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Delaware County Community College is the center of educational opportunity in Delaware and Chester counties in southeastern Pennsylvania.
What do you want to study? Whatever your interests in life you'll find many options to explore at Delaware County Community College.
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Whatever your education needs, Delaware County Community College can help. We believe that learning is lifelong. That's why we offer a full scope of non-credit classes.
At Delaware County Community College, our focus is on you - our student. In everything, our goal is to help you succeed.
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Delaware County Community College's nursing program is committed to helping our students continue on the path to life long learning. Our students are encouraged to continue their education after completing their AAS degree at the College.
Delaware County Community College has articulation agreements with many local BSN Programs. Upon successful completion of the AAS degree at the college, students can sit for the NCLEX-RN licensure examination and Transfer to an RN to BSN Program.
Our program provides an alternate pathway to getting a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
The most recent student achievement data for the Delaware County Community College's nursing program is listed below:
| Degree |
Year of |
Completion within 150% of the Program |
Job Placement | NCLEX | First-Time NCLEX Rate |
No. of Grads |
| Associate Degree | 2019 | 100% | 84% | 100% | 75.52% | 172 |
The Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
Delaware County Community College has been approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing since 1968. Full approval is based on pass rates for first-time takers of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). The PA State Board of Nursing requires that all nursing programs maintain an 80% or higher overall pass rate for first time examinees. While DCCC nursing graduates have consistently been above the 80% benchmark, we have been notified that in 2019 our pass rate dropped to 75.52% which has resulted in the program being placed on provisional status for a period of one year until the 2019-2020 results are reported. We anticipate that this is a temporary situation and anticipate returning to full approval status at that time.
It should be noted that provisional program approval does not negatively impact instruction, clinical placements or the ability of graduates to qualify to sit for the NCLEX-RN licensure examination. Rather, it provides an opportunity for faculty to review admission criteria, curriculum, assessment processes, academic supports and related policies that will enable graduates to successfully pass the NCLEX-RN examination on the first attempt and expeditiously transition to professional nursing careers.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
State Board of Nursing
P.O Box 2649 Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
Phone: 717-783-7142
Fax: 717-783-0822
www.dos.state.pa.us/nurs
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
Delaware County Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing Program is also fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN). The most recent reaccreditation visit occurred in 2017 and resulted in full approval until Spring 2025.
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3343 Peachtree Road NE. Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30326
Phone: 404-974-5000
Questions and requests for additional information should be directed to Dr. Faye Meloy, Dean or Ms. Genny Cavanagh, Assistant Dean Division of Allied Health, Emergency Services & Nursing - Phone 610-359-5181 or [email protected]
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