Pellissippi State Community College’s Nursing program achieved a 100% passing rate on the National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX, in fall 2025, joining their peers who passed the exam last spring to ultimately achieve a perfect first-time passing rate for the entire year.
The Pellissippi State passing rate on the fall 2025 NCLEX surpassed the national average of 90%.
Nursing students at Pellissippi start with the fundamentals – classroom instruction and nursing labs to understand and learn the foundational bedside skills needed to care for a patient. From there, they continue to train in medical-surgical nursing and specialties like mental health, pediatrics, and maternal health.
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Pellissippi State Community College is a public community college based in Knox and Blount counties in Tennessee and operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. The college operates four campuses: Hardin Valley, Blount County, Strawberry Plains and Magnolia Avenue.
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