McHenry County College
ACEN AccreditedMcHenry County College at a glance
- McHenry County College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 100% on 29 candidates (2025) — up 9 pts since 2021.
- Across 5 reported years (2021–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 97% over 133 total candidates.
- 1 nursing program listed — ADN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
100%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 29 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
97%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2025
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 1
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 100%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for McHenry County College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 97% over 133 candidates.
McHenry County College's latest reported year is 2025, and that 100% — from a cohort of 29 first-time candidates — is 12.5 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100% | 29 |
| 2024 | 100% | 27 |
| 2023 | 100% | 32 |
| 2022 | 91% | 22 |
| 2021 | 91% | 23 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for McHenry County College.
Nursing Programs at McHenry County College(1)
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Admissions at McHenry County College
- •Here’s what I found regarding the Nursing AAS (ADN) program admissions at McHenry County College, based on official MCC (.edu) sources:
- •No published acceptance/admission rate percentage was found on MCC’s website. No verified statistics or figures were located.
- •Minimum GPA requirement: Not explicitly stated for current applicants, though general education and support courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better (typically 2.0). However, there is a Direct Admission Nursing Program path (a special cohort entry), which specifies:
- •High school GPA minimum: 3.0
- •ACT: at least 22 (math) and 21 (English)
- •or SAT: minimum 550 in Math and 550 in Reading & Writing
- •One year of high school chemistry with a grade of B or better
- •Completion of—or current enrollment in—the Basic Nursing Assistant course
- •No college credit earned after high school graduation is allowed for eligibility
- •TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills):
- •The required pre-admission test is TEAS®, and no other pre-admission exam is accepted.
- •TEAS must be taken at MCC (virtual or in-person), at a cost of $80.
- •The application screening considers the TEAS score along with the cumulative GPA of general education and support courses.
- •You may only retake the TEAS once, and your last score will
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at McHenry County College
- •Delivery format (online, hybrid, on‑campus):
- •MCC supports days, evenings, weekends, and online formats for the Nursing AAS as well as Basic Nursing Assistant Training Certificate programs.
- •The college offers various modes of instruction system‑wide—In‑person, Flexible Lecture (in‑person or remote participation), Blended (some in‑person with flexible online), Scheduled Online (attend via video conferencing), and Flexible Online (no scheduled meetings, work on your own time within deadlines).
- •Evening, weekend, or multiple cohort start options:
- •The nursing page says supporting courses accommodate days, evenings, weekends schedules.
- •Admissions operate on a two‑per‑year cohort model: fall applications accepted March 1–April 15, and spring applications accepted August 1–September 15.
- •Asynchronous vs. synchronous coursework:
- •Through general Modes of Instruction, MCC clearly distinguishes between:
- •Flexible Online (asynchronous—no scheduled meetings, complete work by deadlines) and
- •Scheduled Online (synchronous—meet with class and instructor via video conferencing).
- •It’s not explicitly stated which of these modes are used in specific nursing courses; the nursing-specific pages simply highlight overall flexibility (days, evenings, weekends, online) without clarifying asynchronous vs. synchronous structure ([mchenry.edu](https://www.mchenry.edu/nursing?utm_sourc
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 2.0
No published acceptance/admission rate percentage was found on MCC’s website.
MCC supports days, evenings, weekends, and online formats for the Nursing AAS.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.