The Nursing/Practical Nurse program aims to provide excellence in nursing education inspiring diverse graduates to demonstrate competence in clinical judgment resulting in quality, evidence-based, client-centered care to enrich the health of our community, one student at a time. The program courses will prepare graduates to pass the NCLEX-PN® and to provide safe, cost effective care to diverse clients across the lifespan.
Program Outcome Data
| School Year | Number of Admissions | Completion Rate within 150% of Program-Percentage | Expected Level of Achievement-Percentage | Employed within 6 Months of Graduation as a PN | Expected Level of Achievement-Percentage | Annual NCLEX-PN First-Time Pass Rate-Percent | Expected Level of Achievement-Percent | National Average NCLEX-PN First-Time Pass Rate-Percent |
| 2019 | 53 | 86.79% | 70% | 100% | 85% | 91.49% | 75% | 85.63% |
| 2020 | 49 | 64.81% | 60% | 95% | 85% | 82.46% | 75% | 83.08% |
| 2021 | 49 | 78.5% | 70% | 97.5% | 85% | 71.79% | 75% | 79.6% |
| 2022 | 90 | Pending | 60% | 100% May graduates | 85% | 93.55% | 80% | 79.93% |
KCKCC's Practical Nursing program is approved by the Kansas State Board of Nursing.