Nursing news

Northwestern College’s 2024 nursing graduates have recorded a 100% pass rate on the NCLEX-RN board exam for the fifth consecutive year. This high level of graduate achievement demonstrates the quality of Northwestern’s nursing program, ranked #3 in Iowa by RNCareers.org.

Northwestern College’s latest nursing graduates have recorded a 100% pass rate on the NCLEX-RN board exam. All 14 of the 2023 nursing alumni who took the exam passed it.

Eleven Northwestern College professors will conduct research and pursue further study this summer with funding from the Northwestern College Scholarship Grants program.

For the second year in a row, Northwestern College’s latest nursing graduates have recorded a 100% first-time pass rate on the NCLEX-RN board exam.

Northwestern College’s online RN-to-BSN program has recently received high rankings.

Northwestern College’s Master of Education program is ranked 91st out of more than 300 schools in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Online Programs ranking.

Northwestern College’s nursing program has been ranked among the nation’s top 20 percent, as well as 35th out of the best 100 in the Plains region, by Nursing Schools Almanac.

Northwestern College’s 2020 nursing graduates recorded a 100% first-time pass rate on the NCLEX-RN exam.

Northwestern College has awarded tenure and promotions to seven members of its faculty, effective this fall.

Three Northwestern College professors have been awarded tenure and promotions, effective this fall.