Nclex Pass rate for your school

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The closest community college to me has a rate of about 75%..and the state average is 84%.

the second closest has a pass rate of 87%..they are about 60 miles from my house.

In your opinion is 75 way to low to be a good school?

what is your schools pass rate?

My school, the night program in particular, has had a 100% pass rate most year - except when they change the NCLEX. I'm not sure I'd worry so much about the pass rates, though. That just means they're teaching you how to take a test, which is a one-time thing. I'd be more concerned with what area hospitals have to say about a particular school. Which grads are they most likely to hire? Around here, they don't care what you made on the NCLEX, but they do care very much which of the seven or so area schools you graduated from.

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Specializes in Renal/Cardiac.

My school was 89-95% and everyone in my class passed the 1st time with the exception of 2

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Specializes in Med-Surg & Psych.

Hi there: Just got off my night shift, and before I sleep, checking into latest allnurses.com.....so I didn't read all the other comments. So someone else may have already commented in a similar fashion. But in case ur not aware, NCLEX pass-rates for a school are NOT INDICATIVE of much. And the reason is: schools all want to SHOW a high NCLEX Pass Rate, so most (if not many) schools require some type of "standardized exit exam", before they will allow you to take NCLEX. For example, the HESI, or the ATI exams are 2 much used such tests. And the specific nursing program REQUIRES grads to reach a certain test score on the HESI or ATI, before they will "sign off" and permit you to file for the NCLEX. Doing so pretty much ensures that their grads will then pass NCLEX. Hence, they show an "artificially high" NCLEX pass rate. Grads whose HESI or ATI score is not "high enough to likely pass NCLEX" never make it to NCLEX where they might fail.

So, plz be aware of this.

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Specializes in Renal/Cardiac.
Hi there: Just got off my night shift, and before I sleep, checking into latest allnurses.com.....so I didn't read all the other comments. So someone else may have already commented in a similar fashion. But in case ur not aware, NCLEX pass-rates for a school are NOT INDICATIVE of much. And the reason is: schools all want to SHOW a high NCLEX Pass Rate, so most (if not many) schools require some type of "standardized exit exam", before they will allow you to take NCLEX. For example, the HESI, or the ATI exams are 2 much used such tests. And the specific nursing program REQUIRES grads to reach a certain test score on the HESI or ATI, before they will "sign off" and permit you to file for the NCLEX. Doing so pretty much ensures that their grads will then pass NCLEX. Hence, they show an "artificially high" NCLEX pass rate. Grads whose HESI or ATI score is not "high enough to likely pass NCLEX" never make it to NCLEX where they might fail.

So, plz be aware of this.

I agree I took the ATI 2 or 3 times and it was nothing like the NCLEX to me bc I took the NCLEX the first time and passed to me the NCLEX was alot easier and more focused than the ATI was

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Hi there: Just got off my night shift, and before I sleep, checking into latest allnurses.com.....so I didn't read all the other comments. So someone else may have already commented in a similar fashion. But in case ur not aware, NCLEX pass-rates for a school are NOT INDICATIVE of much. And the reason is: schools all want to SHOW a high NCLEX Pass Rate, so most (if not many) schools require some type of "standardized exit exam", before they will allow you to take NCLEX. For example, the HESI, or the ATI exams are 2 much used such tests. And the specific nursing program REQUIRES grads to reach a certain test score on the HESI or ATI, before they will "sign off" and permit you to file for the NCLEX. Doing so pretty much ensures that their grads will then pass NCLEX. Hence, they show an "artificially high" NCLEX pass rate. Grads whose HESI or ATI score is not "high enough to likely pass NCLEX" never make it to NCLEX where they might fail.

So, plz be aware of this.

great information!! thank you!!!

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When checking out a school, check out the state boards pass rate AND the percent that graduate the first time around for the last 2 years because they are always changing. Our graduation rate is about 48%, and something like 97% pass the boards the first time.

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I chose a school based on its 99% pass rate and then found out it was because the attrition rate was over 75%. I would rather have the opposite. A 75% NCLEX pass rate with 99% graduation rate. Who cares if there is a 100% pass rate if only one person completes the program every year!

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Specializes in being a Credible Source.
(S)chools all want to SHOW a high NCLEX Pass Rate, so most (if not many) schools require some type of "standardized exit exam", before they will allow you to take NCLEX... And the specific nursing program REQUIRES grads to reach a certain test score... before they will... permit you to file for the NCLEX... Hence, they show an "artificially high" NCLEX pass rate. Grads whose HESI or ATI score is not "high enough to likely pass NCLEX" never make it to NCLEX where they might fail.
Very good point... the NCLEX pass rate is only half of the story; the other half is the graduation rate.

Realize, though, that even if the pass rate is only 56% (as in the earlier example), it still means that *most* of the students pass.

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Specializes in Medical surgical.

Excelsior college has the highest pass rate over traditional schools, go figure.

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for this school their graduation rate is 90-93% they usually loose 2-3 students out of 30 by the end of the 2yrs.

based on the graduation rates...plus what I was told by the director that the first time pass rates are 86-88% for the last 2 classes *not what I originally thought* Im pretty confident in my choice to apply there.

everyone has been so helpful in this discussion!! thank you!!

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Wow this is great advice! I got accepted to two Nursing schools and one has a NCLEX pass rate of 95%+ and the other hovers around 75% on average. The higher one I know has HSEI exams, so that might be artificially boosting their NCLEX pass rate.

I'm still not sure if a college for a BSN with a pass rate of 75% is still worth it though. :( It seems a little lower than what I'd like.

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This school is changing their entire curriculum.. all the nursing classes are being changed..renamed and extra credit hours added.... do you think this would make it worth going to??

Everyone in the area always says this isnt the best program to go too..that there are better ones.

the director was honest and said they've had problems with their students passing math and science questions...so they are trying to fix that. He said the new curriculum would be harder and starts Jan 2012.

Im accepted into a private LPN program right now..but its farther than the RN program..but the pass rate is around 88%..other schools im looking at have pass rates of 83-87% pass rates.

I would take the NCLEX pass rate into consideration, but definitely not use it as a deciding factor. If the state board does not have them on probation (which happens in some states if the NCLEX scores are repeatedly too low) then I would seriously consider the school. I would definitely not go to an LPN program if you are already accepted to an RN program.... too much work in my opinion for LPN - to - RN bridge programs where you might as well do the RN program if you are able. Also as far as passing the NCLEX, take that into your hands by taking an NCLEX review course and make sure that you are part of the 75% who passes.

Good luck to you.

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