Practical Nursing (Diploma) Program Outcomes
The nursing department at Riverland Community College is pleased to inform students, faculty, and the community about the program outcomes for its Practical Nursing (Diploma) program. Several major outcomes are regularly monitored in order to continually improve the nursing programs at Riverland Community College: graduate completion rate, NCLEX-PN (licensure) pass rates, and job placement rate.
Graduate Completion Rate
- The graduate completion rate is the percent of students completing the Practical Nursing program.
Full-Time Day Practical Nursing Diploma program graduate completion rates by graduating cohort
| Semester and Year |
Completion Rate |
| Spring 2025 Graduates |
65.38% |
| Spring 2024 Graduates |
55.55% |
| Spring 2023 Graduates |
82% |
| Spring 2022 Graduates |
62% |
| Spring 2021 Graduates |
84.84% |
| Spring 2020 Graduates |
91.17% |
Part-Time Evening Practical Nursing Diploma program graduate completion rates by graduating cohort
| Semester and Year |
Completion Rate |
| Spring 2025 Graduates |
70% |
| Fall 2022 Graduates |
77.77% |
| Fall 2021 Graduates |
60.9% |
| Fall 2020 Graduates |
84.61% |
NCLEX-PN Licensure Pass Rate
- The NCLEX-PN pass rate is the percent of graduates who pass the national PN licensure examination on their first attempt.
NCLEX-PN licensure examination first-time pass rates by year
| Year |
Pass Rate |
| 2025 |
77.4% |
| 2024 |
88.89% |
| 2023 |
83.8% |
| 2022 |
83.87% |
| 2021 |
73.08% |
| 2020 |
79.07% |
Job Placement Rate
- The job placement rate is the percent of graduates who find employment as an LPN within 6-12 months after graduation.
Practical Nursing Diploma program job placement rates by graduating cohort
| Graduating Cohort |
Job Placement Rate |
| Spring 2025 |
100% |
| Spring 2024 |
100% |
| May 2023 |
100% |
| December 2022 |
100% |
| May 2022 |
95.66% |
| December 2021 |
100% |
| May 2021 |
100% |
