Galen College of Nursing-Louisville nursing

Louisville, Kentucky · Private for-profit. LPN/LVN, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's · first-time NCLEX 90.7% / 90.2% / 97.9% · ACEN accredited.

LPN/LVNAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sRN, associate degree NCLEX 90.7%RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 90.2%Practical nursing NCLEX 97.9%
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State board approval and NCLEX

ProgramCampusApprovalFirst-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, associate degreeLouisvilleApproved90.7% (2025, 314 first-time takers)
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RN, bachelor’s degreeLouisvilleApproved90.2% (2025, 51 first-time takers)
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Practical nursingLouisvilleApproved97.9% (2025, 48 first-time takers)
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Nursing awards

2014: 4582015: 3482016: 4172017: 5302018: 7492019: 8922020: 9982021: 1,0062022: 1,1662023: 1,5442024: 1,70745820141,7072024
Nursing completions at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville by year, IPEDS. Up 273% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
2014458
2015348
2016417
2017530
2018749
2019892
2020998
20211006
20221166
20231544
20241707
Program (CIP)Award levelCompletions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Bachelor's degree1,207
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Associate's degree284
Nursing Education 51.3203Master's degree164
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 51.3901Certificate of 1 to 2 years52

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

AccreditorProgramNext review
ACENMaster's
Accredited		Fall 2033
ACENAssociate
Accredited		Fall 2028
ACENPractical
Candidate

From Galen College of Nursing-Louisville’s nursing pages

Accreditation

“Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)”

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Admission

“We accept several different assessments —many of our students choose to take the TEAS.”

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