Palm Beach State College nursing

Lake Worth, Florida · Public. LPN/LVN, Associate's, Bachelor's · first-time NCLEX 83.26% / 100% · ACEN accredited.

LPN/LVNAssociate'sBachelor'sRN, associate degree NCLEX 83.26%Practical nursing NCLEX 100%

State board approval and NCLEX

ProgramCampusApprovalFirst-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, associate degreeBELLE GLADEACCREDITED100% (2025, 9 first-time takers)
Board source
RN, associate degreeLAKE WORTHACCREDITED83.26% (2025, 215 first-time takers)
Board source
Practical nursingLAKE WORTHAPPROVED100% (2025, 17 first-time takers)
Board source

Nursing awards

2014: 2722015: 2552016: 2992017: 3262018: 2962019: 3592020: 3692021: 3742022: 3592023: 3662024: 35827220143582024
Nursing completions at Palm Beach State College by year, IPEDS. Up 32% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
2014272
2015255
2016299
2017326
2018296
2019359
2020369
2021374
2022359
2023366
2024358
Program (CIP)Award levelCompletions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Associate's degree235
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Bachelor's degree113
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 51.3902Certificate under 12 weeks27
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 51.3901Certificate of 1 to 2 years10

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

AccreditorProgramNext review
ACENAssociate
Accredited
Spring 2033
ACENBaccalaureate
Accredited
Fall 2027

From Palm Beach State College’s nursing pages

Admission

“The HESI A2 is used by nursing programs to assess a student’s knowledge and help predict”

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