Fantastic news, and impressive to boot! We just received word that BCC’s 2023 Associate Degree Nursing Class achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses, better known as the NCLEX-RN. What a huge accomplishment, especially given that this year’s test was a new version.

“The National Council of State Boards of Nursing revised the test to include next-generation features,” said BCC Director of Nursing Shaylene Ball. “This included real-world case studies designed to measure a nurse’s ability to think more critically when making decisions about patient care. Preparing students for the new format required many changes on the teaching front, but our instructors did an outstanding job, as did our students.”

BCC Associate Degree Nursing students were among the first to sit for the Next Gen NCLEX exam, earning a 100 percent pass rate on the first try. Congratulations to all!