Wharton County Junior College
ACEN AccreditedWharton County Junior College at a glance
- Wharton County Junior College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 91.23% on 57 candidates (2024) — down 8.8 pts since 2020.
- Across 5 reported years (2020–2024), the candidate-weighted average is 92.5% over 254 total candidates.
- 2 nursing programs listed — ADN, LPN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
91.23%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2024, 57 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
92.5%
Candidate-weighted average, 2020–2024
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 2
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 91%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Wharton County Junior College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 92.5% over 254 candidates.
Wharton County Junior College's latest reported year is 2024, and that 91.23% — from a cohort of 57 first-time candidates — is 3.7 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91.23% | 57 |
| 2023 | 100% | 41 |
| 2022 | 84% | 50 |
| 2021 | 88% | 50 |
| 2020 | 100% | 56 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Wharton County Junior College.
Nursing Programs at Wharton County Junior College(2)
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Admissions at Wharton County Junior College
- •Acceptance or Admission Rate
- •No published acceptance or admission rate percentage (e.g., overall admission rate) was found on WCJC’s official nursing program pages or catalog.
- •Minimum GPA (Prerequisite GPA requirement)
- •Applicants must earn a grade of "C" or better in prerequisite courses.
- •The overall GPA in those prerequisite courses must be at least 2.5.
- •TEAS Thresholds
- •TEAS scores are required, with minimum of 70% in each section: Reading, Math, and Science.
- •Prerequisite and Waitlist Notes / Competitive Ranking
- •Prerequisites must be completed with at least a "C" and overall GPA ≥ 2.5.
- •Admission to the LVN‑ADN transition program uses a competitive ranking process based points awarded (meeting criteria does not guarantee admission).
- •Admission to all nursing programs (LVN, LVN‑ADN, ADN) requires application to WCJC, TSI completion, program‑specific application, and supporting documentation.
- •LVN program: no prerequisites required, but program is limited enrollment.
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Wharton County Junior College
- •Online, hybrid, or on‑campus delivery for nursing programs at WCJC is not explicitly detailed on the main Nursing page. The site states the LVN and ADN programs are “in‑person” or “classroom and clinical,” but does not address online or hybrid delivery options for these nursing tracks. Source: https://www.wcjc.edu/programs/areas-of-interest/health_personal_care/nursing/default.aspx
- •The general online class formats used by WCJC (not specific to nursing) include:
- •Online Anytime (WWW) – asynchronous delivery via Brightspace (maximal flexibility)
- •Online on a Schedule (WWS) – synchronous delivery via live video conference at scheduled times
- •Hybrid (HYB) – combination of face-to-face and Online Anytime (50–85% online, 15–50% in person)
- •The Vocational Nursing (LVN) program is highly structured and delivered on-campus, with students required to be in the classroom 5 days a week for 8 hours per day in the first semester; no indication of evening, weekend, online, or hybrid options. Source: LVN Program Application PDF
- •No mention of evening, weekend, or multiple cohort start options for the LVN or ADN nursing programs could be found on the nursing or LVN application pages. The LVN schedule explicitly notes a daily, weekday, full‑time fo
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Admission to the ADN program uses a competitive ranking process based on points awarded.
The ADN program is delivered in-person with no online/hybrid option specified.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certificate
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Admission to the LVN program uses a competitive ranking process based on points awarded.
The LVN program requires weekday, full-time in-class attendance; no evening/weekend/cohort flexibility is indicated.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.