Nursing schools in West Virginia

61 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 48 with a federal record and 13 listed only by the state board, with board approval, first-time NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.

Where the schools are

Loading the map… NCLEX 90% and above 80 to 89% under 80% no board rate board-listed, placed at its city 6 board-listed programs in West Virginia have no federal record, so each ring marks the city the board prints, not a campus. 25 board-listed programs have no city on the board’s list and no point; they are in the table below.

Nursing schools (48)

More board-approved programs (31)

Programs the West Virginia board of nursing approves at schools that report no nursing awards to IPEDS, as the board lists them.

SchoolCityProgramApprovalFirst-time NCLEX
Boone Career Technical CenterFosterPractical nursingAccredited
LAUREL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGYRN, associate degreeFull Approval77.27% (2025, 22 first-time takers)
LAUREL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGYRN, associate degreeFull Approval97.06% (2025, 34 first-time takers)
LAUREL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGYRN, associate degreeFull Approval100% (2025, 7 first-time takers)
LAUREL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGYRN, associate degreeFull Approval
LAUREL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGYRN, associate degreeFull Approval
McDowell County Career and Technical CenterWelchPractical nursingAccredited
Med-Care Training CenterLoganPractical nursingAccredited
MED-CARE TRAINING CENTERRN, associate degreeProvisional Approval
Mineral County Technical CenterKeyserPractical nursingAccredited
Ralph R. Willis Technical CenterStollingsPractical nursingAccredited
ST MARY'S COOPERATIVE AT MARSHALL UNIVERSITYRN, associate degreeFull Approval95.4% (2025, 87 first-time takers)
VALLEY COLLEGERN, associate degreeFull Approval79.31% (2025, 29 first-time takers)
VALLEY COLLEGERN, associate degreeFull Approval84.38% (2025, 32 first-time takers)
WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGERN, associate degreeFull Approval83.78% (2025, 37 first-time takers)
WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGERN, associate degreeClosed84.85% (2025, 33 first-time takers)
WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGERN, associate degreeClosed
WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGERN, associate degreeFull Approval64.15% (2025, 53 first-time takers)
WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGERN, associate degreeFull Approval86.96% (2025, 23 first-time takers)
WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGERN, associate degreeFull Approval
WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGERN, associate degreeFull Approval100% (2025, 1 first-time takers)
WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGERN, associate degreeFull Approval92.86% (2025, 28 first-time takers)
WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGERN, associate degreeFull Approval58.33% (2025, 12 first-time takers)
WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGERN, associate degreeFull Approval86.36% (2025, 22 first-time takers)
WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGERN, associate degreeFull Approval90.48% (2025, 63 first-time takers)
WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGERN, associate degreeFull Approval88.89% (2025, 9 first-time takers)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY MEDICINE CENTER FOR NURSING EDUCATIONRN, diplomaFull Approval
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY MEDICINE CENTER FOR NURSING EDUCATIONRN, diplomaFull Approval
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY MEDICINE CENTER FOR NURSING EDUCATIONRN, diplomaFull Approval
Wood CountyParkersburgPractical nursingAccredited
Wyoming County Career and Technical CenterPinevillePractical nursingAccredited

Sources

Schools and awards: IPEDS Completions. Accreditation: CCNE and CNEA directories.

State board sources: WV Board of Registered Nurses: Approved Prelicensure Nursing Education Programs (current as retrieved 2026-09-18 (PDF version dated 6-16-26)); WV Board of Registered Nurses: Nursing Education Programs NCLEX-RN Licensure Exam Pass Rate and Approval Status Table (2011-2025, dated 6-18-26) (2025 calendar year, first-time test takers); WV State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses: List of Accredited Schools 2024 (list dated 10/22/2024).