McLennan Community College nursing

Waco, Texas · Public. LPN/LVN, Associate's · first-time NCLEX 95.35% / 93.1% · ACEN accredited.

LPN/LVNAssociate'sRN, associate degree NCLEX 95.35%Practical nursing NCLEX 93.1%
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State board approval and NCLEX

ProgramCampusApprovalFirst-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, associate degreeWacoFULL95.35% (2025, 86 first-time takers)
Board source
Practical nursingWacoFULL93.1% (2025, 29 first-time takers)
Board source
Practical nursingWacoFULL100% (2025, 16 first-time takers)
Board source

Nursing awards

2014: 1322015: 1532016: 1442017: 1612018: 1402019: 1002020: 962021: 902022: 762023: 952024: 11413220141142024
Nursing completions at McLennan Community College by year, IPEDS. Down 14% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
2014132
2015153
2016144
2017161
2018140
2019100
202096
202190
202276
202395
2024114
Program (CIP)Award levelCompletions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Associate's degree82
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 51.3901Certificate of 1 to 2 years32

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

AccreditorProgramNext review
ACENAssociate
Accredited		Spring 2029

Faculty

18 people listed on the school’s nursing faculty page, with the titles the school gives.

Source: school nursing faculty page

From McLennan Community College’s nursing pages

Accreditation

“The Associate Degree Nursing Program at McLennan Community College, located in Waco, Texas, is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).”

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State board approval

“This program is also approved by the Texas Board of Nursing.”

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NCLEX

“NCLEX Pass Rate (2025): 95.35% overall (Generic: 91.84% | LVN to ADN Transition: 83.33%)”

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Admission

“Students applying to the ADN Program (Spring 2027) and the LVN to RN Transition Program (Summer 2027) must take the HESI A2 RN Entrance Exam .”

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