Program Outcomes

The Practical Nursing program at Northwestern Michigan College strives to provide quality educational programs through continuous program assessment. Faculty review all program outcomes on a regular basis and make adjustments as needed. The following student achievement data are used to assess the PN program outcomes.

NCLEX-PN Pass Rates: The goal of the nursing faculty is to be at or above 80% as reported by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) for students who take the National Council Licensure Exam-PN (NCLEX) for the first time.

PN Pass Rate Data Comparisons

Year	NMC	MI	US
2023-24	94.74%	88.19%	90.77%
2022-23	94.29%	81.03%	80.69%
2021-22	88.24%	79.78%	81.07%

Program Completion Rates: The goal of the nursing faculty is for at least 70% of the NMC graduates of the PN program to graduate within 150% of the program length. This equates to 3 semesters once they enter the nursing program.

NMC PN Program Completion Rates

Academic Year	100% Time	150% time
2023-24	38%	50%
2022-23	60%	68%
2021-22	63%	63%

Job Placement Rates: The goal of the nursing faculty is for at least 80% of the NMC graduates of the PN program who seek employment in nursing will be successful.

NMC PN Job Placement Rates

Academic Year	Response Rate	Job Placement Rate
2023-24	57% (4/7)	100% (4/4)
2022-23	25% (3/12)	100% (3/3)
2021-22	33% (5/15)	80% (4/5)