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Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
On campus · 24 months
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Outcomes
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Arapahoe Community College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 14 years: 94.5% over 924 candidates.
Arapahoe Community College's latest reported year is 2025, and that 86% — from a cohort of 86 first-time candidates — is in line with the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86% | 86 |
| 2024 | 96.34% | 82 |
| 2023 | 100% | 72 |
| 2022 | 93.33% | 60 |
| 2021 | 90.76% | 65 |
| 2020 | 100% | 59 |
| 2019 | 98.48% | 66 |
| 2018 | 94.2% | 69 |
| 2017 | 93.44% | 61 |
| 2016 | 95.24% | 63 |
| 2015 | 88.89% | 54 |
| 2014 | 94.03% | 67 |
| 2013 | 95.38% | 65 |
| 2012 | 98.18% | 55 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Arapahoe Community College.
Admissions
Admissions at Arapahoe Community College
Competitive.
- Acceptance or Admission Rate
- No stated acceptance or admission rate (percentage) is published on ACC’s official nursing program pages. No verified overall acceptance rate was found.
- Minimum GPA for Nursing AAS (Associate in Applied Science – RN)
- Applicants must achieve a combined GPA of at least 3.0 in the core prerequisite courses—ENG 1021, PSY 2440, BIO 2101, and HPR 1010 (or HWE 1050)—with no grade lower than a C
- HESI Exam Requirements (Nursing AAS)
- Applicants must take the HESI A2 exam covering Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary & General Knowledge (English composite), Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, and Math. Minimum scores required: at least 70 in Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary & General Knowledge (English Language), and at least 70 composite in Math.
- Nursing AAS Point-Based Ranking System
- After meeting minimum eligibility, admission is competitive and uses a point system to rank applicants, based on:
- Prerequisite GPA (max 4 pts)
- Healthcare employment hours (up to 10 pts)
- Volunteer hours (up to 3 pts)
- Completion of co‐requisite courses (up to 6 pts)
- HESI science/Anatomy & Physiology/composite scores (up to 5 pts)
- National certification or state license (up to 2 pts)
- Additional HESI English composite and Math scores contribute to a total up to 80 pts.
Based on publicly available information. Source
Format
Schedule and format at Arapahoe Community College
- Courses across ACC—including nursing—are offered in multiple delivery formats:
- On‑campus (classroom-based, in person)
- Remote Real‑Time (live online via platforms like WebEx/Zoom, with scheduled meeting times)
- Hybrid (combination of in‑person and online components, with attendance required as scheduled)
- HyFlex (students choose to attend either in person or remotely in real time, per class session)
- ACC also offers fully online courses where students complete work at their convenience via discussions, assignments, and online tests (asynchronous), with deadlines set by the instructor.
- The nursing programs (RN‑BSN completion, Nursing AAS, Practical Nurse Certificate, LPN‑to‑ADN Bridge) are not specifically described as delivered online, hybrid, or with evening/weekend scheduling on official pages. ACC’s nursing page lists program tracks but does not detail delivery formats or schedule flexibility. Therefore, this information is unclear.
- No mention of evening, weekend, or multiple cohort start options for the nursing programs is found on the nursing-s
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Programs
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Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Admission is competitive and uses a point system for ranking applicants.
Courses are offered in multiple delivery formats including on-campus and online.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certificate
Courses are offered in multiple delivery formats including on-campus.
RN-to-BSN Completion Program
Fully online courses are available where students complete work at their convenience.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.
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