Central Lakes College
ACEN AccreditedCentral Lakes College at a glance
- Central Lakes College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 87.91% on 91 candidates (2025) — up 14.4 pts since 2022.
- Across 4 reported years (2022–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 86.7% over 330 total candidates.
- 1 nursing program listed — ADN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
87.91%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 91 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
86.7%
Candidate-weighted average, 2022–2025
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 1
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 88%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
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 in line with the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87.91% | 91 |
| 2024 | 97.1% | 69 |
| 2023 | 89.66% | 87 |
| 2022 | 73.49% | 83 |
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.
Nursing Programs at Central Lakes College(1)
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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
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Schedule & Format Flexibility 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
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
No stated admission or acceptance rate (%) was found on CLC’s official pages or documents.
CLC offers several course delivery methods including In-Person (on-campus), Online Synchronous, Online Asynchronous, Blended/Hybrid.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.