Nursing schools in Texas

Explore 622 profiles representing 985 nursing programs in Texas. These are the programs currently listed in the directory, not a claim of complete statewide coverage.

Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate is the largest current pathway grouping at 118 programs; Online appears on 352 programs.

Reviewed October 2026

Profiles
622
Programs
985
Pathways, delivery and source information

Current program evidence

Counts describe the programs below and retain each program's current status; they do not imply approval, accreditation, admissions availability, or resident eligibility.

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Delivery formats

  • On campus 192 programs
  • Hybrid 160 programs
  • Online 352 programs

Approval and accreditation context

State approval, institutional accreditation, and programmatic accreditation are separate facts. An authority listed here is current state-level context from published program evidence; it does not mean every program on this page has the same approval or accreditation status.

  • State approval authority not verified Reviewed October 3, 2026
  • Texas Board of Nursing Reviewed October 3, 2026

CNA-to-LPN programs in Texas

Showing all 4 current public programs. These include Campus, Hybrid, and strict Fully Online results. A program taught at several campuses appears at each campus and counts once.

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  • CNA-to-LPN

    Medication Aide to Vocational Nursing Bridge

    School
    Alvin College: Main Campus — nursing Building S
    Location
    Alvin, TX
    Delivery
    Hybrid
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Vocational Nursing Level II Certificate through bridge entry

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  • CNA-to-LPN

    CNA-to-LVN Transition — current admission option, award scope unresolved

    School
    Houston City College: Coleman College — nursing instruction
    Location
    Houston, TX
    Delivery
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: CNA-to-LVN entry pathway; exact certificate award unverified

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  • CNA-to-LPN

    Vocational Nursing — CNA credit-by-examination option

    School
    Tarrant County College: Tarrant Trinity River Campus East — nursing instruction
    Location
    Fort Worth, TX
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Same45creditLevel2VNaward; currentCNA-specific VNSG1360credit-by-exam,3credits incurrenthandbook. No automaticallyshortened calendar or inferredremainingclock.

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  • CNA-to-LPN

    CNA-to-LVN Bridge, Level 2 Certificate — Pending Accreditation Approval

    School
    Vernon College: CNA-to-LVN Bridge — 2027 campus options
    Location
    TX
    Delivery
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: 49SCH/43wk catalogued route;6CPL available tocertifiedCNAs.

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  • CNA-to-LPN

    CNA-to-LVN Bridge, Level 2 Certificate — Pending Accreditation Approval

    School
    Vernon College: Vernon Century City — nursing instruction
    Location
    Wichita Falls, TX
    Delivery
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: 49SCH/43wk catalogued route;6CPL available tocertifiedCNAs.

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  • CNA-to-LPN

    CNA-to-LVN Bridge, Level 2 Certificate — Pending Accreditation Approval

    School
    Vernon College: Vernon College Main — nursing instruction
    Location
    Vernon, TX
    Delivery
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: 49SCH/43wk catalogued route;6CPL available tocertifiedCNAs.

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