Maryland Department of Health
Board of Nursing

NCLEX-RN 1st Time Candidate Performance for Maryland Schools

​​​​​​​​​​​​​FY 2006:  July 1, 2005-June 30, 20061​
BSN Degree Programs 
School​
 ​Total first time testers ​Number Passing ​PASS RATE
​Columbia Union College  *** 30 20 66.67%
​Coppin state College * 36 27 75.00%
Johns Hopkins University 243 225 92.59%
​Salisbury University 83 69 83.13%
​Towson University 100 82 82.00%
University of Maryland 
 ​303 ​265 ​87.46%
​Villa Juiie College​  ** ​102 78 ​76.47%
​​​TOT​AL 897 ​766 ​85.40%

Associate Degree Programs  
School ​Total first time testers ​Number Passing ​PASS RATE
Allegany Community College 88 87 98.86%
​Anne Arundel Community College ​74 ​72 97.30%
​Baltimore City Community College 35 34 ​97.14%
​Carroll Community College ​27 ​27 ​100.00%
​Cecil Community College 39 35 ​89.74%
​​Chesapeake College​ 49 ​47 95.92%
CCBC Catonsville and Essex 218 ​200 91.74%
College of Southern MD 78 ​67 ​85.90%
​Frederick Community College 88 ​84 ​95.45%
​Hagerstown Community College 54 48 88.89%
​Harford Community College ​77 ​67 87.01%
​Howard Community College ​69 65 94.20%
​Montgomery College 102 89 87.25%
​Prince Georges Community College 91 ​77 84.62%
​Wor-Wic Community College 53 49 92.45%
​TOTAL ​1142 ​1048 ​91.77%
 

 ​Total first time testers Number Passing
 ​PASS RATE
​​​Associate Degree Total ​1142 ​1048 ​91.77%
​​All Maryland RN Programs​ 2039 1814
 88.97%
​All U.S. Candidates 105427 ​92272 ​87.52%
​R.N. Schools ​ ​ ​78.80%
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These statistics were prepared from data supplied by NCS Pearson VUE. They represent all first time candidates who graduated from Maryland schools and programs and tested in Maryland or another jurisdiction through the National Council of State Boards of Nursing between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006. "All Maryland RN Programs" total includes graduates of closed programs.

*Program fell below required passing rate for Maryland schools. 
**Program fell below required passing rate for Maryland schools for the second consecutive year and is on Conditional Approval from the Board of Nursing.
***Program fell below required passing rate for Maryland schools for the third consecutive year and the Board may withdraw approval.

1Includes RN programs with pre-licensure students that are open and admitting students in 2006. Other approved RN programs in Maryland are: The College of Notre Dame (Baccalaureate program for RNs only) and Bowie State University (Baccalaureate program for RNs and a new BSN program rexcelto admit students in 2006).​
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