Henderson, Harding lead top 10 nursing programs in Arkansas
by January 23, 2017 5:40 pm 384 views
RegisteredNursing.org ranked nursing programs in Arkansas, based on passage rates for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses between 2011 and 2015.
Following are the top 10.
Henderson State University in Arkadelphia. Offers a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Score: 92.15.
Harding University Carr College of Nursing in Searcy. Offers a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a Master of Science in nursing. Score: 91.45.
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Carolyn McKelvey Moore School of Nursing. Offers a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Score: 90.41.
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville. Offers an associate’s degree in nursing. Score: 90.38.
North Arkansas College in Harrison. Offers an associate’s degree in nursing. Score: 90.03.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. Offers a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Score: 89.88.
Arkansas Rural Nursing Education Consortium-DeQueen in Nashville, Ark. Offers an associate’s degree in nursing. Score: 88.
Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Offers a bachelor’s degree in nursing and an associate’s degree in nursing. Score: 87.06.
University of Arkansas in Fayetteville Eleanor Mann School of Nursing. Offers a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in nursing. Score: 87.06
University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Offers an associate’s degree in nursing. Score: 86.51.
There are 25 schools on the list. The University of Central Arkansas in Conway, which offers a bachelor’s degree in nursing, came in at No. 12, with a score of 85.91. Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, which offers a bachelor’s degree in nursing, was No. 15, with a score of 85.06. Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia was No. 23, with a score of 70.29.
The study looked at the percentage of graduates who passed the NCLEX-RN exam, which is required for licensure in all states. Many state boards of nursing use the total overall NCLEX-RN pass rates for a school to help gauge a school’s ability to provide a nursing education in the state, according to RegisteredNursing.org.
The Arkansas rankings were based on passing percentages from 2011 and 2015, but RegisteredNursing.org gave more weight to the most recent years, according to the website.