Lakeshore Technical College Nursing Program Receives Maximum Accreditation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

6/16/2020

CLEVELAND, WI —

The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) granted continuing accreditation to the Lakeshore Technical College associate degree in nursing (ADN) program. Its Board of Commissioners has scheduled the next evaluation visit for fall 2027, an eight-year accreditation, which is the maximum time the agency awards between visits.

The ADN program at LTC has been accredited since 1980 and graduates 30-40 students annually. The college’s pass rates for graduates taking the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) exam were 92 percent in 2020, 100 percent in 2019, and 98 percent in 2018. These rates were well above national average pass rates which ranged from 86 percent to 87 percent for the same time periods. Upon passing the NCLEX exam, graduated nurses from both two-year and four-year colleges become licensed and are able to identify as registered nurses.

“We take great pride in the quality instruction provided by our instructors, which directly contributes to our graduates’ high NCLEX pass rates,” said LTC Associate Dean of Nursing Lori Hertel. “They are getting hired and putting their skills, knowledge, and compassion for care into action throughout our communities.”

Hertel added that regardless of whether a nursing student graduates with an associate degree or a bachelor’s degree, those individuals take the same NCLEX exam. With such high pass rates, Lakeshore nursing graduates are successfully joining the workforce after only two years of education, and with less debt than students who attend four-year colleges. Many Lakeshore graduates continue their education by obtaining a bachelor’s degree. Financial assistance is often provided by their employer, saving Lakeshore graduates even more money.

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