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 Program (Diploma) Graduate Completion Rates (per graduating cohort)
| Semester/Year |
Completion Rate |
| 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 Program (Diploma) 1Graduate Completion Rates (per graduating cohort)
| Semester/Year |
Completion Rate |
| Fall 2022 |
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 exam pass rate data for first time test takers who take the exam between January 1 – December 31 of each year)
| Year |
Pass Rate |
| 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.
Job Placement Rates (per graduating cohort)
| Graduated Cohorts |
Job Placement Rate |
| Spring 2024 |
100% |
| May 2023 |
100% |
| December 2022 |
100% |
| May 2022 |
95.66% |
| December 2021 |
100% |
| May 2021 |
100% |
