Registered Nurse Program Outcomes
JOB PLACEMENT SUCCESSFUL CERTIFICATION RETENTION
Job Placement
Expected level of acheivement: 90% of nursing graduates will be employed within one year of graduation.
| Academic Year | Employed in field within 6 months of Graduation | Total Number of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 | 98% | 51 |
| Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 | 98.2% | 55 |
| Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 | 100% | 48 |
Successful Certification: RN NCLEX Pass Rate
Southeast Tech RN NCLEX Pass Rates Compared to South Dakota and National Rates.
| Graduation Year | STC Annual Pass Rate | SD Annual Pass Rate | National Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 80% | 86.72% | 79.9% |
| 2021 | 85.42% | 86.8% | 82.48% |
| 2020 | 95.08% | 93% | 86.57% |
Southeast Tech NCLEX RN Pass Rates by Program Option
| Program Option | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face-to-face | - | - | 7/7 = 100% | 7/8 = 87.5% |
| Online | - | - | 34/39 = 87.2% | 32/33 = 96.97% |
| Huron | - | - | 7/7 = 100% | 6/6 = 100% |
| 12-month | Pending | 32/38 = 84.2% | - | - |
| 18-month | Pending | 12/15 = 80% | - | - |
*Pass rate was not determined by the South Dakota Board of Nursing until a student number of 21 graduates is reached or exceeded.
NCLEX RN Pass Rate by Completion Date
| Program Option | May 2022 | December 2021 | May 2021 | December 2020 | May 2020 | December 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face-to-face | - | - | - | N/A | 7/7 = 100% | N/A |
| Online | - | - | - | 34/39 = 87.2% | 19/22 = 86.3% | 15/15 = 100% |
| Huron | 4/4 = 100% | N/A | 4/5 = 80% | N/A | 7/7 = 100% | N/A |
| 12-month | 8/10 = 80% | 8/11 = 72.7% | 24/27 = 88.9% | - | - | |
| 18-month | 76.5% | 13/17 = 88.9% | 4/6 = 66.7% | - | - |
Retention
Completion Rates by Cohort and Program Option
*Based on on-time completion
**Based on 150% of expected completion time
| Program Option | *Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Start |
*Summer/Fall 2021 Start |
*Fall 2020/Spring 2021 Start | **Summer/Fall 2020 Start | **Fall 2019/Spring 2020 Start | **Summer/Fall 2019 Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation Date | 12/2022 | 7/2022 | 12/2021 | 7/2021 | 12/2020 | 07/2020 |
| Face-to-face | - | - | - | 3/7 = 42.8% | - | 6/6 = 100% |
| Huron | - | 4/5 = 80% | - | 3/3 = 100% | - | 6/10 = 60% |
| 12-month | 3/10 = 30% | 3/7 = 42.9% | 8/17 = 47% | 13/22 = 59% | 17/22 = 77.2% | 23/28 = 82% |
| 18-month | 10/14 = 71.42% | 16/33 = 48.5% | 3/8 = 62.5% | 16/16 = 100% | 6/8 = 75% | Not offered |
| TOTAL | 13/24 = 54.17% | 23/45 = 51.1% | 13/25 = 52% | 37/51 = 72.5% | 23/30 = 76.67% | 35/44 = 79.5% |
