Gavilan College
ACEN AccreditedGavilan College at a glance
- Gavilan College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 95.83% on 24 candidates (2025) — down 4.2 pts since 2021.
- Across 5 reported years (2021–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 96.2% over 104 total candidates.
- 2 nursing programs listed — ADN, LPN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
95.83%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 24 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
96.2%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2025
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 Gavilan College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 96.2% over 104 candidates.
Gavilan College's latest reported year is 2025, and that 95.83% — from a cohort of 24 first-time candidates — is 8.3 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95.83% | 24 |
| 2024 | 86.36% | 22 |
| 2023 | 100% | 18 |
| 2022 | 100% | 21 |
| 2021 | 100% | 19 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Gavilan College.
Nursing Programs at Gavilan College(2)
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Admissions at Gavilan College
- •No overall acceptance or admission rate (%) for the nursing programs is publicly stated on Gavilan College’s official nursing webpages.
- •For Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), a minimum 2.5 GPA in science prerequisite courses is required for admission. Required prerequisite courses include Human Anatomy, General Microbiology, Human Physiology, Nutrition, The Person in the Life Cycle, English Composition, Introduction to Public Speaking, Introduction to Sociology, Algebra II, and Introduction to Psychology.
- •For Military Challenge applicants entering the ADN or LVN programs, a minimum ATI TEAS score of 62% (adjusted individual score) is required on the first attempt; an unofficial copy of that score must be included with the application.
- •For the Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) program, admission is based on a multi-criteria point system including GPAs in relevant coursework:
- •Science GPA (A&P, Anatomy & Physiology) and non-science GPA (such as “The Person in the Life Cycle,” Nutrition, Intro to Psychology) must each be at least 2.5 to be eligible to apply; lower GPAs (below 2.5) render applicants ineligible.
- •Higher GPAs earn more points:
- •– 3.5–4.0 = 20 points
- •– 3.25–3.49 = 15 points
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Gavilan College
- •Lectures for RN students
- •– Primarily delivered face-to-face; in selected cases, RN lectures may be delivered remotely/online via Zoom through iLearn (Canvas) (Source: RN/LVN Student Handbook 2026)
- •– LVN students do not have any remote (online) lectures via Zoom; lecture for LVN is strictly in-person (Source: RN/LVN Student Handbook 2026)
- •Skills Lab
- •– Skills lab instruction must be face-to-face. In-person skills practice days occur weekly and by appointment, using manikins and medical equipment (Source: RN/LVN Student Handbook 2026)
- •Clinical Components
- •– Clinical experiences are fully in-person, involving hands-on care (cannot be remote); clinical hours and days may vary based on clinical agency needs; students may be assigned to day and evening shifts, with notice provided for schedule changes (Source: RN Student Handbook 2023–2024)
- •Asynchronous vs. Synchronous Work
- •– Synchronous components include Zoom-based lectures for RN students (where offered), live skills labs, and clinical assignments requiring physical presence (Source: RN/LVN Student Handbook 2026; RN Student Handbook 2023–2024)
- •– No clear mention of asynchronous coursework; ass
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 2.5
For Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), a minimum 2.5 GPA in science prerequisite courses is required for admission.
No structured fully online or hybrid nursing program; only selected RN lectures may be delivered online via Zoom; all core components (skills lab, clinical) remain in-person.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certificate
No overall acceptance or admission rate (%) for the nursing programs is publicly stated on Gavilan College’s official nursing webpages.
No structured fully online or hybrid nursing program; only selected RN lectures may be delivered online via Zoom; all core components (skills lab, clinical) remain in-person.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.