Georgia Highlands College
ACEN AccreditedGeorgia Highlands College at a glance
- Georgia Highlands College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 96% on 100 candidates (2024) — up 11.7 pts since 2021.
- Across 4 reported years (2021–2024), the candidate-weighted average is 90.6% over 352 total candidates.
- 1 nursing program listed — ADN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
96%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2024, 100 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
90.6%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2024
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 Georgia Highlands College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 4 years: 90.6% over 352 candidates.
Georgia Highlands College's latest reported year is 2024, and that 96% — from a cohort of 100 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% | 100 |
| 2023 | 96.34% | 82 |
| 2022 | 85.06% | 87 |
| 2021 | 84.34% | 83 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Georgia Highlands College.
Nursing Programs at Georgia Highlands College(1)
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Admissions at Georgia Highlands College
- •Acceptance or admission rate (%)
- •No publicly stated acceptance rate or admission percentage for the nursing (ASN) program was found on official Georgia Highlands College (.edu) pages.
- •Minimum cumulative GPA requirement
- •A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) in the required general core courses is required for consideration.
- •Minimum ATI TEAS score
- •Applicants must achieve at least a 70 composite score on the ATI TEAS test to be considered for admission. No more than four attempts per application cycle are allowed.
- •Prerequisite courses and grade requirements
- •Applicants must have completed—and earned a grade of C or better in—the following prerequisites:
- •BIOL 2251 & 2251L (Anatomy & Physiology I & Lab)
- •BIOL 2252 & 2252L (Anatomy & Physiology II & Lab)
- •BIOL 2260 & 2260L (Foundations of Microbiology & Lab)
- •ENGL 1101 (English Composition I)
- •MATH 1001 (Quantitative Reasoning) or higher, or STAT 1401 (Elementary Statistics)
- •Additionally, biology courses taken more than six years prior to the application deadline must be retaken.
- •Other requirements & notes
- •Nursing Information Session attendance is mandatory, and proof of attendance must be uploaded with the application.
- •Applicants must hold a CNA certifica
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Georgia Highlands College
- •Delivery Modes – ASN (Associate of Science in Nursing):
- •– Students can complete the prerequisite core curriculum for the ASN program completely on campus, fully online, or through a mix of both modalities. Once admitted to the nursing sequence, however, NURS-level courses are offered only on campus.
- •Delivery Modes – RN‑to‑BSN Completion (Bachelor’s degree):
- •– The RN‑to‑BSN program is delivered entirely online; the “On‑Campus” and “GHC@Night” options are not checked, while “GHC Online” is checked.
- •– Courses are offered in both 8‑week sessions (first and second session) and 16‑week sessions.
- •– Students attend a one‑hour virtual live orientation; thereafter, all coursework is self‑paced and asynchronous, enabling students to complete work on their own time.
- •Asynchronous vs Synchronous Coursework:
- •– RN‑to‑BSN: Coursework is self‑paced and asynchronous, aside from a one‑hour virtual live orientation.
- •– ASN: Not specified whether prerequisite or nursing courses are asynchronous or synchronous; the program notes only the modality (online vs on‑campus) but not the format.
- •Evening, Weekend, or Multiple Cohort Start Opt
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 2.5
The program is described as competitive admittance, though no specific acceptance rate or waitlist protocol is published.
Students can complete the prerequisite core curriculum for the ASN program completely on campus, fully online, or through a mix of both modalities. Once admitted to the nursing sequence, however, NURS-level courses are offered only on campus.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.