North Arkansas College
ACEN AccreditedNorth Arkansas College at a glance
- North Arkansas College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 90.9% on 55 candidates (2025) — down 1.5 pts since 2021.
- Across 5 reported years (2021–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 90.5% over 265 total candidates.
- 2 nursing programs listed — ADN, LPN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
90.9%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 55 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
90.5%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2025
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 2
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 91%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for North Arkansas College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 90.5% over 265 candidates.
North Arkansas College's latest reported year is 2025, and that 90.9% — from a cohort of 55 first-time candidates — is 3.4 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90.9% | 55 |
| 2024 | 95.3% | 65 |
| 2023 | 92.8% | 42 |
| 2022 | 80% | 50 |
| 2021 | 92.4% | 53 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for North Arkansas College.
Nursing Programs at North Arkansas College(2)
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Admissions at North Arkansas College
- •No specific admissions or acceptance rate (%) for the Registered Nursing (RN) or Practical Nursing (PN) programs was found on official North Arkansas College (.edu) pages. Source: official program pages and announcements – no rate published.
- •For the Practical Nursing (PN) program:
- •– Minimum cumulative GPA: 2.5 required for entry.
- •– Application deadlines: April 15 for August class; October 15 for January class; February 15 for the high-school cohort for the May class.
- •– Required transcripts: official high school transcript or GED, plus all college transcripts must be submitted.
- •– Additional prerequisites and materials include: BIOL 1434 (Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology) or BIOL 2214 and BIOL 2224 with specified minimum grades (cutoff not fully visible).
- •For the Registered Nursing (RN) AAS program:
- •– Applicants must submit both the general Northark admissions application and a separate health professions application.
- •– Application deadline: April 1.
- •– To progress through the program and graduate, students must maintain:
- •Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0,
- •Grade of “C” or higher in all nursing curriculum courses,
- •At least 79% exam average to pass theory components, and
- •“Satisfactory” in clinical components, or else theory grade is lowered.
- •– The entire nursing program must be completed within five years of admission, and re-entry is permitted once, provided readmission criteria are met.
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at North Arkansas College
- •Registered Nursing (RN AAS)—On-campus only. No online or hybrid delivery available. Clinical experiences may be scheduled during day or evening hours at area facilities, requiring flexible availability. Source: official RN program page.
- •Practical Nursing (PN TC)—On-campus only; not offered fully online. However, courses are described as "blended/online" (i.e., combining online and face-to-face instruction). Source: PN program page.
- •PN Program Cohort Start Options—Two traditional start dates per year: one cohort begins in January and another in August. Source: PN program information packet (published last month).
- •PN Instruction Mode Details—August cohort includes a mix of blended (online + in-person) didactic courses, face-to-face skills lab, and clinical components; summer includes fully online courses for certain topics. Source: PN curriculum breakdown for August and January cohorts.
- •RN Program Format—Curriculum is structured as a full‑time, cohort‑based program; clinical schedules vary and may include days or evenings. No mention of evening‑only or weekend‑only cohorts; no indication of asynchronous vs. synchronous online components since the program is on-campus only. Source: RN program page.
- •Online/Distance Learning Formats at UA No
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 2.0
Applicants must submit both the general Northark admissions application and a separate health professions application.
On-campus only. Clinical experiences may be scheduled during day or evening hours.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certificate
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Minimum cumulative GPA: 2.5 required for entry.
Courses are described as 'blended/online' (i.e., combining online and face-to-face instruction).
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.