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Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) Apprenticeships in California
8 registered apprenticeship programs in California train practical nursing (LPN/LVN) apprentices. Registered apprenticeships (U.S. Dept of Labor) pay wages from day one — training costs are typically covered by the sponsor instead of tuition. Most run 2–5 years to full journey-level pay, and you apply directly to the sponsor. Licensing note: Partially. There is no registered-apprenticeship substitute per se, but California is unusual in offering Method 3: applicants with 51 months of paid inpatient bedside nursing experience (e.g., experienced CNAs) plus 54 hours of pharmacology can qualify for the NCLEX-PN without completing a full vocational nursing program.
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Registered programs by city
Hawthorne (1)
| Sponsor | Program type |
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| South Bay Workforce Investment Board, Inc | Multiple Employer |
Fontana (1)
| Sponsor | Program type |
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| LAUNCH Apprenticeship Network Program · site | Multiple Employer |
Alhambra (1)
| Sponsor | Program type |
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| COMFORT PARADISE TRAINING INSTITUTE | Multiple Employer |
Walnut (1)
| Sponsor | Program type |
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| Mt. SAC Healthcare Apprenticeship Program | Multiple Employer |
Paramount (1)
| Sponsor | Program type |
|---|
| Healthcare Career College | Multiple Employer |
Norwalk (1)
| Sponsor | Program type |
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| Norwalk La Mirada Adult School | Multiple Employer |
Whittier (1)
| Sponsor | Program type |
|---|
| Procareer Academy | Multiple Employer |
Chula Vista (1)
| Sponsor | Program type |
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| Health Care Integrated School Based Health | Multiple Employer |
To apply: contact sponsors through apprenticeship.gov or the sponsor's own site. Prefer classroom-first? Compare the 122 practical nursing (LPN/LVN) schools in California.
Sponsor data: U.S. Dept of Labor Registered Apprenticeship (apprenticeship.gov), refreshed quarterly; locations reflect DOL registration records. Duplicate registrations and corrections-facility programs are filtered from display. Independent site — not affiliated with the U.S. DOL. About half of states run their own apprenticeship agencies (incl. NY, MN, OR, VT, WA, DC) — federal data undercounts those states, so a low count there does not mean apprenticeships don't exist.