Delaware County Community College: Nursing Programs, NCLEX Pass Rate & Cost

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Delaware County Community College runs 1 board-approved nursing program in Pennsylvania (RN track). Its best 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 93.7% above the Pennsylvania average of 91.5%. Everything below comes from the state board of nursing and U.S. Department of Education data — not the school's marketing.

93.7%
Best 2025 NCLEX-RN pass rate
#41 of 78 rated RN schools in Pennsylvania
91.5%
Pennsylvania RN average
$6,930
In-state tuition / yr
1
Approved programs here

Nursing Programs at Delaware County Community College

Board-approved programs and their 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates. “—” means the board did not publish a 2025 rate for that program.

ProgramTrackStatus2025 NCLEX pass rate
Associate DegreeRNApproved93.7%

Cost & Admissions

Institution-level figures from the U.S. Department of Education — the whole school's numbers, not the nursing program's alone.

$6,930
In-state tuition / yr
$15,540
Out-of-state tuition / yr
$6,576
Avg net price after aid / yr
24%
Graduation rate
6,861
Undergraduates

What Delaware County Community College Nursing Graduates Earn

Federal earnings and debt data for graduates of this school's own nursing programs, by credential — not all alumni. Figures lag the current graduating class by several years; treat them as comparison floors, not salary predictions.

ADN / Associate
Median pay, 1 yr out
$72,491
Median pay, 4 yrs out
$90,963
Median federal loan debt
$16,885
Graduates / yr
167

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCLEX pass rate at Delaware County Community College?

Delaware County Community College's RN program had a 93.7% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate in 2025, per the Pennsylvania board of nursing — the state average is 91.5% and the national average is 86.5%.

How much does Delaware County Community College cost?

Delaware County Community College's published in-state tuition / yr is $6,930, and the average net price after aid is $6,576 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 Delaware County Community College earn?

ADN / Associate graduates: $72,491 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

Program list and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates come from the Pennsylvania board of nursing's published approved-program materials. Tuition, admissions, earnings and debt come from the U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release), matched by school name and city. Tuition and admissions describe the whole institution; earnings and debt are specific to its nursing programs, by credential. “—” means the source did not publish that figure.

  • collegescorecard.ed.govMost Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release
  • www.pa.gov — list: Approved list updated 07/06/26; pass rates = exam year Oct 1, 2024-Sep 30, 2025
  • www.pa.gov — list: Approved list updated 07/02/26; pass rates = exam year Oct 1, 2024-Sep 30, 2025
  • www.pa.gov — list: Pass-rate report, exam years through Sep 30, 2025

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