ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø School of Nursing ranked one of the best in the West in 2015
February 25, 2015
NurseJournal.org, a global media website for nurses and health care professionals, has ranked ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏ꿉۪s School of Nursing fifth out of 442 nursing schools in the West.
ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø scored 101.32 points out of the maximum 130. NurseJournal.org used 20 metrics to measure schools in five categories: quality, affordability, convenience, satisfaction and value.
In the quality category, the site placed double weight on a school’s passing rate on the National Council Licensure Examinations. The NCLEX exams are used by state nursing boards to determine if a candidate is prepared for entry-level practice.
ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏ꿉۪s NCLEX passage rates consistently top 90 percent and are well above the national average. ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø also rated high in affordability and value.
Also taking the top spots were California State University-Dominguez Hills, School of Nursing; University of Utah, College of Nursing; University of Alaska Anchorage, School of Nursing; and Boise State University, College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing.
Visit http://nursejournal.org/articles/americas-best-nursing-schools/ to review the complete list.
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