Great Falls College Montana State University nursing

Great Falls, Montana · Public. LPN/LVN, Associate's · first-time NCLEX 100% / 100% · ACEN accredited.

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

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State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	Approval	First-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, associate degree ASN	Great Falls	FULL through 2029	100% (2025, 22 first-time takers) Board source
Practical nursing Certificate	Great Falls	FULL through 2029	100% (2025, 17 first-time takers) Board source

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at Great Falls College Montana State University by year, IPEDS. Up 44% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	27
2015	29
2016	21
2017	30
2018	76
2019	52
2020	35
2021	40
2022	40
2023	33
2024	39

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Associate's degree	28
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 51.3901	Certificate of 1 to 2 years	11

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Accreditor	Program	Next review
ACEN	Associate Candidate

From Great Falls College Montana State University’s nursing pages

State board approval
“In order for a nursing graduate to be eligible to take the NCLEX exam, the nursing program needs to be regionally approved by the presiding Board of Nursing and needs to meet the curriculum requirements for that particular state.”
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