Nursing Schools in West Virginia: All 116 Approved Programs & NCLEX Pass Rates
West Virginia has 50 schools running 116 board-approved nursing programs — 90 RN-track and 26 PN/LPN-track. The average 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across West Virginia programs is 86.8%, 0.3 points above the national average of 86.5%. Every row below comes straight from the state board of nursing's published approved-program list — not self-reported school marketing.
Best Nursing Schools in West Virginia by NCLEX Pass Rate
Top RN programs ranked by 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, among programs with a published 2025 rate. Rates are one year of data — check multi-year trends before deciding. 12 programs are tied at 100% — the first 10 are shown alphabetically.
- 1100%Bridgevalley C&t CollegeSouth Charleston · High School to Accelerated ADN
- 2100%Bridgevalley C&t CollegeSouth Charleston · Paramedic-ADN program
- 3100%Concord UniversityAthens · BA-BS to BSN program
- 4100%Davis & Elkins CollegeElkins · LPN-ADN program
- 5100%Eastern West Virginia C&t CollegeMoorefield · ADN Program
- 6100%Laurel College of TechnologyMorgantown · Paramedic - ADN program
- 7100%West Liberty UniversityWest Liberty · BSN program
- 8100%West Virginia Junior CollegeCharleston · Charleston Campus LPN-ADN Hybrid program
- 9100%West Virginia Northern Community CollegeWeirton · Weirton Campus ADN program
- 10100%West Virginia UniversityBridgeport · Bridgeport Campus BA-BS to BSN program
Every Approved Nursing Program in West Virginia
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116 of 116 programs · “—” = no 2025 first-time pass rate published by the board
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Beckley | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| B.M. Spurr | Glen Dale | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Ben Franklin Career Center | Dunbar | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Blue Ridge C&t College | Martinsburg | Accelerated ADN Hybrid progamRN | — |
| Blue Ridge C&t College | Martinsburg | ADN programRN | 82.2% |
| Bluefield State University | Beckley | Beckley Campus ADN programRN | 78.3% |
| Bluefield State University | Beckley | Beckley Campus LPN - ADN programRN | 70% |
| Bluefield State University | Bluefield | Bluefield Campus Accelerated ADNRN | — |
| Bluefield State University | Bluefield | Bluefield Campus ADN programRN | 72.4% |
| Bluefield State University | Bluefield | Bluefield Campus LPN - ADN programRN | 50% |
| Boone Career Technical Center | Foster | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Bridgevalley C&t College | South Charleston | Accelerated ADN programRN | 82.6% |
| Bridgevalley C&t College | South Charleston | ADN programRN | 72.4% |
| Bridgevalley C&t College | South Charleston | High School to Accelerated ADNRN | 100% |
| Bridgevalley C&t College | South Charleston | LPN-ADN programRN | 90.9% |
| Bridgevalley C&t College | South Charleston | Paramedic-ADN programRN | 100% |
| Bridgevalley C&t College | South Charleston | Vo Tech Practical Nurse to ADN programRN | 66.7% |
| BridgeValley Community and Technical College | South Charleston | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Cabell County Career Technology Center | Huntington | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Concord University | Athens | BA-BS to BSN programRN | 100% |
| Concord University | Athens | BSN programRN | — |
| Davis & Elkins College | Elkins | Accelerated BSN Hybrid programRN | — |
| Davis & Elkins College | Elkins | Accelerated BSN programRN | — |
| Davis & Elkins College | Elkins | ADN Hybrid programRN | — |
| Davis & Elkins College | Elkins | ADN programRN | 90.9% |
| Davis & Elkins College | Elkins | BSN programRN | 91.7% |
| Davis & Elkins College | Elkins | LPN-ADN programRN | 100% |
| Eastern West Virginia C&t College | Moorefield | ADN ProgramRN | 100% |
| Eastern West Virginia C&t College | Moorefield | LPN-ADN Hybrid programRN | — |
| Fairmont State University | Fairmont | ADN programRN | 82.4% |
| Fairmont State University | Fairmont | BSN programRN | — |
| Fairmont State University | Fairmont | LPN-ADN programRN | 86.7% |
| Fayette Institute of Technology | Oak Hill | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Fred W. Eberle Technical Center | Buckhannon | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| John D. Rockefeller, IV Career Center | New Cumberland | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Laurel College of Technology | Morgantown | ADN programRN | 77.3% |
| Laurel College of Technology | Morgantown | LPN-ADN Hybrid programRN | — |
| Laurel College of Technology | Morgantown | LPN-ADN ProgramRN | 97.1% |
| Laurel College of Technology | Morgantown | Paramedic - ADN programRN | 100% |
| Laurel College of Technology | Morgantown | Paramedic-ADN Hybrid programRN | — |
| Marshall University | — | Glenville State University Cooperative BSNRN | — |
| Marshall University | Huntington | Huntington Campus BSN programRN | 97.4% |
| Marshall University | MOVC Campus | MOVC Campus BSN programRN | — |
| Marshall University | South Charleston | South Charleston Campus BA-BS to BSN programRN | 92.9% |
| McDowell County Career and Technical Center | Welch | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Med-Care Training CenterNew/provisional | Logan | LPN-ADN programRN | — |
| Med-Care Training Center | Logan | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center | Princeton | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Mineral County Technical Center | Keyser | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Mingo Extended Learning CenterNew/provisional | Delbarton | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Monongalia County Technical Education Center | Morgantown | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| New River C&t College | Lewisburg | Lewisburg Campus LPN-ADN programRN | 68.4% |
| New River C&t College | Lewisburg | Lewisburg Campus Paramedic - ADN programRN | 87.5% |
| New River Community and Technical College | Summersville | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Pierpont C & T CollegeNew/provisional | Fairmont | LPN-ADN Hybrid programRN | — |
| Pierpont C & T CollegeNew/provisional | Fairmont | Paramedic-ADN Hybrid programRN | — |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College | Fairmont | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Putnam Career and Technical Center | Eleanor | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Ralph R. Willis Technical Center | Stollings | Logan School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Randolph Technical Center | Elkins | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center | Leroy | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Salem University | Salem | ADN Hybrid programRN | 78.4% |
| Salem University | Salem | ADN programRN | — |
| Salem University | Salem | LPN-ADN Hybrid programRN | — |
| Shepherd University | Shepherdstown | BSN programRN | 78.1% |
| Southern West Virginia C&t College | Logan | Accelerated ADN programRN | 96.2% |
| Southern West Virginia C&t College | Logan | ADN programRN | 95.8% |
| Southern West Virginia C&t College | Logan | LPN-ADN programRN | — |
| St Mary's Cooperative at Marshall University | Huntington | ADN programRN | 95.4% |
| United Technical Center | Clarksburg | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| University of Charleston | Beckley | Beckley Campus ADN programRN | 82.3% |
| University of Charleston | Charleston | BSN programRN | 96.3% |
| University of Charleston | Charleston | Charleston Campus ADN programRN | 83.9% |
| Valley College | Beckley | Beckley Campus ADN Hybrid programRN | 79.3% |
| Valley College | Martinsburg | Martinsburg Campus ADN Hybrid programRN | 84.4% |
| West Liberty University | West Liberty | BA-BS to BSN programRN | 83.3% |
| West Liberty University | West Liberty | BSN programRN | 100% |
| West Virginia Junior College | Beckley | Beckley ADN Hybrid programRN | 83.8% |
| West Virginia Junior College | Bridgeport | Bridgeport Campus ADN programRN | 84.9% |
| West Virginia Junior College | Bridgeport | Bridgeport Campus LPN-ADN Hybrid programRN | — |
| West Virginia Junior College | Charleston | Charleston Campus ADN Hybrid programRN | 87% |
| West Virginia Junior College | Charleston | Charleston Campus ADN programRN | 64.2% |
| West Virginia Junior College | Cross Lanes | Charleston Campus Cross Lanes ADN Hybrid Satellite Lab Site programRN | — |
| West Virginia Junior College | Charleston | Charleston Campus LPN-ADN Hybrid programRN | 100% |
| West Virginia Junior College | Huntington | Huntington ADN Hybrid programRN | 92.9% |
| West Virginia Junior College | Martinsburg | Martinsburg ADN Hybrid programRN | 58.3% |
| West Virginia Junior College | Morgantown | Morgantown Campus ADN Hybrid programRN | 90.5% |
| West Virginia Junior College | Morgantown | Morgantown Campus ADN programRN | 86.4% |
| West Virginia Junior College | Parkersburg | Parkersburg ADN Hybrid programRN | 88.9% |
| West Virginia Junior College | Bridgeport | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| West Virginia Northern Community College | New Martinsville | New Martinsville Campus ADN programRN | — |
| West Virginia Northern Community College | Wheeling | New Martinsville School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| West Virginia Northern Community College | Weirton | Weirton Campus ADN programRN | 100% |
| West Virginia Northern Community College | Wheeling | Wheeling Campus ADN programRN | 95% |
| West Virginia Northern Community College | Wheeling | Wheeling Campus LPN-ADN programRN | — |
| West Virginia State University | Institute | BSN ProgramRN | 91.7% |
| West Virginia State University | Institute | LPN to BSN Hybrid programRN | — |
| West Virginia University | Beckley | Beckley Campus BSN programRN | 90.9% |
| West Virginia UniversityNew/provisional | Beckley | Beckley Campus LPN-BSN programRN | — |
| West Virginia University | Bridgeport | Bridgeport Campus BA-BS to BSN programRN | 100% |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown | Morgantown Campus BA-BS to BSN programRN | 95.5% |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown | Morgantown Campus BSN programRN | 100% |
| West Virginia University | Keyser | Potomac State College Keyser Campus BSN programRN | 84.6% |
| West Virginia University | Keyser | Potomac State College Keyser Campus LPN to BSN programRN | — |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Parkersburg | ADN programRN | 90.9% |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Parkersburg | LPN-ADN programRN | 100% |
| West Virginia University Medicine Center for Nursing Education | Morgantown | Diploma Nursing ProgramRN | — |
| West Virginia University Medicine Center for Nursing Education | Berkeley | Diploma Nursing ProgramRN | — |
| West Virginia University Medicine Center for Nursing Education | Wheeling | Diploma Nursing ProgramRN | — |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | Bethany | Bethany Campus BSN programRN | — |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | Buckhannon | BSN programRN | 80% |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | Buckhannon | LPN-BSN Hybrid programRN | — |
| Wheeling University | Wheeling | BA-BS to BSN programRN | 85.7% |
| Wheeling University | Wheeling | BSN programRN | 68.4% |
| Wood County | Parkersburg | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
| Wyoming County Career and Technical Center | Pineville | School of Practical NursingPN | — |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best nursing school in West Virginia by NCLEX pass rate?
12 RN programs in West Virginia tied for the highest 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate at 100%, including Bridgevalley C&t College in South Charleston — see the full ranked list above, among programs with a published 2025 rate on the state board's list.
How many nursing schools are in West Virginia?
West Virginia has 50 schools offering 116 board-approved nursing programs: 90 RN-track (ADN/BSN and similar) and 26 PN/LPN-track programs, per the state board of nursing's current approved-program list.
What is the average NCLEX pass rate in West Virginia?
Across West Virginia RN programs with a published 2025 rate, the average first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 86.8% — 0.3 points above the national average of 86.5%.
What does a first-time NCLEX pass rate tell me about a school?
It is the share of a program’s graduates who passed the NCLEX on their first attempt — the single most comparable public outcome number nursing programs report. Boards of nursing track it for program approval, and consistently low rates can put a program on conditional status. Compare it alongside cost, location, and program length, not in isolation.
About this data
Program list and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates are taken directly from the West Virginia board of nursing's published approved-program materials. “—” means the board did not publish a 2025 rate for that program (new programs, small cohorts, or PN lists without rate tables). Pass rates refresh annually; this page is rebuilt from the board lists when they update.