North Iowa Area Community College nursing

Mason City, Iowa · Public. LPN/LVN, Associate's · first-time NCLEX 100% / 90% · ACEN accredited.

LPN/LVNAssociate'sPractical nursing NCLEX 100%RN, associate degree NCLEX 90%

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State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	First-time NCLEX pass rate
Practical nursing LPN		100% (2025, 13 first-time takers) Board source
RN, associate degree ADN		90% (2025, 40 first-time takers) Board source

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

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at North Iowa Area Community College by year, IPEDS. Down 11% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	54
2015	49
2016	41
2017	44
2018	46
2019	45
2020	72
2021	65
2022	62
2023	61
2024	48

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 51.3902	Certificate under 12 weeks	132
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Associate's degree	35
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 51.3901	Certificate of 1 to 2 years	13

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Accreditor	Program	Next review
ACEN	Associate Accredited	Fall 2027

Federal funding

1 federal award under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $0. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

Amount	Program	Period	Agency
$0	Nursing Student Loans 93.364	1971-07-01 to 2020-07-07	Health Resources and Services Administration