Central Lakes College

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Outcomes

NCLEX-RN pass rates by year

Board-reported first-time pass rates for Central Lakes College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 4 years: 86.7% over 330 candidates.

Central Lakes College's latest reported year is 2025, and that 87.91% — from a cohort of 91 first-time candidates — is 1.2 points above the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.

Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Central Lakes College.

Admissions

Admissions at Central Lakes College

• Acceptance or admission rate (%)
• – No stated admission or acceptance rate (%) was found on CLC’s official pages or documents. Source: no reliable statistic located.
• Minimum GPA thresholds
• – General education courses must be completed with a “C” or better; PNUR (Practical Nursing) courses require a minimum of “B‑” or better. Source: CLC Practical Nursing Diploma Admission and Progression Requirements page. Source: https://www.clcmn.edu/practical-nursing-diploma-admission-and-progression-requirements/
• – There is no overall cumulative GPA requirement specific to the PN program beyond that grading standard.
• Test requirements (e.g., TEAS, HESI, HSRT)
• – Applicants must take the Health Science Reasoning Test (HSRT) and score 65% or better to be admitted. Source: same page as above.
• – No mention of TEAS or HESI exams was found for the PN program.
• Prerequisites or required courses
• – Required before program start:
• Nursing Assistant education: either a state‑approved nursing assistant course taken within the last five years or current status on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry. Completing CLC’s NSGA 1110 Nursing Assistant course fulfills this requirement.
• Placement into ENGL 1410 Composition I and PNUR 1140 Medication Calculations for Healthcare Careers (or readiness for these). Source: same.
• – Recommended (but may be completed during the program; earlier completion strongly encoura

Based on publicly available information. Source

Format

Schedule and format at Central Lakes College

• Online, hybrid, or on‑campus delivery
• CLC offers several course delivery methods: In‑Person (on‑campus), Online Synchronous, Online Asynchronous, Blended/Hybrid, LiveOnline, Flexible, and Mostly Online—though not every course is offered in every format; check the course schedule for specifics.
• “Blended/Hybrid” means 25–75% of instruction is online (asynchronous) with regularly‑scheduled, mandatory, in‑person meetings.
• Evening, weekend, or multiple‑cohort start options
• The Traditional RN Associate of Science program begins twice per year, in both Fall and Spring semesters.
• The Practical Nursing Diploma program admits students in the Fall only (no mention of evening/weekend formats).
• The Advanced Standing (LPN to RN) pathway admits 30 students in Summer and 15 in Fall.
• Asynchronous vs synchronous coursework
• Definitions are provided college‑wide: Online Synchronous = live virtual instruction at scheduled times; Online Asynchronous = fully online with no required meeting times; Blended/Hybrid mixes asynchronous onlin

Based on publicly available information. Source

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