The purpose of the VHCC Nursing program and other nursing programs of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is to provide affordable, community access to quality nursing education. The VCCS nursing programs prepare qualified students to provide safe, competent, entry-level nursing care in 21st-century healthcare environments. Students are prepared to meet the ever-increasing complexity of the healthcare needs of the citizens of Virginia.
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VHCC Nursing Program Outcomes Performance
| Year of Graduation | NCLEX-RN Pass Rate* |
National NCLEX-RN Pass Rate for All US Graduates* |
Program Completion | Job Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 95% | 89.70% | 81% | 100% |
| 2018 | 97% | 90.53% | 75% | 100% |
| 2019 | 90% | 88.18% | 78% | 100% |
| 2020 | 77% | 82.50% | 87% | **100% |
| 2021 | 70.50% | 78.78% | 80% | **90.1% |
| 2022 | 91.04% | 79.90% | 50% | **93% |
*2020 were the last graduates of the Virginia Appalachian Tri-College Nursing Program at VHCC
**Reported by graduates
Approval and Accreditation
The Associate Degree Nursing program at Virginia Highlands Community College located in Abingdon, Virginia is approved by the Virginia Board of Nursing, (Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233-1463, (804) 367-4515, website: www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing) and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, 404-975-5000, website: www.acenursing.org. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Virginia Highlands Community College Associate degree nursing program is continuing accreditation.
ACEN is officially recognized as the national accrediting agency for nursing education by the Council on Post-secondary Accreditation (COPA) and by the U.S. Department of Education.
Use the Search ACEN Accredited Nursing Programs page to view public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program.
VHCC PN Program is on conditional approval under certain terms and conditions from VA Board of Nursing.