Trocaire College
ACEN AccreditedTrocaire College at a glance
- Trocaire College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 74.32% on 148 candidates (2025) — up 13.8 pts since 2023.
- Across 3 reported years (2023–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 69.3% over 668 total candidates.
- Nursing programs here admit roughly 83% of applicants.
- 3 nursing programs listed — ADN, BSN, LPN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
74.32%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 148 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
69.3%
Candidate-weighted average, 2023–2025
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 3
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 74%
- Acceptance Rate
- ~83%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Trocaire College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 3 years: 69.3% over 668 candidates.
Trocaire College's latest reported year is 2025, and that 74.32% — from a cohort of 148 first-time candidates — is 13.2 points below the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74.32% | 148 |
| 2024 | 78.5% | 214 |
| 2023 | 60.5% | 306 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Trocaire College.
Nursing Programs at Trocaire College(3)
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Admissions at Trocaire College
- •Here’s what I located regarding admission specifics for Trocaire College’s nursing programs, based on the most authoritative and current .edu sources and reputable data aggregators:
- •Acceptance/admission rate (overall college, not nursing‑specific):
- •Trocaire's overall undergraduate acceptance rate was approximately 83 % for 2023, based on 171 acceptances from 206 applicants.
- •A more recent external aggregator reports a much higher acceptance rate of 97.49 % for 2024–25, but this figure appears inconsistent with the internal data trends.
- •No specific acceptance or admission rate was published for the nursing programs themselves; only general institutional statistics are available.
- •Minimum GPA thresholds:
- •For the Practical Nursing Certificate (PN) program (first‑time freshmen): high school GPA of 75 % or GED score of 165+.
- •For the Practical Nursing Certificate, transfer/program‑change applicants need a 2.5 CGPA from college/university courses in the past 5 years.
- •For the Associate A.A.S. in Registered Nursing (RN) program: first-time freshmen require a minimum high school CGPA of 85 %, or equivalent GED, and transfer/program‑change applicants must hold a 2.75 CGPA.
- •Entrance exam minimum thresholds:
- •For the PN Certificate, applicants must score at least 73 % in each HESI A2 section (math, vocabulary, reading comprehension) ([trocaire.edu](https://trocaire.edu/academics/academic-program/nursing/?ut
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Trocaire College
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- •Delivery Format (online, hybrid, on-campus):
- •The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is available fully online, aimed to accommodate working registered nurses — courses are delivered online to allow flexible scheduling (Source: Trocaire “Online RN to BS in Nursing Program”).
- •The Practical Nursing Certificate and Associate Degree Nursing (AAS) programs are delivered using hybrid (online didactic coursework with hands‑on skills competency) or traditional classroom-based models (Source: Trocaire Student Handbook 2024‑2025).
- •Evening, weekend, multiple cohort start options:
- •Some AAS nursing courses are offered during both day and evening hours, including theory, lab, and clinical components (Source: Trocaire Nursing Program curriculum: NU courses).
- •Specific offerings for weekend classes or multiple cohort start dates are not mentioned in the available sources.
- •Asynchronous vs. synchronous coursework:
- •The online BSN program implies flexibility supportive of asynchronous learning, but the specific distinction between asynchronous versus synchronous delivery is not detailed in the source (Source: Online RN to BS in Nursing Program) ([trocaire.edu](https://trocaire.edu/academics/the-catherine-mcauley-scho
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 2.8
The Associate Degree Nursing (AAS) program is delivered using hybrid or traditional classroom-based models.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is available fully online.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certificate
Minimum GPA: 2.5
The Practical Nursing Certificate is delivered using hybrid or traditional classroom-based models.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.