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Dalton State CollegeNursing programs, NCLEX pass rate & cost
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- #1Chattahoochee Technical College Associates100% pass
- #2North Georgia Technical College Associates98.3% pass
- #3West Georgia Technical College Associates94.7% pass
- #4Clayton State University Bachelors95.1% pass
- #5College of Coastal Georgia Bachelors100% pass
- #50Dalton State College Associates80.9% pass
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Board-approved programs · 2025
Nursing programs at Dalton State College
Dalton State College runs 3 board-approved nursing programs in Georgia — 2 RN-track and 1 PN/LPN-track. Its best 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 80.9% — below the Georgia average of 87%. Everything here comes from the state board of nursing and U.S. Department of Education data — not the school's marketing.
Nursing program completion
Do students finish?
Dalton State College has not published how many of its nursing students finish the program, and its state board does not report it. Ask the program before you apply — a pass rate only counts students who reach the exam.
In our rankings, programs that have not published a graduation rate are scored at the 40thpercentile of programs that have (64% for this degree). Work at this program? Post your on-time completion rate on your outcomes page and email the link to david@nursesavvy.com.
U.S. Dept. of Education · whole institution
Cost & admissions
This school's own nursing graduates
What graduates earn
Federal figures lag the current class by several years; treat them as comparison floors, not salary predictions.
Frequently asked questions
What is the NCLEX pass rate at Dalton State College?
Dalton State College's best-performing RN program had a 80.9% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate in 2025, per the Georgia board of nursing — the state average is 87% and the national average is 86.5%. Per-program rates are in the table above.
How much does Dalton State College cost?
Dalton State College's published in-state tuition / yr is $3,336, and the average net price after aid is $5,012 a year. That is the whole institution's sticker price, not the nursing program's alone, and most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
What do nursing graduates of Dalton State College earn?
PN / LPN graduates: $41,595 median one year out; BSN / Bachelor’s graduates: $78,830 median one year out. These federal figures track this school’s own nursing-program graduates and lag the current class by several years.
About this data
Programs and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates: the Georgia board of nursing. Tuition, admissions, earnings and debt: the U.S. Department of Education. Not the school's marketing.