What is the "best" pass rate for nclex?

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I was just checking out some colleges pass rate, and I was wondering what pass rate should I be looking for? WHat is considerate worse pass rate or highest pass rate? My LPN college had one of the worst pass rates. :uhoh3:

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Each state BON I will image will post nursing school pass rates. Are you looking at doing your PN to RN and if so probably better looking into the state forums or state BON website. Would also suggest looking at a pass rate of over 90%

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Each state BON I will image will post nursing school pass rates. Are you looking at doing your PN to RN and if so probably better looking into the state forums or state BON website. Would also suggest looking at a pass rate of over 90%

Thanks. :)

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Each state BON I will image will post nursing school pass rates. Are you looking at doing your PN to RN and if so probably better looking into the state forums or state BON website. Would also suggest looking at a pass rate of over 90%

I can't find PN-RN bridge program colleges on the BON site. HELP!

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
I can't find PN-RN bridge program colleges on the BON site. HELP!

Which state are you looking at? Also have you tried the NCSBN website as I am sure previously I have seen something on there with pass rates?

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"Pass rates" can be deceptive, as some schools engage in a variety of "tricks" to keep their pass rates high -- like finding reasons to flunk out students who are not likely to do well on the NCLEX before they graduate and take the exam, or requiring a passing score on the HESI exam or you don't graduate. In addition to simply knowing a school's pass rate, it would also be useful to know how many of the students who were initially admitted to the program ended up graduating, but schools aren't required to share that information (like they are the NCLEX pass rates).

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Which state are you looking at? Also have you tried the NCSBN website as I am sure previously I have seen something on there with pass rates?

I was looking at in California state. I haven't tried ncsbn website cuz I wasn't aware of it. I will check it out now. Thanks

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"Pass rates" can be deceptive, as some schools engage in a variety of "tricks" to keep their pass rates high -- like finding reasons to flunk out students who are not likely to do well on the NCLEX before they graduate and take the exam, or requiring a passing score on the HESI exam or you don't graduate. In addition to simply knowing a school's pass rate, it would also be useful to know how many of the students who were initially admitted to the program ended up graduating, but schools aren't required to share that information (like they are the NCLEX pass rates).

SO the pass rates on BON site can be a lie? :rolleyes:

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
I was looking at in California state. I haven't tried ncsbn website cuz I wasn't aware of it. I will check it out now. Thanks

Had a quick look and could only find this for 2008 but it might give you an idea where to look on the site https://www.ncsbn.org/10_2008NCLEXExamStats_Vol42_web_links.pdf

https://www.ncsbn.org/1236.htm

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SO the pass rates on BON site can be a lie? :rolleyes:

No, the pass rates are not a "lie" -- they are the official pass rates. However, schools can engage in a variety of somewhat controversial practices to make sure they maintain a high pass rate which renders the pass rate somewhat deceptive. Not all schools do this, but some do and you can't tell simply by looking at the pass rates which schools are actually doing a v. good job of teaching their students and which schools are sort of "gaming the system" to end up with a high pass rate.

I was just making the point (in my previous post) that NCLEX pass rates are not definitive evidence of how good a program is (or even whether it's any good at all), and potential students should not make any decisions based solely on NCLEX pass rates.. You have to research schools further than that to get a good picture.

One piece of information that would go a long way toward making the NCLEX pass rate figures more meaningful/useful would be how many students a school graduates vs. how many they started with (for instance, if a school admits a class of 100 but only 20 of them end up graduating, there's probably something fishy going on at that school -- even if they have a 100% pass rate because all 20 passed the NCLEX), but schools aren't required to share that information -- they're only required to release the NCLEX pass rates.

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No, the pass rates are not a "lie" -- they are the official pass rates. However, schools can engage in a variety of somewhat controversial practices to make sure they maintain a high pass rate which renders the pass rate somewhat deceptive. Not all schools do this, but some do and you can't tell simply by looking at the pass rates which schools are actually doing a v. good job of teaching their students and which schools are sort of "gaming the system" to end up with a high pass rate.

I was just making the point (in my previous post) that NCLEX pass rates are not definitive evidence of how good a program is (or even whether it's any good at all), and potential students should not make any decisions based solely on NCLEX pass rates.. You have to research schools further than that to get a good picture.

One piece of information that would go a long way toward making the NCLEX pass rate figures more meaningful/useful would be how many students a school graduates vs. how many they started with (for instance, if a school admits a class of 100 but only 20 of them end up graduating, there's probably something fishy going on at that school -- even if they have a 100% pass rate because all 20 passed the NCLEX), but schools aren't required to share that information -- they're only required to release the NCLEX pass rates.

Thanks a bunch. This makes sense now. :yeah:

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No matter what the school's pass rate, it is ultimately the student's responsibility to get prepared for the NCLEX. You can go to the worst school in existence and as long as you prepare yourself well for the NCLEX, once that terrible school has signed off on your NCLEX paperwork so that you can take the test, you will pass it and get your license. Same end results for bad schools as well as good schools.

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