Skagit Valley College
ACEN AccreditedSkagit Valley College at a glance
- Skagit Valley College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 96.77% on 62 candidates (2024) — up 3 pts since 2021.
- Across 4 reported years (2021–2024), the candidate-weighted average is 94.6% over 258 total candidates.
- Nursing programs here admit roughly 60% of applicants.
- 1 nursing program listed — ADN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
96.77%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2024, 62 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
94.6%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2024
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 1
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 97%
- Acceptance Rate
- ~60%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Skagit Valley College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 4 years: 94.6% over 258 candidates.
Skagit Valley College's latest reported year is 2024, and that 96.77% — from a cohort of 62 first-time candidates — is 9.3 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.77% | 62 |
| 2023 | 95.59% | 68 |
| 2022 | 92.5% | 80 |
| 2021 | 93.75% | 48 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Skagit Valley College.
Nursing Programs at Skagit Valley College(1)
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Admissions at Skagit Valley College
- •Acceptance / admission rate
- •On the Mount Vernon campus, there are approximately 60 DTA (Direct Transfer Associate) nursing applicants per cohort, with 36 admissions offered per cohort (approximately a 60% acceptance rate). On the Whidbey Island campus, 30 admissions are offered (total applicant number not specified, so acceptance rate cannot be precisely calculated for that campus).
- •Minimum GPA requirements
- •Individual prerequisite courses must have a minimum grade of 2.0 (C).
- •The combined GPA for both the Science and General Education prerequisite groupings must be 3.0 or higher (cumulative).
- •The Admission Point Score Sheet further clarifies that applicants must have a 3.0 GPA in nursing prerequisites (with C or better) and a 3.0 overall Science GPA.
- •TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) requirements
- •The TEAS exam is required for all entry options, covering Reading, Math, Science, and English/Language Usage.
- •The best total score can be used; however, the TEAS may not be taken more than two times per academic year (July 1 – June 30), and scores expire after three years.
- •Additionally, the Nursing Admissions Application checklist reiterates that official TEAS scores (no older than 3 years) must be submitted directly from ATI to SVC.
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Skagit Valley College
- •Program delivery modes (online, hybrid, on‑campus)
- •The RN‑to‑BSN program offers flexible delivery: courses are available part‑time or full‑time, and can be taken in person or online.
- •The new RN‑to‑BSN program (beginning January 2027) will be delivered via a Hyflex model—students may participate in person, online synchronously, or online asynchronously.
- •Evening, weekend, or multiple cohort start options
- •The associate-level Registered Nursing (RN) program accepts applications for multiple cohort start terms:
- •– Fall 2026 (Mount Vernon Campus)
- •– Winter 2027 (Whidbey Island Campus)
- •– Spring 2027 (Mount Vernon Campus)
- •Clinical hours may include day and evening shifts, and may occur on any day of the week. Students are notified at least three weeks in advance of any clinical hours outside the normal work‑week pattern.
- •Asynchronous vs synchronous coursework
- •The Hyflex-delivered RN‑to‑BSN program allows three modes: in-person, synchronous online, or asynchronous online participation.
- •For the ADN/RN program (associate level), there is no specific mention of asynchronous vs synchronous coursework in the available sources. So that detail is unclear from published information.
- •— Not stated in the official page or student
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Acceptance rate: ~60%
Approximately 60 DTA nursing applicants per cohort, with 36 admissions offered per cohort.
Clinical hours may include day and evening shifts, and may occur on any day of the week.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.