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:
- 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% |
- Student completion of the nursing program
|
Program completion rates |
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|
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% |
- 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).