Skip to content
SEAPHE Nursing Data home
MenuMore
SchoolsData as of Oct 7, 2026

Glendale Career College nursing program: how to get in

Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing · Associate degree (ADN): requirements, deadlines, NCLEX pass rates and data

Commonly known as Glendale Career College (Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing). The BRN lists it as Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing at Glendale Career College.

Glendale, CA · Private · BRN-approved · No national nursing accreditation reported · Campuses: Glendale; San Diego; Bakersfield; Riverside; West Covina

Glendale Career College (Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing) ADN in Glendale: selection method: points (ranked); 675 BRN-approved new students a year; listed cost $80,158 (Total Program). From the school’s pages and the BRN; details and sources below.

  • Application windowNot published
  • Selection methodPoints (ranked)
  • TEAS minimumNot published
  • Approved seats per year (BRN)675
  • NCLEX pass rate, 2024–2586.9% (358 testers)
  • Listed cost, before aid$80,158
Compare ADN programsProgram website
NCLEX pass rate
86.9%2024–25
Blue: this program · dashed: California
’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–25100%80%
First-time testers
3582024–25
Graduates sitting the NCLEX for the first time
127’20–21107’21–22155’22–23221’23–24358’24–25
On-time completion
83%2023–24
Self-reported to the BRN
’19–20’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24100%50%
Attrition
16%2023–24
Share of students who left the program
13.1%’19–2017%’20–2131%’21–2221%’22–2316%’23–24

How to get in

Application deadline
Not published (three admission periods per year: spring, summer, fall): not published by the schoolSee it in the deadlines table
Selection method
Points (ranked)Two-phase: college admission (pre-nursing semesters 1-2), then ADN Acceptance Pool for semester 3; rank-ordered multicriteria composite score when oversubscribed Details and source
TEAS minimum
Not published by the schoolSection minimums: 60th percentile/proficient in each required TEAS subject area Check your score
Prerequisites
10 courses listed by the school See the list
Check yourself against these published rules
Prerequisites you have completed or will finish in time

    A checklist against the school’s published rules only: this is not a prediction of a decision. Section minimums, GPA, grade and recency rules, and anything else the school lists still apply; read the full requirements above.

    Admissions requirements

    Here is what Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing at Glendale Career College publishes about applying to its ADN program, taken from the school’s own website, catalog or application documents. Each row links to the page we used and shows the date we checked it. Requirements change from cycle to cycle, so confirm with the school before you apply.

    RequirementWhat the school publishesSource
    Entrance examATI TEAS (taken at an MFSON campus); Phase One also requires Wonderlic SLE minimum 20SourceChecked
    Minimum overall scoreNot published by the schoolas composite (60th percentile/proficient in each required subject)SourceChecked
    Section minimums60th percentile/proficient in each required TEAS subject areaSourceChecked
    Minimum GPA, overallNot published by the schoolSourceChecked
    Minimum GPA, prerequisites or science2.7 cumulative across GE prerequisitesSourceChecked
    Selection methodPoints (ranked)Two-phase: college admission (pre-nursing semesters 1-2), then ADN Acceptance Pool for semester 3; rank-ordered multicriteria composite score when oversubscribedSourceChecked
    Application opensNot published by the schoolSourceChecked
    Application closesNot published by the schoolSourceChecked
    Program cost (school figure)$79,958 total program charges (tuition $26,156 + $25,150 + $25,151 by academic year; books/supplies $3,401; application fee $100)Glendale campus catalog 2026v04 (published Sept 14, 2026); excludes living costsSourceChecked
    Cohort startsThree admission periods per year (spring, summer, fall); Glendale 2026 starts 1/6/2026, 5/4/2026, 8/31/2026SourceChecked
    Published applicant and admit countsNot published by the schoolSourceChecked

    How we label selection. SEAPHE sorts each school’s stated method into one of five groups: Lottery, Points (ranked), Points and lottery (hybrid), Holistic review or Eligibility-based. The school’s own wording appears under the label, with a link to the page we used. How California nursing schools choose students.

    Prerequisite courses

    Course names are the school’s; the grey label is the category SEAPHE uses in the prerequisite planner.

    CourseRequirementsSource
    Human AnatomyAnatomy
    Units
    3
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    Cumulative GPA 2.7 across all GE prerequisites
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Before Phase Two (semester 3); may be taken at MFSON in semesters 1-2 or transferred
    		SourceChecked
    Human Anatomy LabAnatomy
    Units
    1
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    Cumulative GPA 2.7 across all GE prerequisites
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Before Phase Two (semester 3); may be taken at MFSON in semesters 1-2 or transferred
    		SourceChecked
    Human PhysiologyPhysiology
    Units
    3
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    Cumulative GPA 2.7 across all GE prerequisites
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Before Phase Two (semester 3); may be taken at MFSON in semesters 1-2 or transferred
    		SourceChecked
    Human Physiology LabPhysiology
    Units
    1
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    Cumulative GPA 2.7 across all GE prerequisites
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Before Phase Two (semester 3); may be taken at MFSON in semesters 1-2 or transferred
    		SourceChecked
    MicrobiologyMicrobiology
    Units
    4
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    Cumulative GPA 2.7 across all GE prerequisites
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Before Phase Two (semester 3); may be taken at MFSON in semesters 1-2 or transferred
    		SourceChecked
    Microbiology LabMicrobiology
    Units
    2
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    Cumulative GPA 2.7 across all GE prerequisites
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Before Phase Two (semester 3); may be taken at MFSON in semesters 1-2 or transferred
    		SourceChecked
    PsychologyPsychology
    Units
    3
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    Cumulative GPA 2.7 across all GE prerequisites
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Before Phase Two (semester 3); may be taken at MFSON in semesters 1-2 or transferred
    		SourceChecked
    English CompositionEnglish composition
    Units
    3
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    Cumulative GPA 2.7 across all GE prerequisites
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Before Phase Two (semester 3); may be taken at MFSON in semesters 1-2 or transferred
    		SourceChecked
    Oral CommunicationCommunication (speech)
    Units
    3
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    Cumulative GPA 2.7 across all GE prerequisites
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Before Phase Two (semester 3); may be taken at MFSON in semesters 1-2 or transferred
    		SourceChecked
    SociologySociology or anthropology
    Units
    3
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    Cumulative GPA 2.7 across all GE prerequisites
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Before Phase Two (semester 3); may be taken at MFSON in semesters 1-2 or transferred
    		SourceChecked

    © Enzo Creationz LLC. All rights reserved. You may read and quote this with credit to “SEAPHE Nursing Data, seaphe.org”, but please don’t bulk-copy or redistribute it. Details

    SEAPHE collected these details from official school pages. “Not published by the school” means we couldn’t find the detail on the school’s public pages when we checked; we don’t estimate missing values. “Could not be retrieved from the school’s website” means the page was blocked or wouldn’t load. Spot an error? See our corrections policy.

    Admissions

    The BRN does not publish acceptance rates for individual schools. Across California’s generic ADN programs, 35.0% of 22,970 qualified applications were accepted in 2024–25.4 This program is approved for 675 new students a year.2 Ask the school for last cycle’s qualified applicants and seats.

    Applied here? Share your results in our 2-minute anonymous survey. It helps future applicants see what other applicants reported.

    California nursing school acceptance rates →

    Cost

    The BRN lists a cost of $80,158 before financial aid (Total Program).2 That figure comes from the school’s report to the Board and may not include housing, transport or exam fees. Check the program’s current cost of attendance.

    Key facts

    Last updated

    • In 2024–25, 86.9% of 358 first-time NCLEX-RN testers from Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing at Glendale Career College (ADN) passed, compared with a California average of 90.2%. Source: CA BRN NCLEX-RN pass-rate tables, retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
    • Across 2020–21 to 2024–25, its tester-weighted first-time pass rate was 88.8% over 968 testers (SEAPHE calculation). Source: CA BRN NCLEX-RN pass-rate tables, retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
    • The BRN lists an approved enrollment of 675 new students per year for this program. Source: CA BRN list of approved RN programs, retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
    • No national nursing program accreditation (ACEN, CCNE or CNEA) is reported for it to the BRN; BRN approval is what qualifies graduates for the NCLEX-RN. Source: CA BRN accreditation and attrition table, retrieved Oct 7, 2026.

    NCLEX pass rates

    In 2024–25, 86.9% of 358 first-time testers passed the NCLEX-RN, 3.3 points below the California average of 90.2%. Over five years, 88.8% of 968 testers passed.1

    Compare every program: California NCLEX pass rates by school.

    First-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, by reporting year

    Glendale Career College (ADN)California, all programs
    80%85%90%95%100%2020–212021–222022–232023–242024–2591.3%92.5%85.2%91.4%86.9%CaliforniaADN program
    80%85%90%95%100%’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–2591.3%92.5%85.2%91.4%86.9%
    Data source: CA BRN NCLEX-RN pass-rate tables; California average is a SEAPHE tester-weighted calculation.Download CSV
    Embed this chart

    Free to republish under CC BY 4.0: credit “SEAPHE Nursing Data, seaphe.org” with a link back. The iframe updates when our data does; the image is a fixed snapshot.

    Download PNGPreview embed

    Year (Jul–Jun)TestersPass rateCaliforniavs. state
    2020–2112791.3%89.2%+2.1
    2021–2210792.5%85.9%+6.6
    2022–2315585.2%85.7%-0.5
    2023–2422191.4%94.0%-2.6
    2024–2535886.9%90.2%-3.3

    Completion and attrition

    In 2023–24, the program reported 83% on-time completion and 16% attrition to the BRN.3

    Year (Aug–Jul)On-time completionAttrition
    2019–2073.8%13.1%
    2020–2159.0%17.0%
    2021–2265.0%31.0%
    2022–2375.0%21.0%
    2023–2483.0%16.0%

    Self-reported by the program to UCSF for the BRN Annual School Survey.

    Accreditation and program facts

    State approvalCalifornia BRN
    InstitutionABHES
    Nursing programNone reported
    DegreeADN
    StateCalifornia
    CityGlendale
    SectorPrivate
    AdmitsGeneric pre-licensure
    Phone(800) 639-3384
    WebsiteVisit

    State approval and program details from CA BRN, Approved Pre-Licensure RN Programs. Institutional and nursing program accreditation from CA BRN, Accreditation, Attrition and On Time Completion Rates. Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.

    What ACEN, CCNE and CNEA mean →

    Similar programs

    Open private ADN programs with 30+ first-time testers in 2024–25, by pass rate.

    ProgramTesters2024–255-year
    Xavier CollegeStockton30100.0%89.7%
    California Career CollegeCanoga Park5796.5%88.8%
    Pacific CollegeCosta Mesa4895.8%82.8%4-yr avg
    Sri Sai Krish InstituteOrange4195.1%95.1%1-yr avg
    American Career CollegeLos Angeles27294.8%94.2%
    Carrington College SacramentoSacramento7794.8%84.5%

    Sources

    1. California BRN, NCLEX-RN Pass Rates, First Time CA Educated Exam Testers, 2020–21 to 2024–25. Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
    2. California BRN, Approved Pre-Licensure RN Programs (cost, enrollment, sector). Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
    3. California BRN, Accreditation, Attrition and On Time Completion Rates. Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
    4. California BRN, 2024–25 Annual School Report: Data Summary, Table 3, p. 3.

    SEAPHE Editorial Team. Data updated Oct 7, 2026. Spot an error? See our corrections policy.

    How to cite this data

    Last updated . Please cite SEAPHE and the original public source.

    Suggested citation: SEAPHE. (2026). Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing at Glendale Career College (ADN): NCLEX-RN pass rates and program data [Data set]. Compiled from California Board of Registered Nursing public records. https://seaphe.org/schools/marsha-fuerst-school-of-nursing-at-glendale-career-college-adn/ (updated Oct 7, 2026).

    Original source: California BRN, NCLEX-RN Pass Rates: First Time CA Educated Exam Testers; California BRN, Approved Pre-Licensure RN Programs.

    Download CSVDownload JSON