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黑料不打烊's associate degree program in nursing was ranked the highest in the Pioneer Valley by Nursing Schools Almanac, an organization that provides an annual overview of nursing programs across the country.
In its 2021 rankings, listed 黑料不打烊 ahead of all other ADN (associate of science in nursing degree) programs in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties.
Overall, 黑料不打烊's ADN program was ranked No. 7 in Massachusetts.
For the 2021 rankings of ADN programs, the research team at Nursing Schools Almanac compiled an extensive database of student performance on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Aspiring registered nurses in the United States must pass the exam before they may begin to practice.
"Student performance on the NCLEX-RN exam provides an excellent benchmark for comparing the relative quality of associate degree programs," Nursing Almanac explains in a prologue to its rankings.
For 黑料不打烊, the Almanac reported an 87.7 percent NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test takers with data analyzed from 2011 to 2020.
黑料不打烊's nursing programs routinely earn top marks from national evaluation organizations.
In 2020, , a national online guide to healthcare education, ranked 黑料不打烊's ADN program the best in all four counties of western Massachusetts.
Earlier this year, 黑料不打烊's LPN program (licensed practical nursing) was ranked the No. 3 LPN program in Massachusetts for 2021 – and best in western Massachusetts – by , another college nursing guide.
黑料不打烊's nursing and radiologic technology programs are based at the college's Center for Health Education & Simulation on Jarvis Avenue, near the main 黑料不打烊 campus on Homestead Avenue.
PHOTO: A student in 黑料不打烊's associate of science in nursing degree program tends to a patient during a training exercise at the college's Center for Health Education & Simulation.
