February 27, 2020

Elms College School of Nursing ranks in Top 10 of state’s nursing schools

REGIONAL
Staff report

Elms College nursing students work in the college’s state-of-the-art simulation lab. (iObserve photo/courtesy of Elms College)

CHICOPEE – The School of Nursing at the College of Our Lady of the Elms ranks in the Top Ten of “Best Nursing Schools in Massachusetts” according to a recent ranking by RegisteredNursing.org. 

“We are very pleased and gratified to be recognized by RegisteredNursing.org as a top nursing program in the state,” said Kathleen B. Scoble, dean of the School of Nursing. “It is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our nursing faculty and staff to provide a high-quality nursing curriculum for our students. As a result, Elms College nursing students have performed extraordinarily well on the NCLEX-RN (National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses) exam over the past three years with an average pass rate of 98%.”

To determine this year’s rankings, RegisteredNursing.org researched the 40 nursing programs across the state and analyzed their students’ performance on the NCLEX-RN exam over the past five years. 

In 2019, Elms College nurses achieved a 97% pass rate on the NCLEX-RN exam, while the national pass rate was 91%.

This is the third Top Ten ranking for Elms College’s School of Nursing over the past year. It has been ranked in the Top Ten of nursing schools in Massachusetts according to both https://nurse.org and https://niche.com.

The full rankings from RegisteredNursing.org are viewable at: https://www.registerednursing.org/state/massachusetts