ADN + Practical Nursing
Western Piedmont Community CollegeNursing programs, NCLEX pass rate & cost
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How it stacks up · North Carolina RN programs
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- #1Central Carolina Community College ADN100% pass
- #2Western Carolina University BSN99% pass
- #3Coastal Carolina Community College ADN97% pass
- #4Catawba College BSN100% pass
- #5Stanly Community College ADN100% pass
- #33Western Piedmont Community College ADN98% pass
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Board-approved programs · 2025
Nursing programs at Western Piedmont Community College
Western Piedmont Community College runs 2 board-approved nursing programs in North Carolina — 1 RN-track and 1 PN/LPN-track. Its best 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 98% — above the North Carolina average of 89.4%. Everything here comes from the state board of nursing and U.S. Department of Education data — not the school's marketing.
Nursing program completion · 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 Western Piedmont Community College?
Western Piedmont Community College's RN program had a 98% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate in 2025, per the North Carolina board of nursing — the state average is 89.4% and the national average is 86.5%.
How much does Western Piedmont Community College cost?
Western Piedmont Community College's published in-state tuition / yr is $2,650, and the average net price after aid is $6,448 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 Western Piedmont Community College earn?
ADN / Associate graduates: $66,888 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 North Carolina board of nursing. Tuition, admissions, earnings and debt: the U.S. Department of Education. Not the school's marketing.