Nursing schools in West Virginia
60 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 48 with a federal record and 12 listed only by the state board, with board approval, first-time NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.
Nursing graduates by year
| Year | Completions |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1691 |
| 2015 | 1719 |
| 2016 | 1667 |
| 2017 | 1637 |
| 2018 | 1743 |
| 2019 | 1825 |
| 2020 | 1948 |
| 2021 | 2105 |
| 2022 | 2106 |
| 2023 | 2086 |
| 2024 | 2256 |
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NCLEX 90% and above
80 to 89%
under 80%
no board rate
board-listed, placed at its city
12 board-listed programs in West Virginia have no federal record and are shown at the center of the city the board lists. 10 board-listed programs have no city on the board’s list and no point; they are in the table below.
Nursing schools (48)
- Academy of Careers and Technology LPN/LVN
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American Public University System
Bachelor'sMaster'sCCNE
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B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing
LPN/LVN
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Ben Franklin Career Center
LPN/LVN
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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Associate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 82.22% (2025, 45 first-time takers) -
Bluefield State University
Associate'sBachelor'sACENCCNE
RN, associate degree NCLEX 72.41% (2025, 29 first-time takers) -
Boone Career and Technical Center
LPN/LVN
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BridgeValley Community & Technical College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 72.41% (2025, 58 first-time takers) -
Cabell County Career Technology Center
LPN/LVN
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Concord University
RN, bachelor’s degreeCCNE
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 5 first-time takers) -
Davis & Elkins College
Associate'sBachelor'sACENCNEA
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 91.67% (2025, 12 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 90.91% (2025, 11 first-time takers) -
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Associate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 1 first-time takers) -
Fairmont State University
Associate'sBachelor'sACENCCNE
RN, associate degree NCLEX 82.35% (2025, 85 first-time takers) - Fayette Institute of Technology LPN/LVN
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Fred W Eberle Technical Center
LPN/LVN
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James Rumsey Technical Institute
LPN/LVN
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John D Rockefeller IV Career Center
LPN/LVN
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Marshall University
Associate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateACEN
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 97.44% (2025, 39 first-time takers) - Mercer County Technical Education Center LPN/LVN
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Mineral County Vocational Technical Center
LPN/LVN
- Mingo Extended Learning Center LPN/LVN
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Monongalia County Technical Education Center
LPN/LVN
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New River Community and Technical College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 68.42% (2025, 19 first-time takers) -
Pierpont Community and Technical College
LPN/LVN
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Potomac State College of West Virginia University
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Putnam Career and Technical Center
LPN/LVN
- Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center LPN/LVN
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Randolph Technical Center
LPN/LVN
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Roane-Jackson Technical Center
Practical nursing
- Salem University Associate'sBachelor'sMaster'sCNEA RN, associate degree NCLEX 78.38% (2025, 37 first-time takers)
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Shepherd University
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 78.13% (2025, 64 first-time takers) -
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Associate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 95.83% (2025, 48 first-time takers) -
United Technical Center
Practical nursing
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University of Charleston
Associate'sBachelor'sMaster'sACEN
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 96.3% (2025, 27 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 82.28% (2025, 79 first-time takers) -
Valley College-Beckley
Associate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 79.31% (2025, 29 first-time takers) -
Valley College-Martinsburg
Associate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 84.38% (2025, 32 first-time takers) -
West Liberty University
Bachelor'sCCNE
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 11 first-time takers) -
West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport
Associate's
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West Virginia Junior College-Charleston
Associate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 64.15% (2025, 53 first-time takers) -
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown
Associate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 90.48% (2025, 63 first-time takers) -
West Virginia Northern Community College
Associate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 95% (2025, 20 first-time takers) -
West Virginia State University
Bachelor'sCCNE
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 91.67% (2025, 12 first-time takers) -
West Virginia University
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 122 first-time takers) - West Virginia University at Parkersburg Associate'sBachelor'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 90.91% (2025, 44 first-time takers)
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West Virginia University Institute of Technology
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West Virginia Wesleyan College
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 80% (2025, 25 first-time takers) -
Wheeling University
Bachelor'sMaster'sCCNE
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 68.42% (2025, 19 first-time takers) -
Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing
LPN/LVN
More board-approved programs (22)
Programs the West Virginia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Career Technical Center | Foster | Practical nursing | Accredited | |
| LAUREL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | Morgantown | RN, associate degree | Full Approval | 77.27% (2025, 22 first-time takers) |
| LAUREL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | Morgantown | RN, associate degree | Full Approval | 97.06% (2025, 34 first-time takers) |
| LAUREL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | Morgantown | RN, associate degree | Full Approval | 100% (2025, 7 first-time takers) |
| LAUREL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | Morgantown | RN, associate degree | Full Approval | |
| LAUREL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | Morgantown | RN, associate degree | Full Approval | |
| McDowell County Career and Technical Center | Welch | Practical nursing | Accredited | |
| Med-Care Training Center | Logan | Practical nursing | Accredited | |
| MED-CARE TRAINING CENTER | Logan | RN, associate degree | Provisional Approval | |
| Mineral County Technical Center | Keyser | Practical nursing | Accredited | |
| Ralph R. Willis Technical Center | Stollings | Practical nursing | Accredited | |
| ST MARY'S COOPERATIVE AT MARSHALL UNIVERSITY | RN, associate degree | Full Approval | 95.4% (2025, 87 first-time takers) | |
| WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGE | RN, associate degree | Full Approval | 83.78% (2025, 37 first-time takers) | |
| WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGE | RN, associate degree | Closed | 84.85% (2025, 33 first-time takers) | |
| WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGE | RN, associate degree | Closed | ||
| WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGE | RN, associate degree | Full Approval | 92.86% (2025, 28 first-time takers) | |
| WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGE | RN, associate degree | Full Approval | 58.33% (2025, 12 first-time takers) | |
| WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGE | RN, associate degree | Full Approval | 88.89% (2025, 9 first-time takers) | |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY MEDICINE | RN, diploma | Full Approval | ||
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY MEDICINE CENTER FOR NURSING EDUCATION | Morgantown | RN, diploma | Full Approval | |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY MEDICINE CENTER FOR NURSING EDUCATION | RN, diploma | Full Approval | ||
| Wyoming County Career and Technical Center | Pineville | Practical nursing | Accredited |