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Howard CollegeNursing programs, NCLEX pass rate & cost

Big Spring, TX · Publicschool website
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NCLEX-RN pass, 2025
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TX average
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How it stacks up · Texas RN programs

How does Howard rank for you?

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#57Howard, of 128
if pass rate came first
  1. #1Texas A&M International University BSN98.4% pass
  2. #2University of Houston College of Nursing BSN100% pass
  3. #3Midwestern State University BSN100% pass
  4. #4Texas State University BSN100% pass
  5. #5Sam Houston State University BSN95.5% pass
  6. #57Howard College ADN100% pass

Bars show each program’s overall score under these priorities. A figure a program hasn’t published is a fill-in, as in the full rankings: a missing graduation rate or cost is scored at the 40th percentile of programs that publish it; missing graduates’ pay is filled in at the state’s median new-grad pay. Tap a heart to shortlist.

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Board-approved programs · 2025

Nursing programs at Howard College

Howard College runs 2 board-approved nursing programs in Texas — 1 RN-track and 1 PN/LPN-track. Its best 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 100% — above the Texas average of 88.3%. Everything here comes from the state board of nursing and U.S. Department of Education data — not the school's marketing.

ADNRN
Big Spring · Approved · 25 first-time test-takers
100%
VNPN
Big Spring · Approved
100%

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.

ADN
54% finish on time × 100% pass · 2020, 2021, 2022
54 of 100

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

In-state tuition / yr
$2,766
Out-of-state tuition / yr
$6,716
Avg net price after aid / yr
$6,147
College-wide graduation rate
35%
Undergraduates
1,611

This school's own nursing graduates

What graduates earn

ADN · median pay, 1 yr out
$74,542
ADN · median pay, 4 yrs out
$88,935
ADN · median federal debt
$12,062
PN / LPN · median pay, 1 yr out
$44,111
PN / LPN · median pay, 4 yrs out
$77,012
PN / LPN · median federal debt
$8,500

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 Howard College?

Howard College's RN program had a 100% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate in 2025, per the Texas board of nursing — the state average is 88.3% and the national average is 86.5%.

How much does Howard College cost?

Howard College's published in-state tuition / yr is $2,766, and the average net price after aid is $6,147 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 Howard College earn?

PN / LPN graduates: $44,111 median one year out; ADN / Associate graduates: $74,542 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 Texas board of nursing. Tuition, admissions, earnings and debt: the U.S. Department of Education. Not the school's marketing.

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