Tennessee Technological University nursing

Cookeville, Tennessee · Public. Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · first-time NCLEX 95% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 95%

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State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	Approval	First-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degree	Cookeville	Full	95% (2025, 132 first-time takers) Board source

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at Tennessee Technological University by year, IPEDS. Up 68% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	116
2015	112
2016	157
2017	157
2018	158
2019	163
2020	148
2021	185
2022	195
2023	166
2024	195

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Bachelor's degree	152
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Master's degree	32
Nursing Practice 51.3818	Doctor's degree, other	10
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3810	Post-master's certificate	1
Nursing Education 51.3203	Post-master's certificate	None reported
Nursing Administration 51.3802	Post-master's certificate	None reported
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805	Post-master's certificate	None reported
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805	Doctor's degree, other	None reported
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing 51.3809	Post-master's certificate	None reported
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 51.3821	Post-master's certificate	None reported
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3822	Post-master's certificate	None reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other 51.3899	Post-master's certificate	None reported

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Accreditor	Program	Next review
CCNE	Baccalaureate	Fall 2033
CCNE	Master's	Fall 2033
CCNE	Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Fall 2033
CCNE	Post-Graduate APRN Certificate	Fall 2033

Federal funding

3 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $1.7m. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

Amount	Program	Period	Agency
$1.5m	Advanced Nursing Education 93.247	2024-07-01 to 2027-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration
$95k	Nursing Research 93.361	2020-10-26	through UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
$93k	Nursing Research 93.361	2021-06-18	through UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

From Tennessee Technological University’s nursing pages

State board approval
“Board of Nursing approved Nursing program and pass the National Council of State Boards”
tntech.edu