Harford Community College
ACEN AccreditedHarford Community College at a glance
- Harford Community College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 94.12% on 136 candidates (2025) — up 17.2 pts since 2022.
- Across 3 reported years (2022–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 84.6% over 395 total candidates.
- 1 nursing program listed — ADN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
94.12%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 136 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
84.6%
Candidate-weighted average, 2022–2025
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 1
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 94%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Harford Community College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 3 years: 84.6% over 395 candidates.
Harford Community College's latest reported year is 2025, and that 94.12% — from a cohort of 136 first-time candidates — is 6.6 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94.12% | 136 |
| 2023 | 82.17% | 129 |
| 2022 | 76.92% | 130 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Harford Community College.
Nursing Programs at Harford Community College(1)
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Admissions at Harford Community College
- •No specific acceptance or admission rate percentage is published. However, the FAQ page notes that for the traditional Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program, “as many as 250 applicants … Only 48 applicants can be accepted” per fall and spring semester, with an additional 32 accepted in the summer accelerated program, and 10 LPN‑to‑RN students in fall/spring. This suggests a highly competitive admissions process but does not state an explicit acceptance rate percentage.
- •Minimum TEAS score requirement: A minimum Adjusted Individual Score of 58.7 on the TEAS exam is required to apply to the Nursing Program. TEAS scores are valid for two years, and students may take the test up to three times within one year.
- •This same minimum of 58.7 is also confirmed in the Nursing (AS) PDF catalog.
- •Minimum GPA requirement: Applicants must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.50 on the courses applicable to the Associate of Science Degree Nursing Program.
- •Prerequisite credits and coursework: At least 16 college credits must be completed prior to applying. Required courses include:
- •– ENG 101 (English Composition)
- •– BIO 203 (Anatomy and Physiology I)
- •– PSY 101 (General Psychology)
- •Plus two of the following: PSY 214 (Human Development Across the Life Span), BIO 204 (Anatomy and Physiology II), BIO 205 (Microbiology), or SOC 101 (Introduction to Sociology).
- •A grade of C or better is required in all prerequisite courses.
- •Additional requirements and selection process
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Harford Community College
- •Delivery formats (online, hybrid, on‑campus):
- •Harford courses—including credit and noncredit—are offered in face‑to‑face (on‑campus), remote (synchronous online), and hybrid formats.
- •In the Nursing (AS) program, one course—Contemporary Issues in Nursing (NURS 112)—is explicitly noted as "only offered online".
- •Additional sources (2021 nursing handbook) indicate the LPN‑RN transition course is offered in a hybrid format, combining in‑person and online elements.
- •Evening, weekend, or multiple cohort start options:
- •Traditional and accelerated programs include weekday classes, with some evening and weekend clinical hours.
- •Admission to multiple cohorts:
- •Fall and spring entry for traditional program (48 students each semester).
- •Summer accelerated option with start in May, completing in ~15 months, offering an additional cohort (32 students).
- •LPN‑RN advanced standing applicants may apply for fall or spring entry.
- •Asynchronous vs synchronous coursework:
- •Harford defines:
- •Remote courses as
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Approximately 250 applicants compete for 48 traditional ADN seats each fall and spring, indicating a highly competitive admissions process.
Courses are offered in face-to-face, remote (synchronous online), and hybrid formats. Some evening and weekend clinical hours are included.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.