Pellissippi State Community College
ACEN AccreditedPellissippi State Community College at a glance
- Pellissippi State Community College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 98.77% on 81 candidates (2024) — down 1.2 pts since 2020.
- Across 5 reported years (2020–2024), the candidate-weighted average is 97.8% over 416 total candidates.
- 1 nursing program listed — ADN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
98.77%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2024, 81 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
97.8%
Candidate-weighted average, 2020–2024
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 1
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 99%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Pellissippi State Community College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 97.8% over 416 candidates.
Pellissippi State Community College's latest reported year is 2024, and that 98.77% — from a cohort of 81 first-time candidates — is 11.3 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.77% | 81 |
| 2023 | 98.13% | 107 |
| 2022 | 96.05% | 76 |
| 2021 | 96.3% | 81 |
| 2020 | 100% | 71 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Pellissippi State Community College.
Nursing Programs at Pellissippi State Community College(1)
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Admissions at Pellissippi State Community College
- •No specific acceptance or admission rate (%) is published on official PSTCC sources. The program appears to be competitive—strong completion and ranking points (e.g., more science credits, high HESI scores) improve chances—but no overall admission rate is provided.
- •Minimum GPA threshold: The official materials do not state a minimum GPA requirement for nursing admission. However, they do require that all math and science prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
- •HESI (Nurse Entrance Test): A score of at least 90% on the HESI A2 test—when taken at PSTCC—is noted to provide additional ranking points toward admission (i.e., a competitive advantage).
- •Prerequisite coursework & timeline:
- •– Applicants should complete general education and prerequisite courses (e.g., Anatomy & Physiology I & II, Microbiology, Statistics, English Composition, Communications, Psychology, and Humanities/Fine Arts electives), ideally before beginning the nursing curriculum.
- •– Science courses must have been completed within five years of program start.
- •– Completing the listed courses does not guarantee admission—students must still formally apply and be accepted.
- •Waitlist information: There is no mention of a wait
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Pellissippi State Community College
- •Delivery formats (online, hybrid, or on-campus)
- •The Nursing A.A.S. program uses traditional classroom lectures and extensive hands‑on clinical/lab experiences across campuses (Blount County, Magnolia Avenue, Strawberry Plains).
- •There is no mention of courses being offered in an online or hybrid format for the nursing curriculum itself.
- •Evening, weekend, or multiple cohort start options
- •The college offers evening, weekend, online, and hybrid classes in general, including for veterans.
- •However, there's no specific indication that the nursing program itself has evening or weekend sections, or offers multiple cohort start options, beyond what’s typical for general courses.
- •Asynchronous vs. synchronous coursework
- •The general online classes (non-credit and certificate courses) offered through Ed2Go, UGotClass, etc., are self‑paced, with flexible weekly expectations like readings, quizzes, and discussions.
- •The Nursing A.A.S. program, however, includes traditional lectures and simulations, implying synchronous, in-person coursework. There is no mention of asynchronous components.
- •Transfer credit or advanced-standing policies
- •Transfer of credit to Pellissippi State: A grade of C or better is required in cours
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
The program appears to be competitive—strong completion and ranking points (e.g., more science credits, high HESI scores) improve chances—but no overall admission rate is provided.
Nursing courses are delivered on-campus and synchronously via traditional lecture and lab formats—no official online or hybrid delivery is noted for the nursing curriculum.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.