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Program Outcomes and Statistics


NWACC's nursing program is designed with students' success in mind. Feel free to browse NWACC students' impressive passing, completion and employment rates over the years. 

Program Outcomes

Following completion of the Associate of Applied Science Degree Nursing Program at NWACC, you will be able to:

  1. Incorporate sound management, legal, ethical guidelines in a variety of health care settings to diverse patient populations across the lifespan
  2. Facilitate inter-professional collaboration to provide competent care in a variety of health care settings to diverse populations across the lifespan
  3. Provide safe, quality, evidence-based, patient-centered care in a variety of health care settings to diverse populations across the lifespan
  4. Engage in clinical reasoning and nursing judgment to make patient-centered care decisions that function in a variety of health care settings to diverse populations across the lifespan
  5. Create a holistic, compassionate, and culturally competent patient care environment

 

NCLEX-RN Exam Pass Rates

NWACC’s Nursing Program has an overall NCLEX pass rate of 95.6%

Institution Number Administered Number Passed Percentage Passed
NWACC 46 42 91.3%
State of Arkansas ADN 1,256 941 74.9%
National ADN     80.8%

Institution Number Administered Number Passed Percentage Passed
NWACC 79 67 84.8%
State of Arkansas ADN 1,334 1,058 78.7%
National ADN     84.4%

Institution Number Administered Number Passed Percentage Passed
NWACC 70 60 91.4%
State of Arkansas ADN 1,303 1,042 79.9%
National ADN     84.5%


Program Completion Statistics

Completion Stats:

Track I BCC: 90.6%
Track I WCC: 88.1%
Track II BCC: 88%
Track II WCC: 87.5%
Paramedic to RN: 100%
LPN to RN: 96.2%

Completion Stats:

Track 1 BCC: 82%
Track I WCC: No class due to track not open.
Track II BCC: 81%
Track II WCC: 74%
Paramedic/RN: No class due to the pandemic.
LPN/RN: No class due to the pandemic.

Completion Stats:

Track 1: 89%
Track II: 100%
Paramedic/RN: No class due to the pandemic.
LPN/RN: No class due to the pandemic.

Completion Stats:

Track I: 85%
Track II: 86%
Paramedic/RN: 100%
LPN/RN: 37.5%

2022 – 100% employment rate
2021 – 100% employment rate
2020 - 100% employment rate