Southwestern Oregon Community College
ACEN AccreditedSouthwestern Oregon Community College at a glance
- Southwestern Oregon Community College's most recent NCLEX-PN first-time pass rate is 73% on 44 candidates (2025) — down 13 pts since 2021.
- Across 5 reported years (2021–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 80.3% over 223 total candidates.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
73%
NCLEX-PN first-time pass rate (2025, 44 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
80.3%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2025
Source: State board of nursing
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 73%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-PN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Southwestern Oregon Community College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 80.3% over 223 candidates.
Southwestern Oregon Community College's latest reported year is 2025, and that 73% — from a cohort of 44 first-time candidates — is 10.4 points below the 83.4% national first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73% | 44 |
| 2024 | 83% | 48 |
| 2023 | 89% | 46 |
| 2022 | 70% | 43 |
| 2021 | 86% | 42 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Southwestern Oregon Community College.
Nursing Programs at Southwestern Oregon Community College(0)
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Admissions at Southwestern Oregon Community College
- •Acceptance / Admission Rate
- •No publicly stated acceptance or admission rate (%) was found on SWOCC’s official nursing program pages or catalog materials.
- •Minimum GPA Requirement
- •A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 for all prerequisite coursework is required.
- •Prerequisite Credits and Grade Requirements
- •Applicants must complete 45 prerequisite credits prior to admission.
- •At least 28 of those credits (including BI 231Z Anatomy & Physiology I) must be completed by the end of the fall term preceding application and meet the 7-year time limit.
- •All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
- •Prerequisite GPA Calculations and Repeats
- •Prerequisite courses cannot be taken more than twice within seven years.
- •If taken twice, the second grade is used to compute the prerequisite GPA; a ‘W’ on the second attempt is treated like an “F” in GPA calculations.
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Southwestern Oregon Community College
- •‑ The nursing program is full‑time only. Part‑time completion is not permitted.
- •‑ Nursing courses (NRS) are all face‑to‑face, with mandatory attendance on the Coos Bay and/or Curry campuses. Support courses may be available online, but not the core nursing courses.
- •‑ Clinical hours scheduled during typical nursing shifts, which could include morning, evening, or night; students must have flexible personal schedules to accommodate them.
- •‑ Working while enrolled is generally discouraged; students are recommended not to work more than 16 hours per week, as the program is intense and schedules cannot be adjusted.
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.