El Paso Community College
ACEN AccreditedEl Paso Community College at a glance
- El Paso Community College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 96% on 125 candidates (2024) — up 1.5 pts since 2020.
- Across 5 reported years (2020–2024), the candidate-weighted average is 89.8% over 659 total candidates.
- 2 nursing programs listed — ADN, LPN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
96%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2024, 125 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
89.8%
Candidate-weighted average, 2020–2024
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 2
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 96%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for El Paso Community College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 89.8% over 659 candidates.
El Paso Community College's latest reported year is 2024, and that 96% — from a cohort of 125 first-time candidates — is 8.5 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96% | 125 |
| 2023 | 94.66% | 131 |
| 2022 | 80.6% | 134 |
| 2021 | 84.51% | 142 |
| 2020 | 94.49% | 127 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for El Paso Community College.
Nursing Programs at El Paso Community College(2)
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Admissions at El Paso Community College
- •No specific stated acceptance or admission rate (%) is published on EPCC’s official nursing or health programs pages—no verified statistic found.
- •Admissions process is competitive and conducted via a ranking system:
- •Students must first be admitted to EPCC as academic credit students.
- •They then go through “ranking” for selection into the nursing programs, occurring twice yearly for most tracks (AAS, LVN-to-RN, traditional VN); one ranking per year for the evening/weekend VN track.
- •VN graduates entering the LVN-to-RN Transition track immediately after graduation do not need to rank.
- •Minimum cumulative EPCC GPA required to qualify for ranking: 2.5
- •All required courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
- •Official transcripts (including any foreign transcript translations) must be submitted.
- •A counseling/advising session with a designated Nursing Counselor must occur no later than six months prior to ranking.
- •Required TEAS (ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills) threshold:
- •Minimum composite score of 62% is required (must include all four subject areas—Reading, Math, English & Language Usage, Science—from one testing session).
- •Composite score valid for two years; only the most recent score is considered.
- •Up to four attempts allowed, with a 21-day waiting period between attempts; after four unsuccessful attempts, must wait six months before retesting.
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at El Paso Community College
- •The EPCC Nursing Division offers three program delivery options:
- •– Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Nursing – Generic (two‑year),
- •– Vocational Nursing (VN) Certificate of Completion (traditional 12‑month and evening/weekend 18‑month tracks),
- •– AAS in Nursing – LVN‑to‑RN Transition (one‑year).
- •The VN Evening/Weekend track includes classes beginning on weekdays at 5:30 pm, with clinical rotations held on weekends.
- •Cohort start options ("ranking") occur twice yearly for the AAS Generic, LVN‑to‑RN Transition AAS, and VN Certificate traditional track:
- •– June ranking → fall semester start
- •– October ranking → spring semester start
- •The VN Certificate evening/weekend track conducts ranking once annually.
- •EPCC does not specify whether the nursing coursework is synchronous or asynchronous; format details of class delivery (e.g., synchronous lectures, asynchronous modules) are not indicated.
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Admissions process is competitive and conducted via a ranking system.
Traditional on-campus, Evening/Weekend (VN track) options available.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certificate
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Admissions process is competitive and conducted via a ranking system.
Traditional on-campus, Evening/Weekend (VN track) options available.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.