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According to reports from the Board of Nursing, the Baker College of Flint nursing program has achieved the highest ranking in Michigan on pass rates for students taking the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). This achievement covers 2008, 2009 and 2010. There are currently 54 RN and BSN programs offered in Michigan.

“Our students’ successes demonstrate the value of our quality initiatives,” said Dr. Julianne T. Princinsky, Baker College of Flint president. “They help to ensure that our students have received the type of training that will enable them to pass licensure exams on the first try.”

Nearly 300 students have graduated from the nursing program at Baker’s Flint campus since the program’s inception in 2003. Overall, 99 percent have passed the licensure exam on the first attempt. In addition, Baker College of Flint nursing students who took the exam during the first half of 2011 have all passed on the first try.

“The average state and national NCLEX pass rates between 2008 and 2010 have ranged between 86 and 89 percent,” said Phyllis Sano, RN, MSN, associate dean, director of nursing at Baker College of Flint. “We are thrilled that our students have consistently scored above average.”

The Michigan State Board of Nursing (SBON) granted the Baker College of Flint registered nurse (RN) associate degree program full, maximum 8-year approval in 2006. Currently, a maximum of 40 students are accepted into the nursing program twice a year – spring and fall quarters.

Nursing program students at Baker’s Flint campus range in age from 19 to 57 years old and the average ages for the nursing graduate cohorts have remained steady for the past several years at 34 to 35 years.