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)
- 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
- 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.
View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program on the ACEN website.
NCLEX RN Pass Rates Class of 2025
| Cohort | Number of Graduates | First-Time NCLEX Pass Rates | Overall NCLEX RN Passage Rates * |
| Bluefield Campus AD Nursing | 29 | 72.41% | 94.29% |
| Beckley Campus AD Nursing | 22 | 77.27% | 95.46% |
| Bluefield Campus Accelerated LPN-RN | 6 | 50.00% | 100% |
| Beckley Campus Accelerated LPN-RN | 10 | 70.00% | 100% |
| Class of 2025 | 67 | 73.13% | 95.52% |
*Overall Pass Rates calculated by the total of all first-time passers and repeaters of the NCLEX-RN per ACEN standard 5.3 in the ACEN 2024 STANDARDS AND CRITERIA.
Program Completion Rates of 2025
| Cohort | On-Time Completion Rate |
| Bluefield Campus AD Nursing | 77.14% completed in 2 years |
| Beckley Campus AD Nursing | 69.23% completed in 2 years |
| Bluefield Campus Accelerated LPN-RN | 85.71% completed in 1 year |
| Beckley Campus Accelerated LPN-RN | 100% completed in 2 years |
Employment Rates – Class of 2025
Employment rate of graduates who are working as Registered Professional Nurses within one year after graduation. Class of 2025: 100%
Student Learning Outcomes
The Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) are derived from the program’s philosophy and the organizing framework. The philosophy of the nursing program is based on the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Inherent in the QSEN competencies are the NLN core values, integrated concepts and competencies for graduates of Associate Degree programs including human flourishing, nursing judgment, professional identity and spirit of inquiry (NLN, 2010). The four major categories of client need on the NCLEX-RN test plan are also integrated into the curriculum. These include safe and effective care environment, health promotion and maintenance, psychosocial integrity and physiological integrity.
- Utilize evidenced based nursing interventions to assist the individual, family and community in health promotion and physiological and psychosocial adaptation across the lifespan by utilizing the nursing process.
- Support a caring environment that respects the diversity of the individual, family and community’s values, customs, spiritual beliefs and culture.
- Collaborates and communicates effectively within nursing and multidisciplinary teams to achieve safe and quality client care in diverse environments.
- Manage patient care technology and utilize information management systems while delivering nursing care across the lifespan.
- Utilize principles of quality improvement to monitor psychological and psychosocial outcomes of client care.