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Illinois Central CollegeNursing programs, NCLEX pass rate & cost
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How it stacks up · Illinois RN programs
How does Illinois Central rank for you?
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- #1Morton College Associate Degree Program, RN (Code 43)96.3% pass
- #2Carl Sandburg College Associate Degree Program, RN (Code 43)94.1% pass
- #3Bradley University Baccalaureate Program, RN (Code 37)93.2% pass
- #4McHenry County College Associate Degree Program, RN (Code 43)100% pass
- #5Trinity Christian College Baccalaureate Program, RN (Code 37)100% pass
- #48Illinois Central College Associate Degree Program, RN (Code 43)86.7% pass
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Board-approved programs · 2025
Nursing programs at Illinois Central College
Illinois Central College runs 2 board-approved nursing programs in Illinois — 1 RN-track and 1 PN/LPN-track. Its best 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 86.7% — above the Illinois average of 85.4%. Everything here comes from the state board of nursing and U.S. Department of Education data — not the school's marketing.
Nursing program completion · Illinois IDFPR
Do students finish?
A pass rate only counts the students who reach the exam. Of every 100 who start, this is how many finish on time and then pass the NCLEX on the first try.
Illinois IDFPR: Students who started in the last graduating cohort ÷ how many of them graduated, pooled over the 2024 and 2025 reports.
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 Illinois Central College?
Illinois Central College's RN program had a 86.7% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate in 2025, per the Illinois board of nursing — the state average is 85.4% and the national average is 86.5%.
How much does Illinois Central College cost?
Illinois Central College's published in-state tuition / yr is $4,800, and the average net price after aid is $12,961 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 Illinois Central College earn?
PN / LPN graduates: $55,604 median one year out; ADN / Associate graduates: $65,741 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 Illinois board of nursing. Tuition, admissions, earnings and debt: the U.S. Department of Education. Not the school's marketing.