Santa Barbara City College Nursing: 97% NCLEX Pass Rate

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NCLEX-RN pass rates by year

Board-reported first-time pass rates for Santa Barbara City College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 94.9% over 334 candidates.

Santa Barbara City College's latest reported year is 2025, and that 96.67% — from a cohort of 60 first-time candidates — is 10 points above the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.

Santa Barbara City College NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate by exam year, with candidate counts
Exam year	First-time pass rate	Candidates
2025	96.67%	60
2024	98.04%	51
2023	93.85%	65
2022	91.14%	79
2021	96.2%	79

Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Santa Barbara City College.

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<p>Source: <a href="https://mynursingschools.com/schools/santa-barbara-city-college-ca-ca">Santa Barbara City College — Nursing Program Outcomes</a> by MyNursingSchools. Santa Barbara City College NCLEX-RN 2025: 96.67% on 60 candidates.</p><table><caption>First-time NCLEX pass rates</caption><thead><tr><th>Period</th><th>Pass rate</th><th>Candidates</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2021</td><td>96.2%</td><td>79</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>91.14%</td><td>79</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>93.85%</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>98.04%</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>96.67%</td><td>60</td></tr></tbody></table>

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