Description
Accreditation
The Associate Degree Nursing program at Bluefield State University located in Bluefield, WV is accredited by the:
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000
The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate Degree Nursing program is Continuing Accreditation.
http://www.acenursing.org/

Student Achievement Data
Bluefield State University AS Nursing Program
Class of 2021 Data
Pass Rates
First Time Passage rates on the National Council Licensing Examination for Registered Professional Nurses
(NCLEX-RN)
Class of 2021
Bluefield Campus AS Nursing 69%
Beckley Campus AS Nursing 65%
Bluefield Campus LPN-RN Nursing 60%
Beckley Campus LPN-RN Nursing 80%
70% First Time Passage Rate Overall for Bluefield State Class of 2021
92% of the Class of 2021 have now passed their NCLEX RN as of 1/31/22
Employment Rates
Employment rate of graduates who are working as Registered Professional Nurses within one year
after graduation.
Class of 2021 100%
Completion Rates
Current Statistics for students who completed the program within the designated three-year
sequence:
AS Nursing 54% in one-year sequence
65% in two-year sequence
LPN-RN Nursing 94% in one-year sequence
97% in two-year sequence
NOTE:
The curriculum may be amended by the nursing faculty.
Math (101 or higher), BIOL 210 and 211L are Co-requisites in the first semester, PSYC 103 and BIOL 212 and 213L are Corequisites in the second semester. BIOL 107 and ENGL 101 are Co-requisites in the third semester. ENGL 102 and either COSC 102, BUSN 130 are Co-requisites for the fourth semester.