Nursing schools in Ohio

200 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 147 with a federal record and 53 listed only by the state board, with board approval, first-time NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.

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Nursing graduates by year

2014: 15,8832015: 16,0752016: 15,9222017: 15,7992018: 16,2212019: 16,7092020: 16,8672021: 16,9412022: 16,6622023: 15,9812024: 16,02615,883201416,0262024
Nursing completions in Ohio by year, all schools, IPEDS. Up 1% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
201415883
201516075
201615922
201715799
201816221
201916709
202016867
202116941
202216662
202315981
202416026

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Loading the map… NCLEX 90% and above 80 to 89% under 80% no board rate board-listed, placed at its city 56 board-listed programs in Ohio have no federal record and are shown at the center of the city the board lists. 1 board-listed program has no city on the board’s list and no point; it is in the table below.

Nursing schools (147)

More board-approved programs (57)

Programs the Ohio board of nursing approves at schools that report no nursing awards to IPEDS, as the board lists them.

SchoolCityProgramApprovalFirst-time NCLEX
ABBE Education Center School of Practical NursingChesapeakePractical nursingFull66.67% (2025, 3 first-time takers)
Akron Campus of Herzing University, Nursing ProgramAkronRN, associate degreeFull84.91% (2025, 53 first-time takers)
Alia School of NursingColumbusPractical nursingFull100% (2025, 2 first-time takers)
Apollo School of Practical NursingLimaPractical nursingFull95.24% (2025, 42 first-time takers)
Arizona College of Nursing-ColumbusColumbusRN, bachelor’s degreeConditional
Ashland University Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health SciencesMansfieldRN, bachelor’s degreeFull95.45% (2025, 44 first-time takers)
Associate Degree in Nursing - Fortis College, CentervilleCentervilleRN, associate degreeProvisional77.55% (2025, 49 first-time takers)
Associate Degree in Nursing - Fortis College, Cincinnati, OHCincinnatiRN, associate degreeFull76.32% (2025, 38 first-time takers)
Associate Degree in Nursing - Fortis College, WestervilleWestervilleRN, associate degreeProvisional80.88% (2025, 68 first-time takers)
ATA College Pre-Licensure Practical Nursing, DiplomaCincinnatiPractical nursingProvisional52.11% (2025, 71 first-time takers)
Auburn Practical Nursing ProgramConcord Twp.Practical nursingFull88.89% (2025, 18 first-time takers)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Department of NursingCincinnatiRN, bachelor’s degreeFull87.23% (2025, 94 first-time takers)
Brown County Practical Nursing Education ProgramWilliamsburgPractical nursingFull85.71% (2025, 21 first-time takers)
Bryant and Stratton (Akron Campus), Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramAkronPractical nursingFull100% (2025, 7 first-time takers)
Butler Tech Program of Practical Nurse EducationMonroePractical nursingFull83.08% (2025, 65 first-time takers)
Chamberlain College of Nursing, Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing ProgramColumbusRN, bachelor’s degreeFull92.86% (2025, 56 first-time takers)
Clark State School of Nursing.SpringfieldRN, associate degreeFull88.1% (2025, 168 first-time takers)
Columbus School of Practical NursingColumbusPractical nursingFull73.91% (2025, 69 first-time takers)
Cuyahoga Community College Nursing Education Center of ExcellenceClevelandRN, associate degreeFull85.53% (2025, 235 first-time takers)
Cuyahoga Community College Nursing Education Center of ExcellenceClevelandPractical nursingFull97.35% (2025, 113 first-time takers)
Eastland-Fairfield Career Center & Technical Schools Adult Practical Nurse ProgramGroveportPractical nursingContinued Conditional100% (2025, 5 first-time takers)
EHOVE School of Practical Nursing EHOVE Career CenterHuronPractical nursingFull94.83% (2025, 58 first-time takers)
Galen College of Nursing Prelicensure Baccalaureate Nursing Degree ProgramCincinnatiRN, bachelor’s degreeFull85.71% (2025, 28 first-time takers)
Graduate Entry Nursing Program Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Case Western Reserve UniversityClevelandRN, entry-level master’sFull83.33% (2025, 18 first-time takers)
Great Oaks High School Practical Nursing ProgramCincinnatiPractical nursingFull100% (2025, 5 first-time takers)
Great Oaks OTC Adult Practical Nursing ProgramCincinnatiPractical nursingConditional
Hiram College, Department of Nursing, Baccalaureate Nursing Education ProgramHiramRN, bachelor’s degreeFull100% (2025, 9 first-time takers)
Kent State University College of Applied and Technical StudiesNew PhiladelphiaRN, associate degreeFull91.03% (2025, 156 first-time takers)
Kent State University College of Nursing, BSN ProgramKentRN, bachelor’s degreeFull91.64% (2025, 359 first-time takers)
LPN to RN Diploma Program of Buckeye Hills Career CenterRio GrandeRN, diplomaFull100% (2025, 20 first-time takers)
Mid-East Career and Technology Center - Adult Education PN ProgramZanesvillePractical nursingFull100% (2025, 28 first-time takers)
Mid-East Career and Technology Center - Zanesville Campus High School PN ProgramZanesvillePractical nursingFull94.12% (2025, 17 first-time takers)
Mid-East Career and Technology Centers Diploma RN ProgramZanesvilleRN, diplomaFull96.67% (2025, 30 first-time takers)
OIAH Associate Degree RNHuber HeightsRN, associate degreeProvisional63.33% (2025, 30 first-time takers)
Otterbein Nursing Program, Otterbein UniversityWestervilleRN, bachelor’s degreeFull85.71% (2025, 49 first-time takers)
Pickaway Ross JVS District-RN Diploma ProgramChillicotheRN, diplomaFull86.05% (2025, 43 first-time takers)
Practical Nurse Program, Canton City School DistrictCantonPractical nursingFull85.19% (2025, 27 first-time takers)
Practical Nursing - Fortis College CentervilleCentervillePractical nursingFull74.42% (2025, 43 first-time takers)
Practical Nursing - Fortis College, Cincinnati, OHCincinnatiPractical nursingFull95% (2025, 20 first-time takers)
Practical Nursing - Fortis College, WestervilleWestervillePractical nursingFull100% (2025, 31 first-time takers)
Scioto County Career Center LPN to RN ProgramLucasvilleRN, diplomaFull70.37% (2025, 27 first-time takers)
Stepful, Inc. Practical Nursing ProgramWorthingtonPractical nursingConditional
The Cincinnati State Bethesda School of NursingCincinnatiRN, associate degreeFull90.6% (2025, 117 first-time takers)
The Knoedler School of Practical Nurse EducationJeffersonPractical nursingFull100% (2025, 26 first-time takers)
The Practical Nursing School of Buckeye Hills Career CenterRio GrandePractical nursingFull100% (2025, 19 first-time takers)
The School of Nursing at Cuyahoga Valley Career CenterBrecksvillePractical nursingProvisional62.5% (2025, 8 first-time takers)
The STEM Academy of Lawrence County at Collins Career Technical Center LPN ProgramChesapeakePractical nursingFull66.67% (2025, 12 first-time takers)
Tri-County Career Center Adult Practical Nurse ProgramNelsonvillePractical nursingConditional
Tri-Rivers Center for Adult Education in NursingMarionPractical nursingFull100% (2025, 25 first-time takers)
Tri-Rivers School of Nursing Diploma ProgramMarionRN, diplomaFull94.44% (2025, 18 first-time takers)
University of Cincinnati Accelerated Direct Entry MSN ProgramCincinnatiRN, entry-level master’sFull90.57% (2025, 53 first-time takers)
Ursuline College The Breen School of NursingPepper PikeRN, bachelor’s degreeFull82.68% (2025, 127 first-time takers)
Walsh University Gary & Linda Byers School of NursingNorth CantonRN, bachelor’s degreeFull80.39% (2025, 51 first-time takers)
Washington County Career Center Practical Nurse ProgramMariettaPractical nursingConditional
Wittenberg University ABSN ProgramSpringfieldRN, bachelor’s degreeConditional
Xavier University Accelerated Bachelor of Science in NursingCincinnatiRN, bachelor’s degreeProvisional90.18% (2025, 112 first-time takers)
Xavier University Master of Science in Nursing: Direct Entry as a Second DegreeCincinnatiRN, entry-level master’sFull93.75% (2025, 16 first-time takers)

Sources

Schools and awards: IPEDS Completions. Accreditation: CCNE and CNEA directories.

State board sources: Registered Nursing Education Programs (as of July 23, 2026); Practical Nursing Education Programs (as of July 23, 2026); NCSBN NCLEX-RN Report 4, Jurisdiction Program Summary of all First-Time Candidates (published by the Ohio Board of Nursing) (2025 calendar year, all first-time candidates); NCSBN NCLEX-PN Report 4, Jurisdiction Program Summary of all First-Time Candidates (published by the Ohio Board of Nursing) (2025 calendar year, all first-time candidates); Calendar Year 2025 NCLEX Pass Rates; Application of Rule 4723-5-23, OAC (benchmark memo, not used for row values) (2025 calendar year, first-time candidates within six months of completion, programs below benchmark only).