Nursing Goals & Outcomes

Program Goal: The program will maintain a minimum pass rate of 80% first-time test-taker during the same 12-month period or the program will meet or exceed the annual licensure examination pass rate for the ADN national average for all first-time test-takers during the same 12-month period. 

 

Outcome:

 

FCC Nursing Program NCLEX—RN First-time Pass Rates/Year of Taking the NCLEX
 

First-Time Pass Rate Table – Aggregated for the Entire Program 
  Graduate Year22-23  Graduate Year 23-24  Graduate Year 24-25 
First-Time Examination Pass Rate  84.09% (74/88)  95.16% (59/62)  95.52% (64/67) 


 

Disaggregated NCLEX First Time Pass Rates by Graduating Cohorts Spring 2022-Spring 2025 
Examination Pass Rate 
All Graduating Cohorts 2022-2025  Test Takers  NCLEX 1st Time Pass  NCLEX Ultimate Pass 
Spring 2025 (Day Program)  37  94.59% (35/37)  100% (37/37) 
Fall 2024 (Nights/Weekends)  30  96.67% (29/30)  100% (30/30) 
Spring 2024 (Day Program)  31  96.77% (30/31)  100% (31/31) 
Fall 2023 (Day Program)  31  93.55% (29/31)  100% (31/31) 
Spring 2023 (Nights/Weekends)  56  91.07% (51/56)  100% (56/56) 
Fall 2022 (Day Program)  32  71.88% (23/32)  100% (32/32) 

Program Goal: 70% of FCC Nursing program students will complete the program in no more than 100% of stated program length (for each cohort) beginning with enrollment in the first semester and 80% of students will complete the program in no more than 150% of the stated program length (for each cohort) beginning with enrollment in the first nursing course.

 

Outcome:
 

Graduation Rates
Disaggregated Program Completion Rates (100% and 150% of Published Program Length) by Graduation Year (Spring and Fall Graduation Cohorts Combined) 
Semester Start/Year  Graduation Year  Total Students  100% time
 Graduates 
150% time Graduates (Only)  Total Grads ≤150%  100% Rate  150% Rate 
Spring 2024  Fall 2025  33  26  26  78.79%  78.79% 
Fall 2023  Spring 2025  57  35  42  61.40%  73.68% 
Spring 2023  Fall 2024  32  26  27  81.25%  84.38% 
Fall 2022  Spring 2024  43  27  31  62.79%  72.09% 
Spring 2022  Fall 2023  30  24  27  80.00%  90.00% 
Fall 2021  Spring 2023  61  47  55  77.05%  90.16% 
Spring 2021  Fall 2022  32  22  28  68.75%  87.50% 
Fall 2020  Spring 2022  63  39  12  51  61.90%  80.95% 


Program Goal: At least 95% of students will be employed in nursing within one year of graduation.


 

Outcome: 

 

Job Placement Rates

Graduation Year  Employment Rate of Respondents Post Graduation Survey  Response Rate 
Post Graduation Survey 
Fall 2025- Spring 2026 100%; Spring 2026 pending Informal follow-up on undecided students (2/3 E/W; pending D)
Fall 2024–Spring 2025  100%  Informal follow-up on undecided students (3/4 E/W; 1/4 D) 
Fall 2023-Spring 2024  100%  68%(E/W), 62%(D) 
Fall 2022-Spring 2023  100%  30%(E/W), 20%(D) 
Graduation Year  Employment at Graduation 
(new measure started in Fall 2024) 
Comments 
Fall 2025 (E/W)   90% (28/31)  3 undecideds; 
Spring 2025 (D)  89% (33/37)  4 undecideds 
Fall 2024 (E/W)  87% (26/30)  4 undecideds 

E/W = Evening Weekend Program D = Day Program AP = Advanced Placement Program


Accreditation

Contact
Stephanie Harrison
Interim Director of Nursing Education
Phone: 301.846.2607
Email: [email protected]
Health Science Advising
Last Name A-K:
Jennifer McAninley
[email protected]

Last Name L-Z:
Aimee Becker
[email protected]