ADN Programs in Massachusetts

Where possible, we include NCLEX pass rates data for each campus. The average pass rates are calculated using the last 3 years of data. The average scores are then used in our annual RN/PN rankings. You can read more about it here. You can also view this year's rankings for Massachusetts here.

Updated: March 12, 2026
Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA
Public
4-year

Accreditations

CCNE New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
90.2%
RN test takers per year
153
RN rank (2025)
#1
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
American International College

American International College

Springfield, MA
Private
4-year

Accreditations

CCNE New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
87.3%
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Bay State College

Bay State College

Boston, MA
Private
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
87.0%
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Berkshire Community College

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
88.2%
NCLEX-PN pass rate
97.2%
PN rank (2025)
#2
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Bristol Community College

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
90.2%
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Bunker Hill Community College

Bunker Hill Community College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Massachusetts.

Bunker Hill Community College

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, MA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
100.0%
Bunker Hill Community College

Bunker Hill Community College

Charlestown, MA
Public
2-year

Programs Offered

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Cape Cod Community College

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
88.7%
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
College of Our Lady of the Elms

College of Our Lady of the Elms

Chicopee, MA
Private
4-year

Accreditations

CCNE New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
92.3%
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Curry College

Curry College

Milton, MA
Private
4-year

Accreditations

CCNE New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
91.5%
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Endicott College

Endicott College

Beverly, MA
Private
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
98.5%
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Greenfield Community College

Greenfield Community College

Greenfield, MA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
97.5%
NCLEX-PN pass rate
82.0%
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Holyoke Community College

Holyoke Community College

Holyoke, MA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
95.3%
NCLEX-PN pass rate
95.5%
PN rank (2025)
#3
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Laboure College

Laboure College

Boston, MA
Private
4-year

Programs Offered

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Laboure College of Healthcare

Laboure College of Healthcare

Milton, MA
Private
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN CCNE New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
91.0%
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing

Accreditations

ACEN

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Massachusetts Bay Community College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Framingham, MA
Public
2-year

Programs Offered

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
89.0%
NCLEX-PN pass rate
100.0%
Massachusetts Bay Community College

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.

Massasoit Community College

Massasoit Community College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Massachusetts.

Massasoit Community College

Massasoit Community College

Brockton, MA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
95.2%
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Programs Offered

LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.

Middlesex Community College

Middlesex Community College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Massachusetts.

Middlesex Community College

Middlesex Community College

Bedford, MA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Middlesex Community College - Lowell

Middlesex Community College - Lowell

Lowell, MA
Private
2-year

Programs Offered

LPN to ADN ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
100.0%
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Mount Wachusett Community College

Mount Wachusett Community College

Gardner, MA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
94.0%
NCLEX-PN pass rate
97.0%
North Shore Community College

North Shore Community College

Danvers, MA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN Closed 2019

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
95.7%
NCLEX-PN pass rate
94.2%
PN rank (2025)
#4
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Northern Essex Community College

Northern Essex Community College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Massachusetts.

Northern Essex Community College

Northern Essex Community College

Haverhill, MA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Northern Essex Community College

Northern Essex Community College

Lawrence, MA
Public
2-year

Programs Offered

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
86.0%
NCLEX-PN pass rate
85.0%

Quincy College

Quincy College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Massachusetts.

Quincy College

Quincy College

Plymouth, MA
Public
4-year

Programs Offered

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Quincy College

Quincy College

Quincy, MA
Public
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
87.0%
NCLEX-PN pass rate
94.0%
PN rank (2024)
#4
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Quinsigamond Community College

Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, MA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
90.0%
NCLEX-PN pass rate
92.3%
PN rank (2025)
#5
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Community College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Massachusetts.

Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Community College

Boston, MA
Public
2-year

Programs Offered

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
100.0%
Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Crossing, MA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.

Accreditations

ACEN

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
98.0%
Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, MA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
93.0%
University of Massachusetts-Amherst

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA
Public
4-year

Accreditations

CCNE New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
93.0%
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Accreditations

CCNE New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
97.3%
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, MA
Public
4-year

Accreditations

CCNE New England Association of Sch... American Bar Association, Coun...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
University of Massachusetts-Lowell

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Lowell, MA
Public
4-year

Accreditations

CCNE New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
95.0%
Westfield State University

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA
Public
4-year

Accreditations

CCNE New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
98.7%
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Worcester State University

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA
Public
4-year

Accreditations

CCNE New England Association of Sch...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
96.0%