Tacoma Community College
ACEN AccreditedTacoma Community College at a glance
- Tacoma Community College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 95.89% on 73 candidates (2024) — held steady (-0.2 pts since 2021).
- Across 4 reported years (2021–2024), the candidate-weighted average is 91.6% over 335 total candidates.
- 2 nursing programs listed — ADN, LPN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
95.89%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2024, 73 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
91.6%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2024
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 2
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 96%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Tacoma Community College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 4 years: 91.6% over 335 candidates.
Tacoma Community College's latest reported year is 2024, and that 95.89% — from a cohort of 73 first-time candidates — is 8.4 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.89% | 73 |
| 2023 | 89.19% | 74 |
| 2022 | 85.06% | 87 |
| 2021 | 96.04% | 101 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Tacoma Community College.
Nursing Programs at Tacoma Community College(2)
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Admissions at Tacoma Community College
- •No overall acceptance or admission rate (%) is published on official TCC nursing program pages.
- •Minimum GPA requirement: A combined GPA of 3.5, calculated across the following prerequisite science courses—BIOL&241, BIOL&242, and BIOL&260—is required as part of the nursing application scoring rubric.
- •Prerequisite grade thresholds:
- •A minimum grade of ‘B’ (3.0) or higher is required for the following prerequisite courses:
- •ENGL&101, CHEM&121 (or CHEM&161), BIOL&241, BIOL&242, BIOL&260, and PSYC&200.
- •A minimum grade of ‘C’ (2.0) or higher is required for additional prerequisite courses:
- •ENGL&102 (or ENGL&103 or ENGL&235), CMST variants (e.g., CMST&210, CMST&101, etc.), Nutrition 250 or NUTR&101, PSYCH&100, BIOL&160 (or BIOL&211 or BIOL&222), MATH&146, and 5 credits in Humanities.
- •Waitlist or holistic scoring notes:
- •TCC uses a holistic admissions process that awards points for various applicant attributes, including GPA in the science prerequisites, veteran/military status, low-income or socioeconomic need, healthcare experience, earned college-level credits, community service or paid work with underrepresented populations, caregiver status, language ability, being a first-generation college student, and reapplication under the new process.
- •There is no explic
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Tacoma Community College
- •Traditional Associate in Nursing (RN) program is offered full‑time and structured over six academic quarters (two years); admitted three times per year—Fall, Winter, and Spring.
- •The LPN-to‑RN Bridge pathway spans four academic quarters (one year) and admits once per year, in Winter.
- •The program is on-campus, involving clinical coursework in healthcare settings (i.e., in-person clinical placements required). No explicit mention of online, hybrid, evening, or weekend delivery formats is provided.
- •The general class modality definitions (e.g., online asynchronous, hybrid, online scheduled) are provided in TCC’s enrollment pages, but are not specifically tied to nursing courses. Therefore, modality flexibility for nursing coursework (such as asynchronous vs synchronous) remains unclear from the available information.
- •Regarding transfer credit / advanced-standing:
- •LPN-to-RN students receive Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) credits for 21 credits corresponding to Levels 1 and 2 of the program.
- •TCC provides Academic Credit for Prior Learning (ACPL) (including AP exams, CLEP, industry certifications, testing, etc.)—this may apply generally, though not referenced specifically
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 3.5
Holistic admissions process suggests competitive ranking of applicants.
Clinical coursework is required and the program is on-campus.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certificate
Minimum GPA: 3.5
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Clinical coursework is required and the program is on-campus.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.