Sandhills Community College
ACEN AccreditedSandhills Community College at a glance
- Sandhills Community College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 97.62% on 42 candidates (2026 Q1–Q2) — these editions cover different parts of the year, so they are not a like-for-like comparison.
- Across 2 reported periods (2025 Q1–Q3 to 2026 Q1–Q2), the candidate-weighted average is 95.7% over 94 total candidates.
- 2 nursing programs listed — ADN, LPN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
97.62%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2026 Q1–Q2, 42 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
95.7%
Candidate-weighted average, 2025 Q1–Q3 to 2026 Q1–Q2
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 2
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 98%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Sandhills Community College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 2 reporting periods: 95.7% over 94 candidates.
Sandhills Community College's latest reported year is 2026, and that 97.62% — from a cohort of 42 first-time candidates — is 10.1 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2026Q1–Q2 | 97.62% | 42 |
| 2025Q1–Q3 | 94.23% | 52 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. A quarter range next to a year means the board edition covered only that part of the year, so those rows are not directly comparable with full-year rows. Full NCLEX detail for Sandhills Community College.
Nursing Programs at Sandhills Community College(2)
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Admissions at Sandhills Community College
- •Admission rate / acceptance rate (%)
- •No specific acceptance or admission rate is published by Sandhills Community College on their official ADN admissions pages. External summary websites suggest SCC as a whole has a 100% general acceptance rate for the college, but this does not reflect the competitive nature of the ADN program and is not an official nursing-specific statistic.
- •No verified ADN-specific acceptance percentage was found on official SCC .edu pages.
- •Minimum GPA thresholds
- •A cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher is required for consideration in Health Sciences admissions. However, this lower-level requirement does not apply to the Nursing (ADN) program, which is handled separately. No explicit minimum GPA for ADN admission was listed on the official ADN-specific pages.
- •The ADN program organizes applicants by a points system based on high school or college GPA ranges—for instance: GPAs below 3.0 receive no points; 3.0–3.10 earn 10 points; up to 4.0+ earn 108 points. However, this is used for ranking applicants rather than as a hard cutoff.
- •TEAS / HESI thresholds
- •Sandhills requires the HESI A2 (Admission Assessment) exam for ADN applicants (the TEAS is not mentioned).
- •The test must be taken on campus; scores from elsewhe
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Sandhills Community College
- •Delivery format for ADN program:
- •Classes are day-time only, with on-campus classes, labs/simulations, and clinicals—no online delivery for core nursing courses. Only some general education courses may be taken online.
- •Typical weekly schedule for ADN:
- •On-campus classes 3–4 mornings per week; one on-campus lab or simulation one morning or afternoon per week; clinical assignments 7 AM to 4 PM at least one day per week.
- •Online/hybrid options for nursing courses:
- •Not available for core ADN courses (held daytime on campus), but general education courses may be taken online. LPN-ADN transition program details do not specify online or hybrid availability.
- •Hybrid or online designation at Sandhills (general policy):
- •College offers traditional, hybrid, and internet (online) course formats. Hybrid courses are designated with an “H” in section number and are partially delivered via d
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Admission is competitive and point-based; there is no waitlist.
Classes are daytime only, with on-campus classes, labs/simulations, and clinicals—no online delivery for core nursing courses.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certificate
Classes are daytime only, with on-campus classes, labs/simulations, and clinicals—no online delivery for core nursing courses.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.