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Outcomes
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Saddleback College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 97.9% over 426 candidates.
Saddleback College's latest reported year is 2025, and that 98.78% — from a cohort of 82 first-time candidates — is 12.1 points above the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98.78% | 82 |
| 2024 | 100% | 80 |
| 2023 | 98.89% | 90 |
| 2022 | 96.74% | 92 |
| 2021 | 95.12% | 82 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Saddleback College.
Admissions
Admissions at Saddleback College
Moderately Competitive.
- Acceptance rate or admission rate: Not publicly stated as a percentage on official pages. However, the program admits approximately 60 students per application cycle (Fall and Spring). Approximately 25–30 additional candidates are placed on an alternate (wait) list per cycle.
- (This provides enrollment data but no percentage acceptance rate.)
- Minimum cumulative GPA for science prerequisites (Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology): 2.8 (grades ± not factored; no rounding; if a course was repeated, the highest grade is used).
- English requirement: Completion of English C1000 (formerly ENG 1A – Principles of Composition I) or equivalent transferable course with a grade of C or higher.
- ATI TEAS exam requirement (Version 7): Minimum overall score of 62%; preliminary scores not accepted; upload unofficial score and submit official score; no waiting period between attempts; highest qualifying score used.
- Point-based admission system (total 100 points):
- – Academic degree: Bachelor’s degree = 5 points; Associate degree = 2 points.
- – Biology prerequisite GPA: 4.0 = 30 pts, 3.6–3.9 = 25 pts, 3.3–3.5 = 20 pts, 3.0–3.2 = 15 pts, 2.8–2.9 = 5 pts.
Based on publicly available information. Source
Format
Schedule and format at Saddleback College
- 1. Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program (Registered Nurse) – Traditional Program
- Delivery modes: Nursing core courses (N 170, N 171, N 172, N 173, N 176) are offered in person only; no online options for lectures.
- Days/times: Lectures are held on campus, generally on Wednesdays during morning hours; the program does not offer weekend or evening classes, though clinical days may occasionally fall on weekends.
- Cohort starts: Admits occur twice per year—Spring and Fall cycles (four-semester, full‑time), with no summer sessions and students must complete semesters in sequence.
- Asynchronous vs synchronous: Not applicable—the program is entirely in person.
- Transfer credit / advanced‑standing: Transfer students who have failed in another nursing program are not eligible for transfer or advanced placement.
- Additional: Online or hybrid science prerequisites may be allowed only if taken between 2020–2022 due to COVID‑19; otherwise, prerequisites must be completed in person, though hybrid courses with an in‑person lab component are permitted.
- 2. LVN
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Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 2.8
Program admits approximately 60 students per application cycle, with additional candidates placed on a waitlist.
Nursing core courses are offered in person only; no online options for lectures.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.
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