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The table below is categorized by academic year (e.g., July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006) and reflects the results of all graduates who have taken the NCLEX examination for the first time within the last five years (including those students who graduated more than five years ago). Due to possible changes in this data, the BRN asks that you contact the individual programs directly for the most accurate and up-to-date information. Please refer to RN Programs for a contact list of all BRN accredited programs.
| School | 2002/2003 | 2003/2004 | 2004/2005 | 2005/2006 | 2006/2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Taken | % Pass |
# Taken | % Pass |
# Taken | % Pass |
# Taken | % Pass |
# Taken | % Pass |
|
| Allan Hancock College | 20 | 60.00% | 22 | 81.82% | 17 | 88.24% | 23 | 78.26% | 33 | 87.88% |
| American River College | 73 | 90.41% | 53 | 88.68% | 62 | 95.16% | 113 | 89.38% | 122 | 81.15% |
| American University of Health Sciences | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Antelope Valley College | 48 | 87.50% | 69 | 94.20% | 95 | 92.63% | 104 | 87.5% | 78 | 94.87% |
| Azusa Pacific University - BSN | 59 | 89.83% | 54 | 85.19% | 62 | 80.65% | 63 | 87.3% | 79 | 88.61% |
| Azusa Pacific University - MSN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | 100% | 25 | 92% |
| Bakersfield College | 57 | 85.96% | 66 | 84.85% | 68 | 69.6% | 105 | 89.52% | 97 | 93.81% |
| Biola University | 25 | 100.00% | 23 | 95.65% | 28 | 78.57% | 27 | 88.89% | 42 | 95.24% |
| Butte College | 28 | 92.86% | 28 | 96.43% | 38 | 84.21% | 18 | 77.78% | 66 | 78.79% |
| Cabrillo College | 38 | 86.84% | 38 | 94.74% | 43 | 88.37% | 41 | 95.6% | 55 | 87.27% |
| California Baptist University - BSN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| California Baptist University - MSN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| CSU Bakersfield - MSN | 28 | 75.00% | 38 | 89.47% | 24 | 83.33% | 36 | 86.11% | 66 | 75.76% |
| CSU Channel Islands | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| CSU Chico | 84 | 85.71% | 58 | 86.21% | 55 | 85.45% | 65 | 80% | 64 | 95.31% |
| CSU Dominguez Hills | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| CSU East Bay | 62 | 88.71% | 41 | 85.37% | 63 | 84.13% | 58 | 89.66% | 66 | 90.91% |
| CSU Fresno - BSN | 95 | 84.21% | 94 | 82.98% | 103 | 80.58% | 133 | 75.19% | 124 | 83.06% |
| CSU Fresno - MSN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| CSU Fullerton | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| CSU Long Beach - BSN | 79 | 77.22% | 71 | 87.32% | 86 | 82.56% | 118 | 77.6% | 155 | 84.52% |
| CSU Long Beach - MSN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| CSU Los Angeles - BSN | 41 | 95.6% | 61 | 95.08% | 81 | 90.6% | 72 | 90.28% | 80 | 92.5% |
| CSU Los Angeles - MSN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | 0% |
| CSU Northridge | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| CSU Sacramento - BSN | 110 | 81.82% | 116 | 78.45% | 125 | 87.20% | 131 | 91.6% | 99 | 94.95% |
| CSU Sacramento - MSN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| CSU San Bernardino | 58 | 75.86% | 62 | 87.10% | 90 | 73.33% | 80 | 77.5% | 102 | 77.45% |
| CSU San Marcos | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| CSU Stanislaus | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5 | 80.00% | 21 | 85.71% | 40 | 82.5% |
| Cerritos College | 59 | 69.49% | 115 | 83.48% | 122 | 81.97% | 110 | 81.82% | 96 | 85.42% |
| Chabot College | 39 | 84.62% | 31 | 93.55% | 24 | 91.67% | 31 | 100% | 44 | 100% |
| Chaffey College | 46 | 95.65% | 59 | 88.14% | 55 | 98.18% | 53 | 98.11% | 49 | 100% |
| Citrus College | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| City College of San Francisco | 79 | 87.34% | 66 | 84.85% | 80 | 76.25% | 66 | 90.91% | 71 | 85.92% |
| College of Marin | 43 | 83.72% | 45 | 75.56% | 40 | 80.00% | 50 | 90% | 36 | 80.56% |
| College of San Mateo | 37 | 91.89% | 58 | 93.10% | 31 | 87.10% | 51 | 90.2% | 56 | 80.36% |
| College of the Canyons | 51 | 84.31% | 58 | 77.59% | 97 | 89.69% | 59 | 89.83% | 89 | 80.9% |
| College of the Desert | 59 | 86.44% | 63 | 84.13% | 71 | 91.55% | 118 | 88.14% | 114 | 84.21% |
| College of the Redwoods | 34 | 91.18% | 27 | 92.59% | 35 | 94.29% | 35 | 82.86% | 69 | 89.86% |
| College of the Sequoias | 75 | 81.33% | 86 | 75.58% | 60 | 86.67% | 132 | 87.6% | 77 | 74.03% |
| College of the Siskiyous | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Contra Costa College | 33 | 90.91% | 38 | 94.74% | 28 | 100% | 43 | 97.67% | 75 | 96% |
| Copper Mountain College | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | 0% |
| Cuesta College | 43 | 93.02% | 27 | 96.30% | 26 | 96.15% | 30 | 96.67% | 64 | 96.88% |
| Cypress College | 59 | 84.75% | 68 | 91.18% | 73 | 97.26% | 65 | 95.38% | 92 | 98.91% |
| De Anza College | 54 | 77.78% | 74 | 79.73% | 72 | 80.56% | 67 | 86.57% | 82 | 80.49% |
| Dominican University of California | 41 | 75.61% | 47 | 59.57% | 35 | 82.86% | 51 | 92.16% | 59 | 89.83% |
| East Los Angeles College | 48 | 75.00% | 64 | 90.63% | 68 | 72.06% | 74 | 85.14% | 111 | 75.68% |
| El Camino College | 61 | 88.52% | 56 | 91.07% | 69 | 94.20% | 95 | 80% | 115 | 81.74% |
| El Camino College - Compton Education Center | 18 | 72.22% | 20 | 35.00% | 19 | 42.11% | 17 | 52.94% | 34 | 85.29% |
| Evergreen Valley College | 31 | 93.55% | 48 | 77.08% | 41 | 92.68% | 57 | 91.23% | 54 | 92.59% |
| Fresno City College | 150 | 83.33% | 161 | 86.34% | 167 | 74.25% | 173 | 74.57% | 235 | 85.11% |
| Gavilan College | 11 | 90.91% | 12 | 83.33% | 19 | 84.21% | 13 | 100% | 28 | 96.43% |
| Glendale Community College | 55 | 81.82% | 61 | 90.16% | 44 | 90.19% | 57 | 87.72% | 94 | 87.23% |
| Golden West College | 92 | 89.13% | 80 | 85.00% | 111 | 92.79% | 113 | 91.15% | 103 | 90.29% |
| Grossmont College | 94 | 80.85% | 92 | 84.78% | 154 | 76.62% | 101 | 86.14% | 135 | 91.85% |
| Hartnell College | 32 | 59.38% | 50 | 72.00% | 30 | 76.67% | 16 | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| Humboldt State University | 33 | 93.94% | 36 | 88.89% | 29 | 72.41% | 40 | 82.5% | 55 | 92.73% |
| Imperial Valley College | 36 | 77.78% | 32 | 68.75% | 40 | 62.50% | 55 | 80% | 60 | 78.33% |
| Loma Linda University - ADN | 83 | 86.75% | 82 | 81.71% | 76 | 76.32% | 85 | 91.76% | 138 | 84.06% |
| Loma Linda University - BSN | 11 | 81.82% | 10 | 90.00% | 21 | 71.43% | 26 | 73.08% | 21 | 85.71% |
| Long Beach City College | 113 | 78.76% | 84 | 96.43% | 120 | 88.33% | 111 | 92.79% | 106 | 88.68% |
| LA City College | N/A | N/A | 17 | 100.00% | 24 | 66.67% | 38 | 86.84% | 57 | 91.23% |
| LA County College of Nursing & Allied | 99 | 88.89% | 122 | 84.43% | 105 | 81.90% | 106 | 83.96% | 89 | 94.38% |
| LA Harbor College | 52 | 86.54% | 51 | 92.16% | 49 | 97.96% | 67 | 100% | 97 | 94.85% |
| LA Pierce College | 57 | 84.21% | 71 | 85.92% | 64 | 68.75% | 73 | 72.6% | 68 | 73.53% |
| LA Southwest College | 40 | 50.00% | 55 | 63.64% | 45 | 55.56% | 51 | 58.82% | 30 | 73.33% |
| LA Trade-Tech College | 41 | 82.93% | 39 | 71.79% | 45 | 73.33% | 52 | 73.08% | 48 | 62.5% |
| LA Valley College | 82 | 85.37% | 86 | 79.07% | 106 | 75.47% | 98 | 77.55% | 75 | 84% |
| Los Medanos College | 53 | 94.34% | 47 | 82.98% | 53 | 96.23% | 55 | 92.73% | 34 | 85.29% |
| Maric College | 26 | 76.92% | 70 | 85.71% | 85 | 77.65% | 97 | 73.2% | 99 | 81.82% |
| Mendocino College | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14 | 78.57% | 9 | 88.89% | 18 | 83.33% |
| Merced College | 29 | 82.76% | 23 | 86.96% | 37 | 94.59% | 44 | 86.36% | 39 | 92.31% |
| Merritt College | 35 | 48.57% | 21 | 52.38% | 39 | 79.49% | 27 | 96.3% | 35 | 85.71% |
| Mira Costa College | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Modesto Junior College | 113 | 93.81% | 110 | 83.64% | 104 | 93.27% | 107 | 96.26% | 160 | 93.13% |
| Monterey Peninsula College | 47 | 91.49% | 59 | 94.92% | 31 | 100% | 32 | 90.63% | 48 | 97.92% |
| Moorpark College | 59 | 81.36% | 46 | 89.13% | 77 | 94.81% | 69 | 95.65% | 90 | 95.56% |
| Mount St. Mary's College - ADN | 36 | 83.33% | 55 | 72.73% | 44 | 65.91% | 77 | 77.92% | 95 | 66.32% |
| Mount St. Mary's College - BSN | 60 | 83.33% | 80 | 91.25% | 95 | 83.16% | 103 | 84.47% | 122 | 89.34% |
| Mt. San Antonio College | 58 | 93.10% | 67 | 83.58% | 56 | 85.71% | 112 | 88.39% | 102 | 95.1% |
| Mt. San Jacinto College | 37 | 97.30% | 42 | 92.86% | 39 | 84.62% | 61 | 86.89% | 61 | 91.8% |
| Napa Valley College | 66 | 77.27% | 57 | 70.18% | 64 | 68.75% | 36 | 86.11% | 84 | 80.95% |
| National University - ADN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10 | 60% | 42 | 80.95% |
| National University - BSN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 38 | 71.05% | 41 | 78.05% |
| Ohlone College | 33 | 87.88% | 35 | 85.71% | 40 | 90% | 47 | 97.87% | 57 | 92.98% |
| Pacific Union College | 78 | 66.67% | 61 | 77.05% | 93 | 67.74% | 87 | 79.31% | 126 | 80.95% |
| Palomar College | 64 | 98.44% | 62 | 95.16% | 62 | 98.39% | 58 | 98.28% | 67 | 98.51% |
| Pasadena City College | 103 | 76.70% | 103 | 82.52% | 95 | 78.95% | 107 | 85.98% | 101 | 94.06% |
| Point Loma Nazarene College | 56 | 92.86% | 44 | 88.64% | 35 | 82.86% | 44 | 84.09% | 48 | 91.67% |
| Rio Hondo College | 51 | 86.27% | 65 | 83.08% | 71 | 90.14% | 74 | 72.97% | 83 | 85.54% |
| Riverside Community College | 98 | 94.90% | 114 | 87.72% | 101 | 94.06% | 117 | 94.02% | 131 | 95.42% |
| Sacramento City College | 61 | 96.72% | 33 | 87.88% | 79 | 100% | 93 | 98.92% | 144 | 99.31% |
| Saddleback College | 78 | 88.46% | 91 | 95.60% | 96 | 91.67% | 96 | 96.88% | 105 | 99.05% |
| Samuel Merritt College - BSN | 115 | 83.48% | 111 | 75.68% | 74 | 78.38% | 133 | 81.95% | 178 | 92.13% |
| Samuel Merritt College - MSN | N/A | N/A | 36 | 94.44% | 50 | 88% | 64 | 92.19% | 53 | 100% |
| San Bernardino Valley College | 74 | 93.24% | 80 | 83.75% | 65 | 87.69% | 107 | 92.52% | 78 | 85.9% |
| San Diego City College | 65 | 80.00% | 51 | 90.20% | 54 | 83.33% | 62 | 91.94% | 62 | 88.71% |
| San Diego State University | 107 | 91.59% | 126 | 92.86% | 136 | 94.6% | 145 | 94.48% | 169 | 97.04% |
| San Francisco State University - BSN | 87 | 83.91% | 89 | 80.9% | 65 | 73.85% | 93 | 76.34% | 98 | 88.78% |
| San Francisco State University - MSN | N/A | N/A | 44 | 86.36% | 48 | 87.50% | 37 | 75.68% | 40 | 82.5% |
| San Joaquin Delta College | 92 | 78.26% | 96 | 85.42% | 97 | 78.35% | 103 | 82.52% | 139 | 79.14% |
| San Joaquin Valley College | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| San Jose State University | 84 | 77.38% | 120 | 79.17% | 126 | 77.78% | 147 | 68.71% | 161 | 82.61% |
| Santa Ana College | 61 | 91.80% | 76 | 75.00% | 95 | 94.74% | 87 | 88.51% | 104 | 93.27% |
| Santa Barbara City College | 35 | 94.29% | 37 | 89.19% | 41 | 78.05% | 44 | 90.91% | 41 | 90.24% |
| Santa Monica College | 44 | 93.18% | 60 | 85.00% | 50 | 88% | 63 | 87.3% | 57 | 92.98% |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | 65 | 96.92% | 53 | 83.02% | 56 | 92.86% | 86 | 96.51% | 68 | 97.06% |
| Shasta College | 63 | 92.06% | 53 | 83.02% | 39 | 92.31% | 58 | 81.03% | 86 | 90.7% |
| Sierra College | 42 | 100.00% | 46 | 97.83% | 33 | 100% | 68 | 98.53% | 23 | 100% |
| Solano Community College | 35 | 85.71% | 25 | 76.00% | 46 | 80.43% | 70 | 85.71% | 31 | 70.97% |
| Sonoma State University - BSN | 31 | 77.42% | 38 | 92.11% | 22 | 81.82% | 43 | 79.07% | 46 | 95.65% |
| Sonoma State University - MSN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Southwestern College | 35 | 82.86% | 37 | 81.08% | 41 | 80.49% | 39 | 84.62% | 50 | 82% |
| Unitek College | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| UC Irvine | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| UC Los Angeles - BSN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| UC Los Angeles - MSN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| UC San Francisco | 68 | 97.06% | 71 | 100.00% | 54 | 98.15% | 74 | 97.3% | 68 | 98.53% |
| University of Phoenix at Modesto | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| University of San Diego/Hahn | 9 | 100.00% | 19 | 84.21% | 33 | 93.94% | 47 | 93.62% | 39 | 94.87% |
| University of San Francisco - BSN | 72 | 93.06% | 100 | 91.00% | 104 | 94.23% | 84 | 94.05% | 127 | 96.85% |
| University of San Francisco - MSN | N/A | N/A | 1 | 100% | 2 | 100% | 28 | 100% | 47 | 100% |
| University of Southern California | 84 | 73.81% | 60 | 83.33% | 45 | 55.56% | 3 | 0% | 4 | 50% |
| Ventura College | 72 | 84.72% | 65 | 86.15% | 74 | 87.84% | 88 | 89.77% | 75 | 93.33% |
| Victor Valley College | 56 | 80.36% | 78 | 84.62% | 71 | 90.14% | 76 | 86.84% | 41 | 87.8% |
| West Coast University - Los Angeles | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 99 | 82.83% |
| West Coast University - Orange County | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Western Career College | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7 | 85.71% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 38 | 92.11% | 37 | 72.97% |
| Yuba College | 33 | 84.85% | 37 | 100.00% | 26 | 84.62% | 32 | 100% | 35 | 91.43% |
