BOMNursing schools in Nevada
21 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 16 with a federal record and 5 listed only by the state board, with board approval, first-time NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.
Nursing graduates by year
| Year | Completions |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1103 |
| 2015 | 1073 |
| 2016 | 1212 |
| 2017 | 1367 |
| 2018 | 1587 |
| 2019 | 1742 |
| 2020 | 1825 |
| 2021 | 2029 |
| 2022 | 2472 |
| 2023 | 2341 |
| 2024 | 2470 |
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NCLEX 90% and above
80 to 89%
under 80%
no board rate
board-listed, placed at its city
9 board-listed programs in Nevada have no federal record and are shown at the center of the city the board lists.
Nursing schools (16)
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Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas
Bachelor's
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 89.11% (2025, 202 first-time takers) -
Carrington College-Las Vegas
Associate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 77.55% (2025, 49 first-time takers) -
Carrington College-Reno
Associate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 89.47% (2025, 171 first-time takers)
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Chamberlain University-Nevada
Bachelor's
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College of Southern Nevada
LPN/LVNAssociate'sBachelor'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 90.07% (2025, 141 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 90% (2025, 30 first-time takers) -
Galen Health Institutes-Las Vegas
ACEN
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Great Basin College
Associate'sBachelor'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 27 first-time takers) -
Las Vegas College
LPN/LVNBachelor'sOther nursingACEN
Practical nursing NCLEX 74.58% (2025, 59 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 75.59% (2025, 127 first-time takers) -
Nevada Career Institute
RN, associate degreeACEN
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Nevada State University
Bachelor'sCCNE
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 96.03% (2025, 252 first-time takers) -
Roseman University of Health Sciences
Bachelor'sMaster'sCCNECOA
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 81.52% (2025, 184 first-time takers) -
Touro University Nevada
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE
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Truckee Meadows Community College
Associate'sBachelor'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 93.75% (2025, 64 first-time takers) -
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNECOA
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 85.08% (2025, 248 first-time takers) · RN, entry-level master’s NCLEX 80% (2025, 75 first-time takers) -
University of Nevada-Reno
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 96.3% (2025, 162 first-time takers) -
Western Nevada College
Associate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 89.36% (2025, 47 first-time takers)
More board-approved programs (9)
Programs the Nevada board of nursing approves at schools that report no nursing awards to IPEDS, as the board lists them.
| School | City | Program | Approval | First-time NCLEX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlain University, Las Vegas | Las Vegas | RN, bachelor’s degree | Full Approval | 89.16% (2025, 166 first-time takers) |
| Chamberlain University, Reno | Reno | RN, bachelor’s degree | Provisional Approval | |
| Galen College | Las Vegas | RN, associate degree | Provisional Approval | |
| Galen College | Las Vegas | RN, associate degree | Provisional Approval | |
| Galen College | Las Vegas | RN, bachelor’s degree | Provisional Approval | |
| Grand Canyon University (GCU) | Henderson | RN, bachelor’s degree | Full Approval | 91.67% (2025, 72 first-time takers) |
| Unitek College | Reno | Practical nursing | Full Approval | 88.37% (2025, 43 first-time takers) |
| Unitek College | Reno | RN, bachelor’s degree | Full Approval | 84.13% (2025, 63 first-time takers) |
| Unitek College | Reno | RN, associate degree | Provisional Approval |
Sources
Schools and awards: IPEDS Completions. Accreditation: CCNE and CNEA directories.
State board sources: NSBN list of approved nursing education programs in Nevada (updated 09.01.26) (as of 2026-09-01); NCSBN Report 4, Jurisdiction Program Summary of all First-Time Candidates, Nevada, NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN, as posted by NSBN (2025 calendar year).