Chattanooga State Community College nursing

Chattanooga, Tennessee · Public. Associate's · first-time NCLEX 96% / 79% · ACEN accredited.

Associate'sRN, associate degree NCLEX 96%Practical nursing NCLEX 79%
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State board approval and NCLEX

ProgramCampusApprovalFirst-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, associate degreeChattanoogaFull96% (2025, 169 first-time takers)
Board source
Practical nursingChattanoogaFull with Letter of Concern79% (2025, 38 first-time takers)
Board source

Nursing awards

2014: 1512015: 1112016: 1562017: 1082018: 1322019: 1172020: 1672021: 1012022: 1422023: 782024: 851512014852024
Nursing completions at Chattanooga State Community College by year, IPEDS. Down 44% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
2014151
2015111
2016156
2017108
2018132
2019117
2020167
2021101
2022142
202378
202485
Program (CIP)Award levelCompletions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Associate's degree85

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

AccreditorProgramNext review
ACENAssociate
Accredited		Fall 2033

Federal funding

1 federal award under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $211k. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

AmountProgramPeriodAgency
$211kNursing Workforce Diversity
93.178		2016-07-01 to 2017-12-31Health Resources and Services Administration

From Chattanooga State Community College’s nursing pages

Accreditation

“Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).”

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NCLEX

“Within twelve (12) months of graduation, the first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate will be 85% or higher.”

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Clinical placements

“Due to clinical site availability, clinical experiences may occasionally be scheduled outside of posted days and hours.”

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Admission

“Application Deadline: March 1st of each year”

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