BOMNursing schools in Colorado
48 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 34 with a federal record and 14 listed only by the state board, with board approval, first-time NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.
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NCLEX 90% and above
80 to 89%
under 80%
no board rate
board-listed, placed at its city
22 board-listed programs in Colorado have no federal record, so each ring marks the city the board prints, not a campus.
Nursing schools (34)
- Adams State University Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 17 first-time takers)
- Aims Community College LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 96% (2025, 32 first-time takers)
- Arapahoe Community College Associate'sBachelor'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 86% (2025, 86 first-time takers)
- Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora RN, bachelor’s degree RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 29 first-time takers)
- Colorado Christian University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 91% (2025, 67 first-time takers)
- Colorado Mesa University LPN/LVNAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sACENCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 89% (2025, 93 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 39 first-time takers)
- Colorado Mountain College Associate'sBachelor'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 86% (2025, 50 first-time takers)
- Colorado Northwestern Community College LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 15 first-time takers)
- Colorado State University Pueblo Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateACEN
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins RN, entry-level master’s
- Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE
- Community College of Aurora Associate's
- Community College of Denver RN, bachelor’s degreePractical nursingACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 12 first-time takers)
- Concorde Career College-Aurora RN, bachelor’s degreePractical nursing RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 94% (2025, 36 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 73.72% (2025, 118 first-time takers)
- Denver College of Nursing Associate'sBachelor'sMaster'sACENCCNE RN, associate degree NCLEX 84% (2025, 72 first-time takers) · RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 80% (2025, 198 first-time takers)
- Emily Griffith Technical College LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 84% (2025, 25 first-time takers)
- Front Range Community College LPN/LVNRN diplomaAssociate'sBachelor'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 98% (2025, 71 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 18 first-time takers)
- Lamar Community College RN diplomaAssociate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 73% (2025, 15 first-time takers)
- Metropolitan State University of Denver Bachelor'sCCNE
- Morgan Community College LPN/LVNAssociate'sBachelor'sACENCCNE RN, associate degree NCLEX 80% (2025, 21 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 90% (2025, 10 first-time takers)
- Northeastern Junior College LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
- Otero College LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 40% (2025, 40 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 64.28% (2025, 14 first-time takers)
- Pickens Technical College LPN/LVNACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 61.11% (2025, 18 first-time takers)
- Pikes Peak State College RN diplomaAssociate'sBachelor'sACENCCNE RN, associate degree NCLEX 96% (2025, 108 first-time takers)
- Pima Medical Institute-Aurora LPN/LVNCNEA Practical nursing NCLEX 89.74% (2025, 39 first-time takers)
- Pueblo Community College LPN/LVNRN diplomaAssociate'sBachelor'sACENCCNE RN, associate degree NCLEX 76% (2025, 59 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 95% (2025, 20 first-time takers)
- Red Rocks Community College RN diploma
- Regis University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 85.33% (2025, 75 first-time takers)
- Trinidad State College LPN/LVNAssociate'sBachelor'sCCNE
- University of Colorado Boulder RN, bachelor’s degreeCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 93% (2025, 76 first-time takers)
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate
- University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate
- University of Denver
- University of Northern Colorado Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 89.3% (2025, 113 first-time takers)
More board-approved programs (22)
Programs the Colorado board of nursing approves at schools that report no nursing awards to IPEDS, as the board lists them.
| School | City | Program | Approval | First-time NCLEX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advent Health University | Greenwood Village | RN, bachelor’s degree | 81% (2025, 16 first-time takers) | |
| Arahahoe Community College | Littleton | Practical nursing | ||
| Casa Loma College- Colorado campus | Aurora | RN, associate degree | Interim | |
| Casa Loma College- Colorado campus | Aurora | Practical nursing | Interim | |
| Colorado State University | Pueblo | RN, bachelor’s degree | 86% (2025, 29 first-time takers) | |
| Colorado State University, Basic | Pueblo | RN, bachelor’s degree | 81% (2025, 66 first-time takers) | |
| Concordia University, St. Paul- Denver Campus | Greenwood Village | RN, bachelor’s degree | 78.87% (2025, 71 first-time takers) | |
| Front Range CC—Westminster | Westminster | Practical nursing | ||
| Galen College | Aurora | RN, associate degree | Interim | |
| Galen College | Aurora | RN, bachelor’s degree | Interim | |
| Grand Canyon University | Englewood | RN, bachelor’s degree | Interim | |
| Metropolitan State University Denver | Denver | RN, bachelor’s degree | 90% (2025, 21 first-time takers) | |
| Metropolitan State University Denver | Denver | RN, bachelor’s degree | 94% (2025, 50 first-time takers) | |
| Pikes Peak Community College | Colorado Springs | Practical nursing | ||
| Southwest Colorado CC (a division of Pueblo CC) | Mancos | RN, associate degree | 65% (2025, 32 first-time takers) | |
| Trinidad State Junior College | Trinidad | RN, associate degree | 96% (2025, 28 first-time takers) | |
| Trinidad State Junior College | Trinidad | RN, associate degree | ||
| Trinidad State Junior College | Trinidad | Practical nursing | 81.81% (2025, 11 first-time takers) | |
| Trinidad State Junior College | Alamosa | Practical nursing | ||
| Trinidad State Junior College- Valley Campus | Alamosa | RN, associate degree | ||
| University of Colorado CON (Accelerated) | Aurora | RN, bachelor’s degree | 98.51% (2025, 135 first-time takers) | |
| University of Colorado CON (Traditional) | Aurora | RN, bachelor’s degree | 93.54% (2025, 155 first-time takers) |
Sources
Schools and awards: IPEDS Completions. Accreditation: CCNE and CNEA directories.
State board sources: Approved Schools of Professional Nursing: Associate Degree Programs (updated 03/03/2026) (current list); Approved Schools of Professional Nursing: Baccalaureate Degree Programs (current list); Approved Schools of Professional Nursing: Direct Entry MSN Degree Programs (current list); Approved Practical Nursing Programs (certificate) (current list); Approved Practical Nursing Programs: Exit Option Programs (current list); Yearly NCLEX-RN Pass Rates: Associate Degree Programs (2025 calendar year); Yearly NCLEX-RN Pass Rates: Baccalaureate Programs (2025 calendar year); Yearly NCLEX-PN Pass Rates: Certificate Programs (2025 calendar year); Yearly NCLEX-PN Pass Rates: Exit Option Programs (2025 calendar year).