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Mercer County Community CollegeNursing programs, NCLEX pass rate & cost
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How it stacks up · New Jersey RN programs
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- #1Montclair State University School of Nursing BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLS97.1% pass
- #2Eastern International College - BSN BSN (per NCLEX report)100% pass
- #3The College of New Jersey - ABSN ABSN (per NCLEX report)100% pass
- #4Ramapo College of New Jersey BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLS96.4% pass
- #5Georgian Court University BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLS97.7% pass
- #28Mercer County Community College ASSOCIATE DEGREE97.2% pass
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Board-approved programs · 2025
Nursing programs at Mercer County Community College
Mercer County Community College runs 1 board-approved nursing program in New Jersey (RN track). Its best 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 97.2% — above the New Jersey average of 85.5%. Everything here comes from the state board of nursing and U.S. Department of Education data — not the school's marketing.
Nursing program completion · the program’s own disclosure
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.
the program’s own disclosure: On-time completion as the program reports it for its accreditor — for ACEN, students who finish within the program’s stated length from the first nursing course. Each school page links the program’s own page.
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 Mercer County Community College?
Mercer County Community College's RN program had a 97.2% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate in 2025, per the New Jersey board of nursing — the state average is 85.5% and the national average is 86.5%.
How much does Mercer County Community College cost?
Mercer County Community College's published in-state tuition / yr is $5,310, and the average net price after aid is $5,279 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 Mercer County Community College earn?
ADN / Associate graduates: $74,795 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 New Jersey board of nursing. Tuition, admissions, earnings and debt: the U.S. Department of Education. Not the school's marketing.