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- BRN & BVNPT Approved Provider
Continuing Education for Nurses in California Online
Complete your required CE hours online with Platinum Learning CE and receive your certificate of completion. Simple, convenient, and designed to make California nursing licence renewal easier. Review any course free and pay only when you need the certificate.
- BRN Provider #17838
- BVNPT #15144 (LVN)
- BVNPT #15030 (LPT)
- Instant certificates
- Choose your license
Board-Approved CE Packages for All California Healthcare Professionals
100% online, self-paced, and mobile-friendly. Review any course free and pay only when you’re ready for your certificate. Each package covers your full two-year renewal cycle, so just choose the one that matches your license.
Registered Nurse
Covers the standard Registered Nurse renewal cycle, including the one-time implicit bias course for a first renewal.
Vocational Nurse
30 hrs · 9 courses · BVNPT #15144
Covers the standard Licensed Vocational Nurse renewal cycle, including the one-time implicit bias course for a first renewal.
Psychiatric Technician
Covers the standard Licensed Psychiatric Technician renewal cycle; a first renewal is fully exempt from the 30-hour requirement.
Advance Practice Registered Nurse
Same base package and provider number that covers RN renewal. NPs who owe Schedule II or gerontology hours should confirm that coverage separately.
- Course Library Includes
- Substance Use Disorders
- Recognizing Implicit Bias
- Domestic Violence
- Trauma-Informed Nursing Care
- Cannabis & Nursing Management
- Infection Control
- HIV Primary Care
- Obesity Science
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Resilience in Nursing
- Medical Error Prevention
- Chronic Pain: Assessment & Management
- About Platinum Learning CE
Built by nurses, for California license renewal.
Platinum Learning CE is a California-focused online continuing education (CE) platform for Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensed Psychiatric Technicians, and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses. California renewal rules are the entire reason this platform exists, not an afterthought bolted onto a national catalog.
Our course library is developed with current clinical evidence and mapped directly to the contact-hour and content requirements each California board sets. When requirements change, so does our catalog, and we say so plainly rather than leaving you to guess.
Headquartered
Rolling Hills Estate, CA
Accreditation
License types covered
- Requirements
California CE requirements, by license type.
| Designation | Board | Provider # | CE Hours | Certificate Fee | Board Fee | Delinquent Fee | Grace Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RN | BRN | #17838 | 30 / 2 yrs | $35 | $190 | $280 | None — delinquent the day after expiration |
| APRN (NP / CNS / CNM / CRNA) | BRN | #17838 | 30 / 2 yrs | $35 | $190 + $150 | $280 + $225 (+$243) | None |
| LVN | BVNPT | #15144 | 30 / 2 yrs | $29.99 | $305 | $455 | 30 days after expiration |
| LPT | BVNPT | #15030 | 30 / 2 yrs | $29.99 | $300 | $450 | 30 days after expiration |
- How It Works
Five steps from sign-up to renewal
1
Choose your path
Pick the package for your license, or subscribe to the full library.
2
Review the courses
Work through modules at your pace, on any device.
3
Complete each course
Finish the content and any required knowledge check.
4
Generate your certificate
Download or print your certificate of completion instantly.
5
Renew with confidence
Submit through your board's system and keep certificates on file.
- Who Needs It
Every California license type, covered separately.
The BRN and the BVNPT regulate different credentials with different course approvals. We track both.
APRN
BRN requirements plus furnishing-number or specialty hours.
NEW
Within your first two years, only the one-time implicit bias hour applies.
RE
Lapsed, inactive, or out-of-state nurses moving into California requirements.
- Benefits
Made for a working nurse's schedule
Self-paced by design
Start, stop, and resume around shift work, with no fixed classroom clock.
Free to review, pay to certify
Work through any course before you commit financially.
Evidence-based curriculum
Courses are developed and updated from current clinical literature.
Board-accurate by license
RN, LVN, LPT, and APRN requirements tracked separately, never blended.
Instant certificates
Certificates and transcripts generate the moment you finish.
30-day money-back guarantee
Full refund available if a course isn't the right fit, before any certificate is issued.
- Standards & Compliance
Approved. Accredited. Independently verifiable.
Board approval of a provider is not an endorsement of course content; that responsibility sits with us, and we keep every course evidence-based and clinically relevant.
Approved for Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse continuing education.
#15144 (LVN) · #15030 (LPT)
Approved for Licensed Vocational Nurse and Licensed Psychiatric Technician continuing education.
NCPD Accredited
Accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Course content aligns with California Code of Regulations, Title 16, Sections 1451 and 1456, governing acceptable CE subject matter and contact hours. Verify any license or provider number at search.dca.ca.gov. Requirements do change; confirm your renewal date and any updates directly with the BRN or BVNPT alongside using our courses.
- Why Us
Why California Healthcare Professionals Choose Platinum Learning CE
01. California-only focus
Every requirements page is maintained around BRN and BVNPT rules, not a 50-state template.
02. ANCC accredited
Every package carries accreditation from the ANCC's Commission on Accreditation as Nursing Continuing Professional Development, on top of the state approval.
03. Instant, permanent certificates
Certificates generate the moment a course finishes and stay in the account 24/7, covering the full 4-year window either board may request during an audit.
04. Built by license type
Each requirements page tracks its own board's rules instead of one generic 50-state catalog with the state name swapped in.
05. 30-day money-back guarantee
Full refund on any package, provided no certificate has been generated, saved, printed, or reported.
“RN and APRN courses run under BRN Provider #17838; LVN under BVNPT #15144; LPT under BVNPT #15030 — three separate approvals, not one number stretched across every license.”
- FAQ
Common renewal questions, answered plainly.
How many CE hours do California nurses need?
Most California nurses, including RNs, LVNs, and LPTs, need 30 contact hours every two years. APRNs and NPs also need 30 hours, plus additional requirements in some cases.
Do LVNs and LPTs have different requirements than RNs?
The hour requirement is the same, 30 contact hours every two years, but RNs and APRNs are regulated by the BRN while LVNs and LPTs are regulated by the BVNPT. A course approved for one board isn’t automatically valid for the other.
Is the implicit bias training a one-time requirement?
Yes, for RNs. California requires a single one-hour implicit bias course within the first two years after initial licensure, as part of the first renewal. It doesn’t repeat every cycle afterward.
Can Nurse Practitioners complete everything online?
Is Platinum Learning CE really BRN and BVNPT approved?
What if I don't finish my hours before my renewal date?
- Ready When You Are
Ready to Complete Your California Nursing License Renewal?
30 board-approved contact hours, one package per license type, instant certificates. Pick the card that matches your license and finish the requirement on your own schedule.