NCLEX Pass Rates — Colorado Nursing Schools (2025)

As of 2025, 2 Colorado schools reported first-time RN NCLEX pass rates of 86.0–86.0% , per Colorado Board of Nursing — Yearly NCLEX-RN Pass Rates (Associate Degree Programs). Dataset average 86.0% (national reference 87.5%). Only display-eligible cohorts of 10+ first-time candidates are shown.

86.0%
Colorado State Average
2
Schools (N≥10)
0
Schools Above 90%

Key takeaways

  • Colorado institutional average in our dataset: 86.0% (2025).
  • Small cohorts (fewer than 10 first-time candidates) are marked display-ineligible and not shown as headline rates.
  • Colorado is a Nurse Licensure Compact state — an RN license issued here can authorize practice in other compact states.
  • National first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate reference: 87.5% (NCSBN).

86.0%

Colorado first-time RN average (2025)

Source: Colorado Board of Nursing — Yearly NCLEX-RN Pass Rates (Associate Degree Programs)

2

Schools with N≥10 cohorts in 2025

Source: Colorado Board of Nursing — Yearly NCLEX-RN Pass Rates (Associate Degree Programs)

Last verified 2026-08-21. Only display-eligible cohorts (N≥10) are shown.

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First-time NCLEX-RN pass rates — Colorado schools

As of 2025, 2 Colorado schools reported first-time RN NCLEX pass rates of 86.0–86.0% , per Colorado Board of Nursing — Yearly NCLEX-RN Pass Rates (Associate Degree Programs). Only display-eligible cohorts of 10+ first-time candidates are shown.

Pass rate

Showing 2 of 2 schools.

2 Colorado schools with display-eligible first-time RN NCLEX pass rates (N≥10 candidates, latest reporting year)
Arapahoe Community College86.0%862025
Colorado Mountain College86.0%502025

Source: Colorado Board of Nursing — Yearly NCLEX-RN Pass Rates (Associate Degree Programs)

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Colorado schools in this table average 86.0% first-time NCLEX-RN pass (2 schools, N≥10; 0 above 90%). Pass rates tell you how a program performs — these views narrow the same Colorado schools by cost, speed, and seat availability.

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What is the average NCLEX pass rate for Colorado nursing schools?
The average NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate for schools in Colorado is 86.0%, compared to the national average of 87.5%. Display-eligible school rates in our table range from 86.0% to 86.0%. Source: Colorado Board of Nursing — Yearly NCLEX-RN Pass Rates (Associate Degree Programs).
How do I find nursing schools with high NCLEX pass rates in Colorado?
Use the board-reported school table on this page — 2 Colorado schools with first-time RN rates from cohorts of 10+ candidates. Compare those rates against the state average (86.0%) and the national reference (87.5%). Small cohorts under 10 candidates are excluded because 100% rates from tiny samples are statistically unreliable.
Which programs are included in the NCLEX outcomes table for Colorado?
The primary table lists 2 schools with display-eligible, board-reported first-time RN NCLEX rates (latest year, N≥10). A secondary directory section may list programs serving Colorado that also publish a program-level figure — treat board data as authoritative for licensure outcomes.
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