Program Outcomes

The Associate Degree 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 ADN program outcomes.

NCLEX-RN 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 all students who take the National Council Licensure Exam-RN (NCLEX) for the first time.

NCLEX-RN Pass Rate Data Comparisons

Academic Year	NMC	MI	U.S.	All ADN
2024-25	92.16%	89.80%	89.71%	89.05%
2023–24	96.77%	92.95%	93.03%	92.43%
2022–23	91.3%	78.87%	80.15%	78.29%

Program Completion Rates : The goal of the nursing faculty is for at least 70% of the NMC graduates of the ADN program to graduate within 150% of the program length. This equates to 6 semesters once they enter the nursing program.

NMC ADN Program Completion Rates

Academic Year	100% Time	150% Time
2024-25	59%	67%
2023-24	55%	71%
2022-23	48%	52%

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

NMC ADN Job Placement Rates

Academic Year	Response Rate	Job Placement Rate
2024-25	*See Data Source note
2023-24	94% (58/62)	100% (58/58)
2022-23	95% (57/60)	100% (57/57)

* Data Source: Job placement data comes from observational information and Nursing Graduate Surveys. Nursing Graduate Surveys are collected six months post graduation. 2024-25 Job placement rates will be finalized after the Fall 2025 Nursing Graduate Survey is completed; Fall 2025 Nursing graduate survey is administered to Spring 2025 graduates.