Flathead Valley Community College
NLN CNEA AccreditedFlathead Valley Community College at a glance
- Flathead Valley Community College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 95.65% on 23 candidates (2024) — down 4.3 pts since 2020.
- Across 5 reported years (2020–2024), the candidate-weighted average is 93% over 100 total candidates.
- 1 nursing program listed — ADN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: NLN CNEA.
95.65%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2024, 23 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
93%
Candidate-weighted average, 2020–2024
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 1
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 96%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Flathead Valley Community College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 93% over 100 candidates.
Flathead Valley Community College's latest reported year is 2024, and that 95.65% — from a cohort of 23 first-time candidates — is 8.2 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.65% | 23 |
| 2023 | 95% | 20 |
| 2022 | 84.21% | 19 |
| 2021 | 90% | 20 |
| 2020 | 100% | 18 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Flathead Valley Community College.
Nursing Programs at Flathead Valley Community College(1)
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Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
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Admissions at Flathead Valley Community College
- •No information on a stated acceptance or admission rate (percentage) for any of the nursing programs (ASN, Practical Nursing, CNA) was found on official FVCC `.edu` pages.
- •Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN / Registered Nursing) – Prerequisites and admission thresholds:
- •– Must complete (or be enrolled in) BIOH 201 (with grade B‑ or better), CHMY 121 (C or higher), M 140 or M 121 (C or higher), and WRIT 101 (C or higher); note: C‑ is not acceptable in prerequisites.
- •– Prerequisite GPA (“selective GPA”) must be at least 2.75 (based only on the four prerequisite courses).
- •– BIOH 201 and CHMY 121 (and related equivalents like BIOH 211, BIOM 250) must be completed within five years of acceptance; exceptions require approval by the Nursing Program Director.
- •– Must have degree status at FVCC with all required records on file.
- •– Applicant must take the Kaplan Nursing School Entrance Exam as part of the application process.
- •– A signed application and a $20 non‑refundable processing fee are required.
- •– After acceptance, to continue in the program, nursing courses and BIOH 211 must be passed with B‑ or higher; non‑nursing courses (e.g., PSYX 100, SOCI 101, BIOM 250) require a grade of C or higher.
- •Practical Nursing (PN / LPN, CAS) – Based on archived catalog (2019‑20 Academic Catalog):
- •– Must complete or be enrolled in BIOH 104, M 120, PSYX 100, and WRIT 101 with a grade of C or better (C‑ not accepted).
- •– A “selective GPA” of at least 2.50 (on a 4.0 scale)
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Flathead Valley Community College
- •Delivery modes available for nursing-related courses
- •Fully online courses: no face-to-face meetings; students must follow scheduled deadlines via Eagle Online (section numbers in the 80s)
- •Hybrid courses: blend of online instruction with scheduled in-person meetings (section numbers in the 90s)
- •HyFlex courses: students choose to attend fully online or fully in-person (or a combination), per schedule; not self‑paced
- •Video-conferencing (e.g., via Zoom or ITV): live remote instruction at scheduled times
- •Specific nursing course examples illustrating format flexibility
- •In Spring & Fall 2026, the nursing “Leadership Issues for PN” course (NRSG_148_80) is offered online (Arranged schedule)
- •Other practical and registered nursing (NRSG) courses are face-to-face or campus-based, often with arranged clinical/lab components or scheduled weekday times (e.g., Foundations of Nursing, Nursing Pharmacology, etc.)
- •Timing, cohort or start options
- •Applications for both Practical Nursing (CAS) and Registered Nursing (ASN) programs are accepted once per year, indicating a single annual cohort entry
- •No mention found of multiple cohort starts or evening/weekend-specific cohort options i
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 2.8
Admission requires a minimum GPA of 2.75 in prerequisite courses and completion of the Kaplan Nursing School Entrance Exam.
Nursing courses are offered in various formats including fully online, hybrid, and face-to-face, with some evening classes available.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.