BOMNursing schools in Washington
53 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 48 with a federal record and 5 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
5 board-listed programs in Washington have no federal record, so each ring marks the city the board prints, not a campus. 1 board-listed program has no city on the board’s list and no point; it is in the table below.
Nursing schools (48)
- Bates Technical College LPN/LVNCNEA Practical nursing NCLEX 96.43% (2025, 56 first-time takers)
- Bellevue College Associate'sBachelor'sCCNECNEA RN, associate degree NCLEX 89.74% (2025, 80 first-time takers)
- Bellingham Technical College LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 14 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 96% (2025, 75 first-time takers)
- Big Bend Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 17 first-time takers)
- Cascadia College
- Centralia College Associate'sCNEA RN, associate degree NCLEX 96.55% (2025, 29 first-time takers)
- Clark College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 88.57% (2025, 70 first-time takers)
- Clover Park Technical College LPN/LVNCNEA Practical nursing NCLEX 80.73% (2025, 109 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 80% (2025, 45 first-time takers)
- Columbia Basin College Associate'sBachelor'sACENCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 42.86% (2025, 14 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 84.78% (2025, 46 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 1 first-time takers)
- Eastern Washington University RN, bachelor’s degreeCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 80.95% (2025, 42 first-time takers)
- Edmonds College LPN/LVNCNEA Practical nursing NCLEX 81.48% (2025, 27 first-time takers)
- Everett Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 78.2% (2025, 133 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 87.5% (2025, 8 first-time takers)
- Gonzaga University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateNurse anesthesiaCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 98.67% (2025, 75 first-time takers)
- Grays Harbor College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 77.14% (2025, 35 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 94.12% (2025, 17 first-time takers)
- Green River College LPN/LVNBachelor'sCNEA
- Heritage University Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 82.35% (2025, 17 first-time takers)
- Highline College Associate'sACEN
- Lake Washington Institute of Technology Associate'sACEN
- Lower Columbia College Associate'sACENCCNE RN, associate degree NCLEX 83.08% (2025, 130 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 25 first-time takers)
- North Seattle College
- Northwest University Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 86.49% (2025, 37 first-time takers)
- Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Bachelor'sMaster's
- Olympic College LPN/LVNAssociate'sBachelor'sACENCCNE Practical nursing NCLEX 93.75% (2025, 32 first-time takers) · RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 17 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 87.06% (2025, 85 first-time takers)
- Pacific Lutheran University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, entry-level master’s NCLEX 85% (2025, 20 first-time takers) · RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 86.04% (2025, 222 first-time takers)
- Peninsula College Associate'sCNEA RN, associate degree NCLEX 79.31% (2025, 29 first-time takers)
- Pierce College District Associate's RN, associate degree NCLEX 74.16% (2025, 89 first-time takers)
- Renton Technical College RN, associate degreePractical nursing RN, associate degree NCLEX 42.86% (2025, 14 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 0% (2025, 1 first-time takers)
- Saint Martin's University Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 86.67% (2025, 45 first-time takers)
- Seattle Central College Associate's
- Seattle Pacific University Bachelor'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 85.57% (2025, 97 first-time takers)
- Seattle University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 72.78% (2025, 180 first-time takers) · RN, entry-level master’s NCLEX 74.51% (2025, 51 first-time takers)
- Shoreline Community College Associate's RN, associate degree NCLEX 84.11% (2025, 107 first-time takers)
- Skagit Valley College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 95.31% (2025, 64 first-time takers)
- South Puget Sound Community College Associate'sCNEA RN, associate degree NCLEX 93.55% (2025, 31 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 4 first-time takers)
- South Seattle College
- Spokane Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 88.54% (2025, 96 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 13 first-time takers)
- Tacoma Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 84.69% (2025, 98 first-time takers)
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bachelor'sMaster's
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 85.43% (2025, 199 first-time takers)
- University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Bachelor'sMaster's
- Walla Walla Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 80% (2025, 100 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 3 first-time takers)
- Walla Walla University Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 94.59% (2025, 37 first-time takers)
- Washington State University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 92.89% (2025, 211 first-time takers)
- Wenatchee Valley College Associate'sBachelor'sACENCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 66.67% (2025, 12 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 91.67% (2025, 60 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 97.73% (2025, 44 first-time takers)
- Western Washington University Bachelor'sCCNE
- Whatcom Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 92.5% (2025, 40 first-time takers)
- Whitworth University
- Yakima Valley College LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 35 first-time takers)
More board-approved programs (6)
Programs the Washington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green River Community College | Auburn | Practical nursing | 86.36% (2025, 66 first-time takers) | |
| Green River Community College | Auburn | RN, bachelor’s degree | 93.33% (2025, 30 first-time takers) | |
| Highline Community College | Des Moines | RN, associate degree | 81.97% (2025, 61 first-time takers) | |
| Lake WA Institute of Technology | Kirkland | RN, associate degree | 74.29% (2025, 70 first-time takers) | |
| Seattle Colleges | Seattle | RN, associate degree | 83.52% (2025, 91 first-time takers) | |
| Yakima Valley Community College | RN, associate degree | 89.8% (2025, 49 first-time takers) |
Sources
Schools and awards: IPEDS Completions. Accreditation: CCNE and CNEA directories.
State board sources: Washington State Board of Nursing Approved In-State Nursing Programs (list dated August 24, 2026); NCLEX School Reports, WABON February 2026 (2025 calendar year (table also prints 2021-2024)).