Anoka-Ramsey Community College
ACEN AccreditedAnoka-Ramsey Community College at a glance
- Anoka-Ramsey Community College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 96.74% on 92 candidates (2025) — up 14 pts since 2022.
- Across 4 reported years (2022–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 92.5% over 429 total candidates.
- 1 nursing program listed — ADN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
96.74%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 92 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
92.5%
Candidate-weighted average, 2022–2025
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 1
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 97%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Anoka-Ramsey Community College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 4 years: 92.5% over 429 candidates.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College's latest reported year is 2025, and that 96.74% — from a cohort of 92 first-time candidates — is 9.2 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 96.74% | 92 |
| 2024 | 98.98% | 98 |
| 2023 | 96.81% | 94 |
| 2022 | 82.76% | 145 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Anoka-Ramsey Community College.
Nursing Programs at Anoka-Ramsey Community College(1)
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Admissions at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
- •Here’s what I found regarding nursing program admissions at Anoka‑Ramsey Community College (ARCC). The official .edu sources provided information on HSRT requirements, GPA thresholds for progression, and admissions metrics—but no published overall acceptance/admission rate (%) was located.
- •Bulleted summary of current, authoritative details:
- •ARCC does not publish an overall acceptance rate (%) for the nursing program. No verified statistic was found on official sources regarding a specific rate.
- •Applicants are evaluated through a holistic admissions process comprising three weighted components:
- •– Metrics (55%): includes HSRT total score, course grades, and resident credit. Minimum HSRT score required is 74.
- •– Experience (31%): relevant work/volunteer experience, LPN status, and prior education.
- •– Attributes (14%): submission of two essays (each 250 words or less).
- •The TEAS exam is no longer accepted. The required test is the Health Science Reasoning Test (HSRT).
- •HSRT details:
- •– A minimum score of 74% is required to apply.
- •– Only HSRT taken at ARCC is valid; scores from other institutions cannot transfer.
- •– The HSRT may be taken once per application cycle, and the highest valid score within two years is used.
- •– Testing windows are: November 1–February 1 for fall applicants, and April 1–July 1 for spring applicants.
- •Minimum
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
- •Delivery formats (online, hybrid, etc.)—general definitions exist (e.g., hybrid, online) but no nursing‑specific modality details found:
- •General definitions of course delivery:
- •Hybrid/blended courses combine on‑campus meetings and online work.
- •HyFlex/blendflex allow choice between face‑to‑face, synchronous online, and asynchronous online sessions.
- •Mostly online: nearly all instruction online, with up to two face‑to‑face meetings; may include synchronous components.
- •Completely online‑asynchronous: fully online, no synchronous or face‑to‑face meetings.
- •Completely online‑synchronous: fully online with required real‑time online meetings.
- •The Nursing program webpage states that courses are offered “during the daytime only during the spring and fall semester”.
- •Therefore: No indication that the Nursing program offers online, hybrid, evening, or weekend delivery.
- •Evening, weekend, or multiple cohort start options:
- •Nursing courses are offered daytime only, during spring and fall semesters.
- •Application periods:
- •Fall start: application Jan 1–Feb 1.
- •Spring start: application June 1–July 1.
- •
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 2.0
ARCC does not publish an overall acceptance rate for the nursing program.
Nursing courses are offered daytime only during spring and fall semesters; no online/hybrid options are specified for the Nursing program itself.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.