California Nursing Schools and Programs

California offers unparalleled diversity. Whether venturing to Southern California or Northern California, the diversity of culture, scenic beauty and many things to do makes living in California so different to any other place in the world. Combine a state with top nursing salaries, amazing weather, and never ending opportunities in the health care field and you will understand why California is a hot spot for many nursing professionals.

Degree Programs:

Administrative, CCU, Clinical Nurse, Diabetes, ER, Education, Flight, Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Nursing Law, Nutrition, Obstetrics, Occupational Health, PACU, Pain Management, Respiratory Medicine, Transplantation

Largest Cities:

Anaheim, Fresno, Fremont, Glendale, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Modesto, Oakland, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana, Stockton

Additional Resources:

California Board of Nursing
http://www.rn.ca.gov/

California Nurses Association
http://www.calnurses.org

California Student Nursing Association
http://www.csna.org

Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians
http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/

California Vacation
http://www.visitcalifornia.com

School Enrollment Type Accredited Online Program Degrees Find Scholarship
Allan Hancock College 8,900 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
American River College 30,600 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Antelope Valley College 12,000 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Azusa Pacific University 3,500 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
Bakersfield College 13,000 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Biola University 5,370 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Butte College 10,200 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Cabrillo College 13,100 Public No No Associate find scholarships
California State University - Bakersfield 7,800 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
California State University - Long Beach 25,200 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
California State University - Los Angeles 13,500 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
California State University - Northridge 34,000 Public Yes No Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
California State University - Sacramento 28,000 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN find scholarships
California State University - San Bernardino 17,000 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN find scholarships
California State University - Stanislaus 81,000 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
California State University - East Bay 10,500 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
California State University - Fresno - Department of Nursing 20,000 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
California State University - San Marcos 6,200 Public No No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Casa Loma College 260 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Cerritos College 2,000 Public Yes No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Chabot College 12,900 Public No No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Chaffey College 16,200 Public Yes No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Citrus College 11,000 Public No No LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
City College of San Francisco 43 Public No No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
College of Marin 6,450 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
College of San Mateo 10,900 Public No No Associate find scholarships
College of the Canyons 10,300 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
College of the Desert 10,400 Public Yes No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
College of the Redwoods 6,800 Public No No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
College of the Sequoias 10,000 Public No No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Concorde Career College - Garden Grove 530 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Concorde Career College - San Bernardino 700 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Concorde Career College - San Diego 425 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Concorde Career College - North Hollywood 475 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Contra Costa College 6,700 Public No No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Cuesta College 10,300 Public No No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Cypress College 22,000 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
De Anza College 22,000 Public No No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Dominican University of California 2,045 Private Yes No BS/BSN, LPN-to-BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Educator find scholarships
East Los Angeles College 27,500 Public No No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
El Camino College 24,000 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
El Camino College - Compton Center 2,750 Public No No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Evergreen Valley College 8,650 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Fresno City College 22,050 Public No No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Gavilan College 5,185 Public No No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Glendale Community College 15,600 Public No No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Golden West College 12,800 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Grossmont College 16,530 Public No No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Hartnell College 8,300 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Holy Names University 950 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Humboldt State University 6,500 Public Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
Imperial Valley College 3,000 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Loma Linda University 970 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
Long Beach City College 25,400 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Los Angeles Community College of Nursing and Allied Health 0 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Los Angeles Harbor College 8,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Los Angeles Pierce College 16,500 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Los Angeles Southwest College 6,000 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Los Angeles Trade Tech College 800 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Los Angeles Valley College 17,800 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Los Medanos College 9,800 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Merced College 7,800 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Merritt College 6,000 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Modesto Junior College 15,000 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Monterey Peninsula College 10,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Moorpark College 15,200 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Mount Saint Mary's College 1,200 Private Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN find scholarships
Mt. San Antonio College 23,600 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Napa Valley College 9,000 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Ohlone College 10,500 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Pacific Union College 1,700 Private Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Palo Verde College 0 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Palomar College 25,700 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Pasadena City College 23,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Point Loma Nazarene University 2,300 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Educator find scholarships
Rio Hondo College 15,000 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Riverside Community College 27,100 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Sacramento City College 20,000 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Saddleback College 0 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Saint Mary's College of California 3,000 Private Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
San Bernardino Valley College 0 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
San Diego City College 15,500 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
San Diego State University School of Nursing 25,700 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Certified Nurse Midwife, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
San Francisco State University 26,800 Public No No BS/BSN, LPN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
San Joaquin Delta College 18,500 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
San Jose State University 28,900 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Santa Ana College 30,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Santa Barbara City College 14,500 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Santa Monica College 32,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Santa Rosa Jr. College 25,500 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Shasta College 11,000 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Solano Community College 10,000 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Sonoma State University 6,200 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Southwestern College 18,500 Public Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
University of California - Irvine 20,000 Public No No Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
University of California at Los Angeles 37 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
University of California, Irvine 0 Public No No BS/BSN, MSN find scholarships
University of California, San Francisco 3 Public Yes No MSN, RN-to-MSN, Certified Nurse Midwife, Nurse Educator, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
University of San Diego - Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science 4,600 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
University of San Francisco 4,100 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Ventura College 12,100 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Victor Valley College 15,500 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Western Career College - Antioch Campus 0 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Western Career College - Sacramento Campus 0 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Western Career College - San Jose Campus 0 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Western Career College - San Leandro Campus 0 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Yuba College 0 Public No No LPN find scholarships

Online Nursing Programs without Waiting Lists

School Degrees Offered Request Information
American Sentinel University BSN - RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing; MSN - Case Management; MSN - Infection Prevention and Control; MSN - Mgmt. & Organizational Leadership; MSN - Nursing Informatics; MSN - RN to Master of Science in Nursing;
Anna Maria College RN to BSN
Baker College Online Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Benedictine University MS - Nursing
Capella University MSN - Nurse Educator; MSN - Nurse Educator Bridge; PhD - Nursing Education
Chamberlain College of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN); Master of Science in Nursing; RN to BSN to MSN Online Bridge Option
Cleveland State University BSN; MSN
Colorado Christian University B.S. in Nursing (RN-BSN Degree Completion)
Colorado Technical University Online BS - Nursing - (RN to BSN)
Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences RN to BS - Nursing
Gonzaga University MSN - Health Systems Leadership; MSN - Nurse Educator; RN to MSN
Graceland University MSN - Nurse Educator; RN - BSN
Grantham University MS. Nursing - Case Management; MS. Nursing - Nursing Education; MS. Nursing - Nursing Informatics; MS. Nursing - Nursing Mgmt & Org Leadership; RN to MSN Option
Herzing University MS - Nursing Education
Indiana State University LPN to BSN - Nursing
Kaplan University MS - Nurse Administrator; MS - Nurse Educator; MS - Nursing; MSN - Informatics; RN to BS - Nursing; RN to MSN in Nursing
Kent State University RN to BSN
Lewis University MSN - Nursing Administration; MSN - Nursing Education
Liberty University Online BS - Nursing; MS - Nursing - Acute Care
Loyola University New Orleans Online MSN - Bridge Program; MSN - Health Care Systems Management
Miller-Motte College Online B.S. in Nursing (RN to BSN)
National American University RN-to-BSN
Norwich University MSN - Nursing Administration; MSN - Nursing Educator
Philadelphia University M.S. - Midwifery
Post University Online BS - Management for Registered Nurses
Rasmussen College RN to BSN
Sacred Heart University MSN - Clinical Nurse Leader; MSN - Nursing Education; MSN - Patient Care Svcs Admin; RN to BSN; RN to MSN - CNL; RN to MSN - NE; RN to MSN - PCSA
Saint Xavier University MS - Nursing - Clinical Leadership; MSN - Executive Leadership
South University MS - Adult Health Nurse; MS - Nursing; RN to BSN - Bachelor Degree Completion; RN-MSN; RN-MSN - Adult Health Nurse; RN-MSN - Nurse Educator
University of Phoenix MS - Nursing; MSN - Healthcare Education; MSN - Informatics; MSN - Master of Health Administration; MSN/MBA - Health Care Management; PhD - Philosophy in Nursing; RN to BS - Nursing
University of Pittsburgh MS Clinical Nurse Leader
University of Saint Mary RN to BSN
Utica College RN to BS in Nursing
Vanderbilt University MSN - Health Systems Mgmt
Walden University BS Nursing; BSN MSN - Education; BSN MSN - Genearl Track; BSN MSN - Informatics; BSN MSN - Leadership/Management; RN MSN - Education; RN MSN - General Track; RN MSN - Informatics; RN MSN - Leadership/Management
Western Governors University BS - Nursing; MSN - Education; MSN - Education (RN to MSN); MSN - Leadership & Management (RN to MSN); MSN - Leadership and Management