What is the "best" pass rate for nclex?

[sweetmya]

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.

[sweetmya]

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.

Good point. Thanks caliotter.

I guess, my main concern is how the teaching method works. And if the college is prepared well enough and in order.

My previous nursing school was a mess, too many arguments which wasted most of studying time. The teachers did not teach us well enough or prepare us well enough for the boards. There's a lot more but you get the point. :)

Thanks.

[monkeesilly]

"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).

I agree 100%. My school has a really good pass rate but at the same time they fail out people and make it extremely difficult for people to stay students there. They make extremely hard unreasonable stimpulations on people that have a life outside of school. I wouldn't only look at a passing rate but other things as well. We have a few classes that are not required by BON but are to graduate from the college. Something I was unaware of until I got far into the program. Good luck!

[elkpark]

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.

There's a lot more to successful nursing practice, though, than just passing the NCLEX. I would argue that it's probably possible for someone who is naturally good at taking standardized tests and willing to put in a lot of effort studying (and maybe take one or two of those expensive "NCLEX prep" courses) to pass the NCLEX without ever setting foot in nursing school -- but that doesn't mean that person would be a good (or even adequate) nurse in real-life practice. While I agree that it's ultimately the student's responsibility to prepare for and pass the licensure exam, that certainly doesn't mean that it makes no difference whether you attend a good or poor quality nursing program.