Maryland Department of Health
Board of Nursing

NCLEX-PN 1st Time Candidate Performance FY 2006

​​​​​​​July 1, 2005-June 30, 20061
​​Schools of Practical Nursing ​First Time Testers ​Number Passing ​Pass Rate
​Allegany Community College 27 26 ​96.30%
​B​altimore City Community College ​1 1 ​100.00%
​Carroll Community College ​19 19 ​96.15%
​Cecil Community College 6​ 6 ​100.00%
​CCBC Dundalk 15 ​13 ​86.67%
​Frederick Community College 11 11 ​100.00%
​Hagerstown Community College 22 ​21 95.45%
​Harford Community College 10 10 100.00%
Howard Community College
 15 ​15 100.00%
​​Prince Georges Community College ​6 6 ​100.00%​
​Wor-Wic Community College ​48 ​47 ​97.92%
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​All Maryland PN Programs​ ​180 ​175 97.22%
​ALL U.S. Candidates ​55029 ​48548 ​88.22%
​Required Rate for Maryland Practical Nursing Schools ​ ​ ​79.40%

These statistics were prepared from data supplied by NCS Pearson VUE. They represent all first time candidates who graduated from Maryland nursing schools and tested in any U.S. jurisdiction through the National Council of State Boards of Nursing between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006. “All Maryland PN Programs” total includes graduates of closed programs.

No PN program fell below required passing rate for Maryland schools in FY 2006. 

1Includes PN programs with pre-licensure students that are open and admitting students in 2006. Other approved PN programs in Maryland are: Chesapeake College and the College of Southern Maryland (each admitted no PN students in 2006), and Anne Arundel Community College and Sojourner-Douglass College, both newly approved in 2006.