Media release: The 18 students who received their degrees in June were already a history making class, as they were the first to graduate from Chattahoochee Technical College's Associate Degree Nursing program. Now they done it again with a perfect first time pass rate on the national certification exam that is the last step before officially calling them registered nurses.
All 18 have passed the NCLEX exam, which is designed to test knowledge, skills and abilities essential to the safe and effective practice of nursing at the entry level. NCLEX examination results are an important component used by boards of nursing to make decisions about licensure. National statistics show that so far this year about 89 percent of first time test takers of the NCLEX have passed.
"This is a huge testament to the caliber of students and instruction at Chattahoochee Technical College," said Interim Program Director Quetina Pittman. "They are setting the precedent for future classes in this program."
The Associate Degree Nursing Program at Chattahoochee Technical College, which began in January 2009, offers nursing courses over six semesters. In addition, there are six prerequisite courses and five core courses that must be completed before admission to the program that is taught at the Austell campus of the college.
Admission to the program is extremely competitive with more than 300 applications for the most recent cohort. Only 58 were chosen. Most of the students accepted into the program demonstrated a grade point average of 3.75 or higher. The students' TEAS scores, a program admissions test of 170 multiple-choice questions in the areas of English, math, science and reading, was around 87 percent.
For more information on this and other programs at Chattahoochee Technical College, call 770-528-4492 or visit www.ChattahoocheeTech.edu.
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