Bucks County Community College
ACEN AccreditedBucks County Community College at a glance
- Bucks County Community College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 95.16% on 62 candidates (2025) — up 2 pts since 2021.
- Across 5 reported years (2021–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 95% over 320 total candidates.
- Nursing programs here admit roughly 96% of applicants.
- 2 nursing programs listed — ADN, LPN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
95.16%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 62 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
95%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2025
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 2
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 95%
- Acceptance Rate
- ~96%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Bucks County Community College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 95% over 320 candidates.
Bucks County Community College's latest reported year is 2025, and that 95.16% — from a cohort of 62 first-time candidates — is 7.7 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95.16% | 62 |
| 2024 | 100% | 60 |
| 2023 | 96.97% | 66 |
| 2022 | 89.83% | 59 |
| 2021 | 93.15% | 73 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Bucks County Community College.
Nursing Programs at Bucks County Community College(2)
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Admissions at Bucks County Community College
- •No official, published acceptance or admission rate (%) specific to the Nursing programs was found on Bucks.edu. Other sources list a general collegewide acceptance rate of approximately 96–97%, but this is not nursing‑specific and originates from third‑party aggregators.
- •Minimum GPA for entry into the Clinical Component of the ADN Nursing Program:
- •– Cumulative GPA of 3.0 at BCCC or from high school to qualify for conditional acceptance into the clinical component during the application phase.
- •– Once within the program, progression requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75, with specific grade requirements in key science courses (Biol I/II, Microbiology) and nursing coursework.
- •Standardized Test Score Requirements (by application deadline):
- •Applicants must meet at least one of the following:
- •– ATI TEAS exam score of Proficient, taken within one year of application
- •– SAT total score above 980, within past five years
- •– ACT composite 20 or above, within past
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Bucks County Community College
- •Here’s what I found regarding schedule and format flexibility for nursing programs at Bucks County Community College, based solely on official sources. Where information was not available or unclear, I’ve noted that briefly:
- •Bucks Online defines online courses as completely asynchronous, delivered entirely via their Learning Management System; testing may be online or via proctored settings.
- •Bucks Online describes hybrid courses as a mix of in‑person and online components, with 50%–95% of coursework online.
- •No specific mention found regarding online, hybrid, or on‑campus delivery formats specifically for nursing programs—this is unclear.
- •No details located on evening, weekend, or multiple cohort start options for nursing programs—this is unclear.
- •No explicit information on whether nursing coursework is asynchronous vs synchronous beyond the general Bucks Online guidance—not specified for nursing.
- •Advanced placement: Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) with at least one year of employment may receive advanced placement into Nursing III (NURS 201) and Nursing IV (NURS 202) after completing co‑requisite courses, via challenge process.
- •Transfer students from NLNAC‑accredited nursing programs are eligible for advanced placement based on review of prior coursework.
- •Regarding transfer credit or advanced‑standing policies: A guaranteed transfer agreement exists between Bucks AA in Nursing (Associate of Arts) and Rider University’s BSN program—graduates in good standing receive credit for all courses with grade C or better and enter as juniors, provided they complete necessa
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.