Academics

Nursing Program Outcomes

Western’s Associate Degree in Nursing Program Data, Spring 2024

 

Five-Year NCLEX-RN First-Time Pass Rates, Yearly Average

This table shows the percentage of graduates who successfully passed the NCLEX-RN on the first time when taken by the graduates.
  Altus
Campus		 Elk City
Campus		 Lawton
Campus		 Online LPN-to-RN Program* Oklahoma Nation
2023 100% 71.43 % 90.00% 100% 87.48% 88.56%
2022 90.48% 12.50% 62.16% 84.00% 78.67% 79.91%
2021 63.15% 83.33% 56.41% 90.47% 81.44% 81.10%
2020 76.19% 50.00% 65.38% 81.48% 85.31% 86.58%
2019 72.41% 80.00% 93.55% 78.57% 89.42% 88.18%

 

Completion Rates (OBN)
  Altus
Campus		 Elk City
Campus		 Lawton
Campus		 Online LPN-to-RN Program
 2021  91.67%  88.23%  88.57%  100%
 2020  89.10%  88.20%  87.80%  96.70%
 2019  88.60%  87.50%  88.50%  
 2018  80.60%  100%  93.30%  

 

Employment Rates
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Data collection in progress Data Collection in Progress 100% 92% 85.71%

 

Graduates Entering Healthcare Workforce
  Employment Rate for Traditional Program Employment Rate for Online LPN-to-RN Program
2022 83.3% 100%
2021 75% 92%
2020 100%  

2019

 92%  
2018 85.71%  

 

Tables were updated April 2024

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