For our 2024 rankings of LPN programs, the research team at Nursing Schools Almanac compiled an extensive database of student performance on the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN). Aspiring practical nurses in the United States must pass this examination before they may commence practice. Thus, student performance on the NCLEX-PN exam provides an excellent benchmark for comparing the relative quality of practical nursing programs.
We used our database to calculate each program’s NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers. This is the standard program assessment metric reported by the Georgia Board of Nursing and the test’s administrator, Pearson Vue. Whenever possible, we calculated this first-time NCLEX-PN pass rate over an extensive period of time, typically the past decade of student performance. We then used this metric to rank all of Georgia’s LPN programs accordingly.
#1: Southeastern Technical College
98.6% first-time NCLEX pass rate3001 East First Street
Vidalia, Georgia 30474
https://www.southeasterntech.edu98.6% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 35 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#2: Georgia Piedmont Technical College
98.2% first-time NCLEX pass rate495 North Indian Creek Drive
Clarkston, Georgia 30021
https://www.gptc.edu98.2% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 28 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#3: Chattahoochee Technical College
98.1% first-time NCLEX pass rate980 South Cobb Drive SE
Marietta, Georgia 30060
https://www.chattahoocheetech.edu98.1% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 43 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#4: Lanier Technical College
94.7% first-time NCLEX pass rate2990 Landrum Education Drive
Oakwood, Georgia 30566
https://www.laniertech.edu94.7% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 34 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#5: Savannah Technical College
93.6% first-time NCLEX pass rate5717 White Bluff Road
Savannah, Georgia 31405
https://www.savannahtech.edu93.6% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 30 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#6: Dalton State College
92.5% first-time NCLEX pass rate650 College Drive
Dalton, Georgia 30720
https://www.daltonstate.edu92.5% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 31 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#7: Augusta Technical College
92.1% first-time NCLEX pass rate3200 Augusta Tech Drive
Augusta, Georgia 30906
https://www.augustatech.edu92.1% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 24 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#8: Southern Crescent Technical College
91.2% first-time NCLEX pass rate501 Varsity Road
Griffin, Georgia 30223
https://www.sctech.edu91.2% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 46 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#9: Albany Technical College
91.1% first-time NCLEX pass rate1704 South Slappey Boulevard
Albany, Georgia 31701
https://www.albanytech.edu91.1% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 19 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#10: Ogeechee Technical College
91.0% first-time NCLEX pass rateOne Joseph E Kennedy Boulevard
Statesboro, Georgia 30458
https://www.ogeecheetech.edu91.0% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 26 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#11: Coastal Pines Technical College
90.8% first-time NCLEX pass rate1701 Carswell Avenue
Waycross, Georgia 31503
https://www.coastalpines.edu90.8% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 85 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#12: Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
90.6% first-time NCLEX pass rate4089 Val Tech Road
Valdosta, Georgia 31602
https://www.wiregrass.edu90.6% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 69 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#13: North Georgia Technical College
89.8% first-time NCLEX pass rate1500 Georgia Highway 197 North
Clarkesville, Georgia 30523
https://www.northgatech.edu89.8% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 29 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#14: Oconee Fall Line Technical College
89.2% first-time NCLEX pass rate1189 Deepstep Road
Sandersville, Georgia 31082
https://www.oftc.edu89.2% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 33 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#15: Columbus Technical College
88.0% first-time NCLEX pass rate928 Manchester Expressway
Columbus, Georgia 31904
https://www.columbustech.edu88.0% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 26 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#16: Athens Technical College
87.6% first-time NCLEX pass rate800 US Highway 29 North
Athens, Georgia 30601
https://www.athenstech.edu87.6% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 16 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#17: Central Georgia Technical College
87.3% first-time NCLEX pass rate3300 Macon Tech Drive
Macon, Georgia 31206
https://www.centralgatech.edu87.3% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 88 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#18: West Georgia Technical College
84.0% first-time NCLEX pass rate176 Murphy Campus Boulevard
Waco, Georgia 30182
https://www.westgatech.edu84.0% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 42 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#19: South Georgia Technical College
83.3% first-time NCLEX pass rate900 South Georgia Tech Parkway
Americus, Georgia 31709
https://www.southgatech.edu83.3% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 41 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#20: Georgia Northwestern Technical College
82.5% first-time NCLEX pass rateOne Maurice Culberson Drive
Rome, Georgia 30161
https://www.gntc.edu82.5% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 72 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021
#21: Southern Regional Technical College
81.0% first-time NCLEX pass rate15689 US Highway 19 North
Thomasville, Georgia 31792
https://www.southernregional.edu81.0% first-time NCLEX pass rate
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Average of 46 students graduated per year
Data analyzed from 2012 through 2021