The Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN) has announced the 2013 - 2014 National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) pass rates, and Ozarka College ranks among the top."The annual pass rate for the NCLEX is calculated based on a fiscal year (July 1 - June 30) for each nursing program in Arkansas", said Tammy Claussen, ASBN Program Coordinator. The ASBN Rules require that each program achieve at least a 75 percent annual pass rate. Only first time testing attempts are calculated for this report.Ozarka College's Practical Nurse Program graduated 78 students who took the NCLEX and 77 passed on their first attempt; thus earning a 98.7% pass rate. Ozarka outranked 67% of the schools that had practical nurse students sit for the NCLEX. Eighty students were taken into the Ozarka PN program during this time frame, showing a retention rate of 97.5%. "To properly gauge the success of a nursing program, you really need to look deeper than just pass rates", said Ruby Johnson, Ozarka College Nursing and Allied Health Division Chair. "Retention indicates how dedicated students are to being successful, how dedicated faculty are to cultivating the students success and the students meeting their goals. Our program is strong and challenging, and our retention and pass rates confirm it."Ozarka College also offers an LPN to RN transition program called the Arkansas Rural Nursing Education Consortium (ARNEC), which is made up of eight colleges. For the Ozarka RN students, 73% are Ozarka LPN graduates.For the Registered Nurse Program, Consortium wide, ARNEC had a total of 212 students take the NCLEX. 184 passed on their first attempt, with the program receiving an 86.7% pass rate.Ozarka College offers LPN programs in a variety of sites and times, including 18-month programs in Melbourne during nights and weekends, as well as day programs for freshman, junior and senior cohorts. Additionally, LPN students may apply for an 11-month night and weekend program in Mammoth Spring, or day programs in Ash Flat and Mountain View.To review a full report of NCLEX pass rates, please visit arsbn.org. For more information on Ozarka College Nursing programs, please contact Ruby Johnson, Ozarka College Nursing and Allied Health Division Chairperson at 870.368.2076 or email: rjohnson@ozarka.edu![]()
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