Northwestern College nursing

Orange City, Iowa · Private nonprofit. Bachelor's · first-time NCLEX 100% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100%

State board approval and NCLEX

ProgramCampusFirst-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degree
BSN
100% (2025, 25 first-time takers)
Board source

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

Nursing awards

2014: 252015: 272016: 232017: 282018: 232019: 292020: 242021: 282022: 262023: 192024: 30252014302024
Nursing completions at Northwestern College by year, IPEDS. Up 20% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
201425
201527
201623
201728
201823
201929
202024
202128
202226
202319
202430
Program (CIP)Award levelCompletions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Bachelor's degree30

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

AccreditorProgramNext review
CCNEBaccalaureateFall 2033

Faculty

1 person listed on the school’s nursing faculty page, with the titles the school gives.

Source: school nursing faculty page

From Northwestern College’s nursing pages

Accreditation

“The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Northwestern College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education ( http://www.ccneaccreditation.org ).”

nwciowa.edu

State board approval

“Northwestern’s nursing program is approved by the Iowa Board of Nursing.”

nwciowa.edu

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