Community College of Philadelphia
ACEN AccreditedCommunity College of Philadelphia at a glance
- Community College of Philadelphia's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 92.13% on 127 candidates (2025) — up 2.4 pts since 2021.
- Across 5 reported years (2021–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 87.6% over 654 total candidates.
- 2 nursing programs listed — ADN, LPN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
92.13%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 127 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
87.6%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2025
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 2
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 92%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Community College of Philadelphia, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 87.6% over 654 candidates.
Community College of Philadelphia's latest reported year is 2025, and that 92.13% — from a cohort of 127 first-time candidates — is 4.6 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92.13% | 127 |
| 2024 | 90% | 120 |
| 2023 | 86.58% | 149 |
| 2022 | 80.15% | 131 |
| 2021 | 89.76% | 127 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Community College of Philadelphia.
Nursing Programs at Community College of Philadelphia(2)
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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certificate
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Admissions at Community College of Philadelphia
- •No overall program acceptance/admission rate (%) is listed on official websites or college publications. No verified statistics were found. Source: official CCP Nursing pages.
- •Minimum GPA requirement for applicants is 2.75, with no grades of “D” or “F” and no withdrawals (“W”) in the past two academic years. Meeting this threshold does not guarantee admission, as admission is competitive. Source: Nursing Intake Process.
- •Prerequisite courses required with a grade of C or higher:
- •Traditional Option: High school Chemistry or CHEM 110 (within past 10 years), BIOL 109 (within past 10 years), ENGL 101, MATH 150 or MATH 251, and a general elective (preferably Allied Health 101). Source: Nursing Intake Process.
- •Advanced Placement Option: Additionally requires BIOL 110, NUTR 111, plus those above. Source: Nursing Intake Process.
- •Kaplan Pre‑Admission Test is required (in lieu of TEAS or HESI). Applicants must achieve a composite score of 70 or higher. All sections (Reading, Writing, Math) must be completed; science section may be a deciding factor in cases of competitive review. Source: Nursing Intake Process.
- •A number of post‑acceptance conditions are required before admission is finalized:
- •Health documentation (physical exam, immunizations, lab tests) submitted via CastleBranch.
- •Criminal backgroun
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Community College of Philadelphia
- •CCP offers multiple class delivery formats across its college, including:
- •In‑person (on‑campus) classes with regularly scheduled meeting times.
- •Online asynchronous (fully online, no set meeting times).
- •Online synchronous (live, scheduled online sessions).
- •Hybrid asynchronous (combines required in‑person meetings with online work done at flexible times).
- •Hybrid synchronous (combines required in‑person meetings with live online sessions at set times).
- •HyFlex (students choose per session whether to attend in‑person, live online, or asynchronously).
- •Across CCP programs (including Nursing), the college offers day, evening, and weekend classes for both full‑time and part‑time students, with options in credit and non‑credit formats; online and hybrid courses are also available, and some programs may be completed entirely online.
- •Specific to the Nursing program: clinical laboratory learning experiences are held at healthcare agencies and may require evening or weekend clinical assignments, depending on availability.
- •Sample schedule for the Traditional option (pre‑admission schedule):
- •Nursing 100 in Summer II: 4 hours lecture + 4 hours lab weekly (specific days/times unspecified).
- •Nursing 101 (Fall): lecture 3 hrs (e.g., Monday 8–10 a.m.; Tuesday 8–9 a.m.), seminar 1 hr (Tuesday 9:40–10:40 or 11:20–12:2
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 2.8
Admission is competitive; meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance.
CCP offers multiple class delivery formats including on-campus classes and evening/weekend clinical assignments.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certificate
Minimum GPA: 2.8
Admission is competitive; meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance.
CCP offers multiple class delivery formats including on-campus classes and evening/weekend clinical assignments.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.