Odessa College
ACEN AccreditedOdessa College at a glance
- Odessa College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 94.12% on 51 candidates (2024) — up 4.3 pts since 2020.
- Across 5 reported years (2020–2024), the candidate-weighted average is 92.2% over 345 total candidates.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
94.12%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2024, 51 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
92.2%
Candidate-weighted average, 2020–2024
Source: State board of nursing
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 94%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Odessa College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 92.2% over 345 candidates.
Odessa College's latest reported year is 2024, and that 94.12% — from a cohort of 51 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.12% | 51 |
| 2023 | 94.03% | 67 |
| 2022 | 95.29% | 85 |
| 2021 | 87.67% | 73 |
| 2020 | 89.86% | 69 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Odessa College.
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Admissions at Odessa College
- •Acceptance or Admission Rate
- •No stated acceptance or admission rate (%) was found on official Odessa College pages regarding their nursing programs.
- •Minimum GPA Requirement
- •Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) Program (traditional and part‑time pathways): minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 required for application consideration.
- •Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program: minimum overall GPA of 2.5 required for the application to be considered.
- •TEAS / HESI Thresholds
- •LVN Program: Applicants must complete the HESI A2 exam in person; a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 applies, but specific HESI score thresholds are not provided for LVN.
- •ADN Program:
- •Applicants must take the HESI A2 Exam in person effective April 1, 2026; test components include Reading, Grammar, Math, Anatomy & Physiology, and Critical Thinking.
- •Minimum score thresholds: 78% required in each of Reading, Grammar, Math, and Anatomy & Physiology sections.
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Odessa College
- •### Program Delivery Modes (Online, Hybrid, On‑Campus)
- •RN‑to‑BSN Program:
- •Fully online didactic courses offered in 8‑week sessions during Fall and Spring, and in 10‑week sessions during Summer.
- •However, two clinical courses require on‑site attendance at health facilities in Texas.
- •ADN (Associate Degree Nursing) Program:
- •Traditional pathway (17 months) and LVN‑to‑RN transition pathway (12 months) both include classroom and clinical education on‑campus and in clinical settings; no purely online option is indicated.
- •LVN (Licensed Vocational Nursing) Program:
- •Traditional pathway: a 1‑year full‑time, on‑campus program offered at Andrews and Monahans extension centers.
- •Extended pathway: an 18‑month part‑time, on‑campus option offered at Odessa main campus.
- •### Evening, Weekend, or Multiple Cohort Start Options
- •LVN Program:
- •Offers two pathways with different locations and durations, but specific evening or weekend scheduling is not described.
- •ADN Program – Cohort Start Options:
- •Traditional ADN begins in August (17‑month track) ([odessa.edu](htt
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.