North Arkansas College nursing

Harrison, Arkansas · Public. LPN/LVN, Associate's · first-time NCLEX 100% / 90.4% · ACEN accredited.

LPN/LVNAssociate'sPractical nursing NCLEX 100%RN, associate degree NCLEX 90.4%

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State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	First-time NCLEX pass rate
Practical nursing PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM	Harrison	100% (2026, 25 first-time takers) Board source
RN, associate degree Department of Nursing	Harrison	90.4% (2026, 63 first-time takers) Board source

The Arkansas board’s table lists these programs without printing an approval status.

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at North Arkansas College by year, IPEDS. Up 12% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	76
2015	71
2016	55
2017	63
2018	69
2019	89
2020	79
2021	88
2022	69
2023	78
2024	85

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Associate's degree	61
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 51.3902	Certificate of 12 weeks to 1 year	37
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 51.3901	Certificate of 1 to 2 years	24

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Accreditor	Program	Next review
ACEN	Associate Accredited	Spring 2029

From North Arkansas College’s nursing pages

State board approval
“The PN program is approved by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing and traditionally has a 100-percent pass rate on the NCLEX-PN.”
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