169

Stanbridge University is located in Irvine and Los Angeles, California. Stanbridge offers an Associate of Science in Nursing (RN) degree program. Stanbridge maintains a high standard of academic excellence by integrating innovative technology, hands-on practice, and community service for a holistic student experience.

Chabot College

• 25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA - 94545
• (510) 723-6600

Chabot College is located in Hayward, California.  They boast that their faculty has 20 or more years of experience.  Also, the majority of their RN graduates move on to pursue their BSN degree at CSUEB bridge program.  They also have incredible NCLEX-RN pass rates – over the past 5 years, pass rates have ranged from 96.3% to 100%.

Victor Valley College

• 18422 Bear Valley Rd, Victorville, CA - 92395-5850
• (760) 245-4271

Victor Valley College is located in Victorville, California.  The nursing program is housed under the Dr. Prem Reddy School of Health Sciences Department.  They offer an RN degree and an LVN to RN option.  Their nursing program “prepares students for an entry-level position in nursing practice. The structure of this program promotes professional and personal growth, including continuing education, and provides upward and lateral mobility for career options.”

Sierra College

• 5000 Rocklin Road, Rocklin, CA - 95677-3397
• (916) 624-3333

Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California.  Their nursing department offers a CNA program, and their RN program offers both the general RN program and an LVN to RN option.  In addition, students may elect to pursue their BSN concurrently with the River City Collaborative, which means that they would have certain BSN degree requirements to attend do while they are completing their ADN education

Monterey Peninsula College

• 980 Fremont St, Monterey, CA - 93940-4799
• (831) 646-4000

Monterey Peninsula College has multiple campuses – in Oceanside, Monterey and Seaside, California.  The Maurine Church Coburn School of Nursing offers an RN degree with an LVN to RN option  Unique to the Maurine Church Coburn School of Nursing is the Men in Nursing Program, which promotes and recruits men in the nursing program, then works towards male retention in nursing.

Los Angeles Harbor College

• 1111 Figueroa Place, Wilmington, CA - 90744-2397
• (310) 233-4000

Los Angeles Harbor College is located in Wilmington, California.  They offer an RN program and an LVN to RN program.

Hartnell College

• 411 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA - 93901
• (831) 755-6700

Hartnell College is located in Salinas, California.  Their nursing curriculum “is evolving and embraces new ideas and technology, yet is guided by foundational elements of safety, quality, and ethical-legal standards.”  Their ADN program is four semesters (or two years) after completion of about a year of prerequisites.

Saddleback College

• 28000 Marguerite Pky, Mission Viejo, CA - 92692-3635
• (949) 582-4500

Saddleback College is located in Mission Viejo, California.  They offer a generic RN program and an LVN to RN program.  They also have a “Southern California New Graduate RN Transition Program” that is open to Orange County community college nursing graduates who have graduated within the past year; it is designed to transition the nurse from the school setting directly into the work setting.  The program pairs the new graduate with a practicing RN for the duration of the program, working approximately 240 hours on the night shift.

Chaffey College

• 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA - 91737-3002
• (909) 652-6000

Chaffey College is located in Rancho Cucamonga, California.  Their nursing program was founded in 1957 and was one of the first five associate’s degree nursing programs in California.  They offer an RN program, a VN to RN program and a VN to RN (non-degree option).

Santa Rosa Junior College

• 1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA - 95401-4395
• (707) 527-4011

Santa Rosa Junior College is located in Forestvilla, California.  They offer an RN and an LVN to RN program.  In addition, they have a partnership with Sonoma State University School of Nursing, allowing graduates to pursue their BSN or MSN after graduation from Santa Rosa Junior College.

Moorpark College

• 7075 Campus Rd, Moorpark, CA - 93021-1695
• (805) 378-1400

Moorpark College is located in Moorpark, California.  They offer an RN program.  LVNs can apply for advanced placement into the program; this accepts the LVN into the second or third semester of the program.  While they do not have a specific LVN to RN program, this allows the LVN to proceed more quickly through their RN education.

Mendocino College

• 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah, CA - 95482
• (707) 468-3000

Mendocino College is located in Ukiah, California.  They offer both an RN program and an LVN to RN program; their LVN to RN program is a bit shorter, being three semesters as opposed to four semesters.  They are proud to boast that their most current NCLEX-RN pas rate is 100%.

Sacramento City College

• 3835 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento, CA - 95822-1386
• (916) 558-2111

Sacramento City College is located in Sacramento, California.  Their nursing department offers an ADN and an LVN and Career Mobility (VN-RN) program, which are four semesters and three semesters respectively.  They also offer an LVN to RN 30-unit option, which readies the nurse to take the NCLEX-RN exam, but does not meet the requirements for an associates degree.

American River College

• 4700 College Oak Dr, Sacramento, CA - 95841-4286
• (916) 484-8011

American River College is located in Sacramento, California.  They offer an RN program and an LVN to RN program.  Each semester, they have anywhere from 200 to 300 qualified applicants for their nursing programs.  Their nursing programs begin twice yearly, spring and fall.

Grossmont College

• 8800 Grossmont College Dr, El Cajon, CA - 92020-1799
• (619) 644-7000

Grossmont College is located in El Cajon, California.  They offer an RN, LVN to RN, and now offer an RN to BSN program, with the assistance of a local university, Point Loma Nazarene University.  The RN classes must be completed at Grossmont College, and then the BSN classes are competed at Grossmont College as well, but are taught by PLNU faculty on-campus

Merritt College

• 12500 Campus Dr, Oakland, CA - 94619-3196
• (510) 531-4911

Merritt College is located in Oakland, California.  Their nursing program is an ADN program.  Merritt nursing students also have the option to elect an ADN to BSN option, by enrolling in the Cal State East Bay BSN (CSUEB) program, which is a transfer bridge program to a neighboring university.

MiraCosta College

• One Barnard Drive, Oceanside, CA - 92056-3899
• (760) 757-2121

MiraCosta College has two campuses in Oceanside, California and a campus in Cardiff, California.  Their nursing program offers a CNA program, a home health aide program, an LVN program, an RN program and an LVN to RN program.  MiraCosta College has several partnerships with neighboring universities so that their graduates may easily obtain their BSN after graduation, should they so choose – Chamberlain College of Nursing, California State University College of Nursing and Brandman University, which also discounts the price for MiraCosta students..

Porterville College

• 100 E College Ave, Porterville, CA - 93257
• (559) 791-2200

Bakersfield College

• 1801 Panorama Dr, Bakersfield, CA - 93305-1299
• (661) 395-4011

Bakersfield College is located in Bakersfield, California.  They offer an RN program, an LVN to RN program and the 30-unit option program.  Bakersfield College also has a partnership with Cal State University Bakersfield (CSUB), where their graduates can easily transfer into an ADN to BSN program.

Palomar College

• 1140 W. Mission, San Marcos, CA - 92069-1487
• (760) 744-1150

Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California.  They offer two types of RN degrees – an Associate of Arts (AA) in Nursing and an Associate of Science (AS) in Nursing.  Both have identical nursing coursework, with the AA program requiring additional general education credits.  They also have an LVN to RN option and an LVN 30-unit option.  The LVN 30-unit option allows an LVN to take the coursework required to take the NCLEX-RN in one year, without receiving either an AA or AS degree.  Of note with this option is that this is specific to California – this license may not transfer to other states.

Mt San Jacinto Community College District

• 1499 N. State St., San Jacinto, CA - 92583-2399
• (951) 487-6752

Mt. San Jacinto Community College has campuses in San Jacinto, California and Menifee Valley, California.  They offer an RN and an LVN to RN program.  Their nursing department philosophy, “focuses on the individual needs of the students and patients (persons), within the context of families, communities and environments who exist on a health continuum.”

Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health

• 1237 N. Mission Rd., Los Angeles, CA - 90033-1084
• (323) 226-4911

Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health is located in Los Angeles, California.  This community college is owned and operated by the County of Los Angeles.  The nursing program began in 1895 and has evolved over the years into the program it is today; it graduates 100 to 150 RNs yearly.

Rio Hondo College

• 3600 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier, CA - 90601-1616
• (562) 692-0921

Rio Hondo College is located in Whittier, California.  They offer an RN and an LVN to RN program.  They also offer a Psych Tech (PT) to RN program.  The programs for the LVN to RN and the PT to RN are similar.

De Anza College

• 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA - 95014
• (408) 864-5678

Riverside City College

• 4800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA - 92506
• (951) 222-8000

Riverside City College is located in Riverside, California.  Riverside City College’s ADN program was founded in 1957, and is nationally recognized as number two in the state of California for program completion.  They offer an LVN, RN, RN to LVN and a 30-unit option program.

Glendale Community College

• 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA - 91208-2894
• (818) 240-1000

Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, California.  Glendale Community College offers an RN and an LVN to RN program.  Unique to Glendale Community College is their Foreign Nurse Graduate program.  This program is designed for foreign nurse graduates who have a deficiency in their education that is preventing them from taking the NCLEX-RN.

Santa Monica College

• 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA - 90405-1628
• (310) 434-4000

Santa Monica College is located in Santa Monica, California.  They offer an ADN and an LVN to ADN program.  The LVN to ADN program can be completed in three semesters.  The LVN seeking entrance into the LVN to ADN program must have at least one year of nursing experience within the past two years and must also have IV certification.

Imperial Valley College

• 380 E. Aten Road, Imperial, CA - 92251-0158
• (760) 352-8320

Imperial Valley College is located in Imperial, California.  Imperial Valley College offers an LVN, an RN and an LVN to RN program.  Their LVN to RN program is broken down into “track 1” and “track 2” – track 1 is for students who seek the ADN degree.  Track 2 is the 30-unit option, which allows the LVN to get their RN license in 2 semesters bu not actually getting their ADN degree.

San Diego City College

• 1313 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA - 92101-4787
• (619) 388-3400

San Diego City College is located in San Diego, California.  They offer an RN program, an LVN to RN program, and a 30-unit option program.  ADN graduates who seek to further their education also have the benefit of San Diego City College’s collaboration with San Diego State University; this allows the nursing graduate to continue for their BSN degree while working as an RN.

College of the Siskiyous

• 800 College Ave, Weed, CA - 96094-2899
• (530) 938-5555

College of the Siskiyous is located in Weed, California.  They boast that they have one of the most beautiful campuses in California because their campus is housed on the base of Mount Shasta in Northern California.  They offer an LVN to RN “Step-up” program.  Their program is two semesters, although they require their students to take a three unit Transition course over the summer.

Solano Community College

• 4000 Suisun Valley Rd, Fairfield, CA - 94534-3197
• (707) 864-7000

Long Beach City College

• 4901 E. Carson St., Long Beach, CA - 90808-1706
• (562) 938-4111

Long Beach City College is located in Long Beach, California.  They offer an LVN program, in addition to an ADN program.  Their ADN program also offers an LVN to ADN options.  Graduates of the LVN to RN program at Long Beach City College are eligible to enroll in neighboring universities in their ADN to BSN or ADN to MSN programs.

San Joaquin Delta College

• 5151 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA - 95207
• (209) 954-5151

Golden West College

• 15744 Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach, CA - 92647-2710
• (714) 892-7711

Golden West College is located in Huntington Beach, California.  They offer an RN and an LVN to RN program.  They also offer co-enrollment programs for ADNs seeking to become BSNs with Concordia University, California State University – Fullerton, and Vanguard University.  The student would attend Golden West College full-time, but could concurrently attend one of these universities one to two evenings per week to shorten the length of time of the BSN program.

Cypress College

• 9200 Valley View, Cypress, CA - 90630-5897
• (714) 484-7000

Cypress College is located in Cypress, California.  Cypress College boasts that their Health Science Division programs are ranked among the highest in the nation and the state, with NCLEX-RN pass rates that are higher than national standards.  They offer an RN and an LVN to RN career mobility program.

Santa Barbara City College

• 721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA - 93109-2394
• (805) 965-0581

Santa Barbara City College is located in Santa Barbara, California.  Their school of nursing educates CNAs, LVNs, an RNs.  They also have an LVN to RN option.  They also have two LVN to to RN options; both will require the same nursing classes but do allow entrance to LVNs with different prerequisites.

Evergreen Valley College

• 3095 Yerba Buena Rd, San Jose, CA - 95135-1598
• (408) 274-7900

College of the Sequoias

• 915 S Mooney Blvd, Visalia, CA - 93277-2214
• (559) 730-3700

El Camino Community College District

• 16007 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA - 90506
• (310) 532-3670

El Camino Community College is located in Torrance, California.  They offer an ADN, LVN to ADN and a 30 unit option.  In addition, they do allow students to apply to their program with advanced placement; these students include LVN/LPNs, LPTs and transfers from other accredited nursing programs.

Citrus College

• 1000 W Foothill Blvd, Glendora, CA - 91741-1899
• (626) 963-0323

Citrus College is located in Glendora, California.  They offer an LVN program, an RN program and an LVN to RN program.  Their nursing program is fairly new compared to other nursing programs in California – their LVN to RN program was founded in 2007, with their ADN program forming in 2008.

Ventura College

• 4667 Telegraph Rd, Ventura, CA - 93003-3872
• (805) 654-6400

Ventura College is located in Ventura, California.  Their ADN degree is unique – the student can elect simple to enroll for their RN degree, or to enroll for the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) to the California State University (CSU) Systems.  Many students elect this option if they believe that they will want to work as an RN while pursuing their BSN degree.

Modesto Junior College

• 435 College Ave, Modesto, CA - 95350-5800
• (209) 575-6550

Mt San Antonio College

• 1100 N Grand Ave, Walnut, CA - 91789-1399
• (909) 594-5611

Santa Ana College

• 1530 W. 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA - 92706-3398
• (714) 564-6000

Shasta College

• 11555 Old Oregon Trail, Redding, CA - 96003
• (530) 242-7500

Los Medanos College

• 2700 East Leland Road, Pittsburg, CA - 94565
• (925) 439-2181

Pacific Union College

• One Angwin Ave, Angwin, CA - 94508-9707
• (707) 965-6313

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

• 400 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA - 90015-4181
• (213) 763-7000

College of the Desert

• 43-500 Monterey Ave, Palm Desert, CA - 92260
• (760) 346-8041

City College of San Francisco

• 50 Phelan Ave, San Francisco, CA - 94112-1898
• (415) 239-3000

Los Angeles City College

• 855 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA - 90029
• (323) 953-4000

Los Angeles City College is located in Los Angeles, California.  Acceptance into their program is based on a “lottery” – qualified applicants must meet multiple requirements (such as prerequisites, an assessment test, and an application).  All that qualify are placed into the lottery and those who are drawn are given entrance into their program.  Graduates from their program may opt to attend Cal State University LA for their ADN to BSN program; this will allow the graduate to work as an RN while continuing their education.

College of Marin

• 835 College Ave, Kentfield, CA - 94904-2590
• (415) 457-8811

College of Marin is located in Kentfield, California.  Their mission is to “…educate entry-level practitioners for roles as providers of care across the health care continuum, as managers of care, and as active members within the profession of nursing.”  Their program is small and exclusive – they select only 36 students each fall.

College of the Redwoods

• 7351 Tompkins Hill Rd, Eureka, CA - 95501-9300
• (707) 476-4100

Allan Hancock College

• 800 South College Drive, Santa Maria, CA - 93454-6399
• (805) 922-6966

Butte College

• 3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville, CA - 95965-8399
• (530) 895-2511

Copper Mountain Community College

• 6162 Rotary Way, Joshua Tree, CA - 92252
• (760) 366-3791

Antelope Valley College

• 3041 West Ave K, Lancaster, CA - 93536-5426
• (661) 722-6300

Los Angeles Valley College

• 5800 Fulton Avenue, Valley Glen, CA - 91401-4096
• (818) 947-2600

Los Angeles Valley College is located in Valley Glen, California.  Their program offers an RN program, an LVN to RN option and an LVN 30 unit option.  They also offer an ADN-BSN collaborative program, which links the student to California State University.  This allows the student to obtain their ADN degree and continue immediately for their BSN degree while working as an RN.

Cerritos College

• 11110 Alondra Blvd, Norwalk, CA - 90650-6298
• (562) 860-2451

West Hills College-Lemoore

• 555 College Avenue, Lemoore, CA - 93245
• (559) 925-3000

West Hills College – Lemoore is located in Lemoore, California.  They offer an RN program and an LVN to RN program.  They also offer the 30-unit option for LVNs.  The LVN to RN program is three semesters, beginning with a summer semester.  The LVN to RN students then meet up with the traditional RN students to finish out the final two semesters.

Los Angeles Pierce College

• 6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills, CA - 91371-0002
• (818) 719-6401

Napa Valley College

• 2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy, Napa, CA - 94558-6236
• (707) 256-7000

Ohlone Community College

• 43600 Mission Blvd, Fremont, CA - 94539-0390
• (510) 659-6000

College of San Mateo

• 1700 W Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo, CA - 94402-3784
• (650) 574-6161

Merced College

• 3600 M St, Merced, CA - 95348-2898
• (209) 384-6000

Contra Costa College

• 2600 Mission Bell Dr, San Pablo, CA - 94806-3195
• (510) 235-7800

Yuba College

• 2088 N Beale Rd, Marysville, CA - 95901
• (530) 741-6700

College of the Canyons

• 26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA - 91355-1899
• (661) 259-7800

Southwestern College

• 900 Otay Lakes Rd, Chula Vista, CA - 91910-7299
• (619) 421-6700

San Bernardino Valley College

• 701 South Mount Vernon Avenue, San Bernardino, CA - 92410-2798
• (909) 384-4400

Fresno City College

• 1101 E. University Ave, Fresno, CA - 93741
• (559) 442-4600

Cabrillo College

• 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, CA - 95003
• (831) 479-6100

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

• 8344 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA - 93291-9283
• (559) 734-9000

Gavilan College

• 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd, Gilroy, CA - 95020
• (408) 848-4800

Gavilan College is located in Gilroy, California.  They offer an LVN program, an RN program, an LVN to RN program and a 30-unit option program.  Gavilan College was founded in 1919, and originally was named San Benito County Junior College.  In 1963, the name was changed to Gavilan College.

El Camino College-Compton Center

• 1111 East Artesia Blvd., Compton, CA - 90221-5393
• (310) 900-1600

Unitek College

• 4670 Auto Mall Pkwy, Fremont, CA - 94538
• (510) 249-1060

CNI College

• 702 W Town and Country Rd, Orange, CA - 92868-4710
• (714) 437-9697

Carrington College California-Sacramento

• 8909 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA - 95826
• (916) 361-1660

Mission College

• 3000 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA - 95054-1897
• (408) 988-2200

Los Angeles Southwest College

• 1600 W Imperial Hwy., Los Angeles, CA - 90047-4899
• (323) 241-5225

Mount St Mary’s College

• 12001 Chalon Rd, Los Angeles, CA - 90049-1599
• (310) 954-4000

East Los Angeles College

• 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA - 91754-6099
• (323) 265-8650

Loma Linda University

• 11139 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, CA - 92350
• (909) 558-1000

National University

• 11255 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA - 92037-1011
• (800) 628-8648

National University has 19 locations throughout California, with 4 military learning centers.  They have multiple types of nursing programs, from BSN, LVN to RN, LVN to BSN, RN to BSN, doctorate of nursing practice, master of science in nurse anesthesia and master of science in nursing.

Ohlone Community College

• 43600 Mission Blvd, Fremont, CA - 94539-0390
• (510) 659-6000

Ohlone College is located in Fremont and Newark, California.  Their ADN program is held primarily on the Newark campus.  In addition to the generic ADN program, Ohlone College also offers an LVN to RN program and the 30-unit option for LVNs.