The Nursing Program at Naugatuck Valley Community College is well known locally for producing top- quality nurses, and now there are some big statistics available to back it up.
According to the most recent report by the National Council of State Boards for Nursing, 97% of Naugatuck Valley Community College nursing students passed their NCLEX-RN licensing exam between April and September 2013, making the program the most successful in the state and placing it in the top 5% nationally. Connecticut currently offers 21 associate, baccalaureate and master’s-level nursing programs.
The historic pass-rate this year comes at the same time the program graduated 97 potential nurses, the most in the College’s history. According to the College’s Office of Institutional Research, approximately 95% of nursing program graduates secure employment in the state of Connecticut after passing the licensure exam.
“We made history this year with 97 graduates and now we have a pass rate to match it,” said Eileen George, MSN, director of Allied Health, Nursing and Physical Education. “Our nursing students are told at freshman orientation – and many times thereafter by faculty – that we expect them to be successful. We want the expectation of success to become ingrained early.”
The Nursing program prides itself on a number of initiatives geared toward retention and graduation, including learning communities/cohorts, frequent feedback and assessment, review and intervention, and an established culture of expectation.
“These results are a testament to the high standards the faculty uphold, supported by caring and efficacious pedagogy,” said President Daisy Cocco De Filippis, Ph.D.
For more information on NVCC Nursing and the reports cited in this article, contact Eileen George, director, at 203-596-8659 or egeorge@nv.edu or visit www.nv.edu/nursing.
Naugatuck Valley Community College serves Beacon Falls, Bethel, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Cheshire, Danbury, Middlebury, Naugatuck, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Oxford, Prospect, Roxbury, Sherman, Southbury, Thomaston, Washington, Waterbury, Watertown and Woodbury. The College is located on a 110-acre campus at 750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, Conn., and in Danbury at 183 Main Street. The College is one of 17 institutions governed by the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education. Visit nv.edu for more information.