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All Nicolet Nursing 2016 Graduates Pass National Licensing

Nicolet Area Technical College

Nicolet College’s most recent Nursing graduates posted a 100 percent pass rate on their first attempt at the national licensing exam to become registered nurses. That means all of the nursing students trained at Nicolet College will be able to work right away without having to take the exam again.

Dean of Health Occupations Lenore Blemke says the 100 percent pass rate is special...

".....we have not had that for a couple of years and we are absolutely thrilled. We're so proud of our students and happy for them that they can finish their education here and go out and work and continue to go on to school if they want. But 100 percent is pretty darn good..."

Blemke says many of the graduates stay in this region...

"....most students have family in the area. They've decided to live here for multiple reasons. We do have a lot to offer up here with the clinics, multiple hospitals. There's just a lot of opportunity for them...."

The 13 Nursing students who graduated from Nicolet last spring are residents of several area communities including Three Lakes, Arbor Vitae, Pelican Lake, Wabeno, Crandon, Rhinelander, Woodruff, Tomahawk, and Wausau. T

he national average pass rate is currently 85 to 86 percent for any given graduating class. She noted Nicolet Nursing graduates historically perform above the national average, typically with 90 percent or more passing on their first attempt.

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