South Texas College nursing

McAllen, Texas · Public. LPN/LVN, Associate's, Bachelor's · first-time NCLEX 99.43% / 91.95% · ACEN accredited.

LPN/LVNAssociate'sBachelor'sRN, associate degree NCLEX 99.43%Practical nursing NCLEX 91.95%
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State board approval and NCLEX

ProgramCampusApprovalFirst-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, associate degreeMcAllenFULL99.43% (2025, 175 first-time takers)
Board source
Practical nursingMcAllenFULL91.95% (2025, 174 first-time takers)
Board source

Nursing awards

2014: 3132015: 2982016: 2772017: 3392018: 3042019: 3932020: 3762021: 4692022: 4502023: 3412024: 38731320143872024
Nursing completions at South Texas College by year, IPEDS. Up 24% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
2014313
2015298
2016277
2017339
2018304
2019393
2020376
2021469
2022450
2023341
2024387
Program (CIP)Award levelCompletions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Associate's degree211
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 51.3901Certificate of 1 to 2 years149
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 51.3902Certificate of 12 weeks to 1 year43
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Bachelor's degree27

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

AccreditorProgramNext review
ACENBaccalaureate
Accredited		Spring 2027
ACENAssociate
Accredited		Spring 2032

From South Texas College’s nursing pages

Accreditation

“The Associate Degree Nursing Program at South Texas College Health Science Professions Campus located in McAllen, Texas is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc.”

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State board approval

“The Associate Degree Nursing Program at South Texas College has full approval by the Texas Board of Nursing (333 Guadalupe St., Suite 3-460, Austin, TX, 512-305-7400; www.bon.texas.gov ).”

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NCLEX

“Expected Level of Achievement (ELA): 80% of first-time test-takers will pass the NCLEX-RN.”

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