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Student Achievement Outcome Data

The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) Policy #29 Advertising and Recruitment of Students requires that student achievement outcome data be publically accessible.  The following student achievement data from the WVC nursing program are as follows:

 

  1. Graduates’ success on the licensure and/or certification exam

 

NCLEX-RN first attempt pass rates

 

Graduation

Year

Number of Graduates and

% Passed

% Passed Nationally

3-year mean

WVC

3-year mean

Nationally

2015

53/54=98%

82%

88%

81%

2016

44/49=90%

82%

88%

81%

2017

 48/56 = 85%

85%

 90%

85%

2018

 48/56 = 85.7% 85% 90% 85%

2019

51/50 = 98% 85%  90% 85%

2020

52/54 = 96%      

 

 

  1. Student completion of the nursing program

 

Program completion rates

Year

Starting #

# completers

Rate %

2014-16 63 54 88%

2015-17

63

52

82%

2016-18

65

55

84.6%

2017-19

60

53

88.3%

2018-20 66 58 87.8%

 

 

  1. Graduates obtaining a job

Job Placement Rates

Graduation Year

Number of Graduates

Number of Responses

% employed as RN within 6 months of graduation

2015

56

27

92%

2016

60

42

97%

2017

56

27

100%

2019

52

13

100%

2020

54

11*

100%

*Data collection currently underway

Students who entered the nursing program in the fall of 2016 will earn an AAS-T degree.

Students who are accepted in the fall 2017 class at WVC earn an Associate in Nursing – Direct Transfer Agreement/Major Related Program (DTA/MRP).