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Riverside City CollegeAssociate degree (ADN): NCLEX pass rates & data

Riverside, CA · Public · BRN-approved · ACEN-accredited

  • NCLEX pass rate, 2024–2596.6% (+6.4 vs. state · 175 testers)
  • Five-year pass rate96.7% of 847
  • Rank among open ADN programs, 2024–2521 of 80 (30+ testers)
  • Listed cost, before aid$9,648-$10,150
  • Approved new students per year260
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NCLEX pass rate
96.6%2024–25
Blue: this program · dashed: California
’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–25100%80%
First-time testers
1752024–25
Graduates sitting the NCLEX for the first time
178’20–21177’21–22150’22–23167’23–24175’24–25
On-time completion
74%2023–24
Self-reported to the BRN
’19–20’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24100%60%
Attrition
7%2023–24
Share of students who left the program
4.9%’19–201%’20–2113%’21–223%’22–237%’23–24

Key facts

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NCLEX pass rates

In 2024–25, 96.6% of 175 first-time testers passed the NCLEX-RN, 6.4 points above the California average of 90.2%. Over five years, 96.7% of 847 testers passed.1

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

Riverside City College (ADN)California, all programs
80%85%90%95%100%2020–212021–222022–232023–242024–2596.6%96.0%95.3%98.8%96.6%Riverside City CollegeCalifornia
80%85%90%95%100%’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–2596.6%96.0%95.3%98.8%96.6%
Data source: CA BRN NCLEX-RN pass-rate tables; California average is a SEAPHE tester-weighted calculation.Download CSV
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Year (Jul–Jun)TestersPass rateCaliforniavs. state
2020–2117896.6%89.2%+7.4
2021–2217796.0%85.9%+10.1
2022–2315095.3%85.7%+9.6
2023–2416798.8%94.0%+4.8
2024–2517596.6%90.2%+6.4

Completion and attrition

In 2023–24, the program reported 74% on-time completion and 7% attrition to the BRN.3

Year (Aug–Jul)On-time completionAttrition
2019–2066.3%4.9%
2020–2192.0%1.0%
2021–2274.0%13.0%
2022–2380.0%3.0%
2023–2474.0%7.0%

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

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 260 new students a year.2 Ask the school for last cycle’s qualified applicants and seats.

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Admissions requirements

Here is what Riverside City 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 examTEASSourceChecked Oct 9, 2026
Minimum overall score62%SourceChecked Oct 9, 2026
Section minimumsNot published by the schoolSourceChecked Oct 9, 2026
Minimum GPA, overall2.0 (RCC and all college work)SourceChecked Oct 9, 2026
Minimum GPA, prerequisites or science2.5 in BIO 50A/50B/55SourceChecked Oct 9, 2026
Selection methodPoints and lottery (hybrid)Multi-criteria rank order + random selectionSourceChecked Oct 9, 2026
Application opensFirst business day of June (Spring) / October (Fall)SourceChecked Oct 9, 2026
Application closesFirst business day of July / NovemberSourceChecked Oct 9, 2026
Published applicant and admit counts44-100 traditional candidates accepted each Spring and FallSourceChecked Oct 9, 2026

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.

Prerequisite courses

CourseRequirementsSource
BIO 50A AnatomyAnatomy
Units
4 semester
Lab
Not published by the school
Minimum grade
Science GPA 2.5 minimum (may repeat only one course, one time)
Recency limit
None stated
When to complete
Completed or in progress at time of application
SourceChecked Oct 9, 2026
BIO 50B PhysiologyPhysiology
Units
4 semester
Lab
Not published by the school
Minimum grade
Science GPA 2.5 minimum (may repeat only one course, one time)
Recency limit
None stated
When to complete
Completed or in progress at time of application
SourceChecked Oct 9, 2026
BIO 55 MicrobiologyMicrobiology
Units
4 semester
Lab
Not published by the school
Minimum grade
Science GPA 2.5 minimum (may repeat only one course, one time)
Recency limit
None stated
When to complete
Completed or in progress at time of application
SourceChecked Oct 9, 2026
PSYC 9 Developmental Psychology (Birth to Death)Psychology
Units
3 semester
Lab
No
Minimum grade
C or better
Recency limit
None stated
When to complete
Completed or in progress at time of application
SourceChecked Oct 9, 2026
ENGL C1000/C1000HEnglish
Units
Not published by the school (per course (7 units incl. Comm))
Lab
No
Minimum grade
C or better (GE)
Recency limit
None stated
When to complete
GE for degree (not required for admission)
SourceChecked Oct 9, 2026
COMM C1000/C1000H or COMM 9/9HCommunication
Units
Not published by the school
Lab
No
Minimum grade
C or better (GE)
Recency limit
None stated
When to complete
GE for degree (not required for admission)
SourceChecked Oct 9, 2026
STAT C1000/C1000H or PSYC/SOC 48Statistics
Units
4 semester
Lab
No
Minimum grade
C or better (GE)
Recency limit
None stated
When to complete
GE for degree (not required for admission); required even for bachelor's holders
SourceChecked Oct 9, 2026
SOC 1/1H or ANT 2/2HSociology
Units
3 semester
Lab
No
Minimum grade
C or better (GE)
Recency limit
None stated
When to complete
GE for degree (not required for admission)
SourceChecked Oct 9, 2026

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.

Cost

The BRN lists a cost of $9,648-$10,150 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.

Accreditation and program facts

State approvalCalifornia BRN
InstitutionACCJC/WASC-JC
Nursing programACEN
DegreeADN
StateCalifornia
CityRiverside
SectorPublic
AdmitsGeneric pre-licensure
Phone(951) 222-8407
WebsiteVisit
SourceBRN program list

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Similar programs

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

ProgramTesters2024–255-year
Ventura CollegeVentura77100.0%97.0%
Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier65100.0%97.5%
Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica65100.0%94.2%
LA Harbor CollegeWilmington59100.0%96.9%
Moorpark CollegeMoorpark52100.0%99.1%
Mira Costa CollegeOceanside46100.0%96.1%

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 · Reviewed by a practicing registered nurse (RN, BSN). 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). Riverside City College (ADN): NCLEX-RN pass rates and program data [Data set]. Compiled from California Board of Registered Nursing public records. https://seaphe.org/schools/riverside-city-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.

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