ADN Programs in New Jersey

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 New Jersey here.

Updated: February 28, 2026
Passaic County Community College

Passaic County Community College

Paterson, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
97.4%
RN test takers per year
54
RN rank (2025)
#2
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Rowan College of South Jersey

Rowan College of South Jersey offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in New Jersey.

Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus

Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus

Vineland, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
92.7%
RN test takers per year
30
RN rank (2024)
#5
NCLEX-PN pass rate
92.5%
PN test takers (avg)
9
PN rank (2024)
#3
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus

Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus

Sewell, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
96.7%
RN test takers per year
57
RN rank (2024)
#2
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ
Public
4-year

Accreditations

CCNE ACME Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
97.0%
RN test takers per year
113
RN rank (2025)
#2
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Saint Peter's University

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ
Private
4-year

Accreditations

CCNE ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
96.7%
RN test takers per year
29
RN rank (2025)
#2
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Essex County College

Essex County College

Newark, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
95.6%
RN test takers per year
48
RN rank (2025)
#3
NCLEX-PN pass rate
89.8%
PN test takers (avg)
25
PN rank (2025)
#4
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Middlesex College

Middlesex College

Edison, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
96.0%
RN test takers per year
63
RN rank (2025)
#3
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Ocean County College

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
95.8%
RN test takers per year
120
RN rank (2025)
#3
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Brookdale Community College

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
92.4%
RN test takers per year
122
RN rank (2025)
#5
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Mercer County Community College

Mercer County Community College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in New Jersey.

Mercer County Community College

Mercer County Community College

West Windsor, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

LPN to ADN ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Mercer County Community College - James Kerney Campus

Mercer County Community College - James Kerney Campus

Trenton, NJ
Private
2-year

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
93.0%
RN test takers per year
88
RN rank (2024)
#5
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Bergen Community College

Bergen Community College

Paramus, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
91.1%
RN test takers per year
97
RN rank (2025)
#6
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Jersey College

Jersey College

Teterboro, NJ
Private
2-year

Accreditations

Council on Occupational Educat...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
90.3%
RN test takers per year
250
RN rank (2025)
#7
NCLEX-PN pass rate
91.6%
PN test takers (avg)
168
PN rank (2025)
#3
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Atlantic Cape Community College

Atlantic Cape Community College

Mays Landing, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
88.7%
RN test takers per year
105
RN rank (2025)
#8
NCLEX-PN pass rate
100.0%
PN test takers (avg)
11
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Best Care College

Best Care College

East Orange, NJ
Private
2-year

Accreditations

Accrediting Council for Indepe...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
88.6%
RN test takers per year
11
RN rank (2025)
#8
NCLEX-PN pass rate
95.7%
PN test takers (avg)
26
PN rank (2025)
#2
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Warren County Community College

Warren County Community College

Washington, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
87.9%
RN test takers per year
17
RN rank (2025)
#8
NCLEX-PN pass rate
48.0%
PN test takers (avg)
25
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Camden County College

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
86.9%
RN test takers per year
61
RN rank (2025)
#9
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Eastwick College

Eastwick College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in New Jersey.

Eastwick College-Hackensack

Eastwick College-Hackensack

Hackensack, NJ
Private
2-year

Accreditations

Accrediting Council for Indepe...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
84.6%
RN test takers per year
52
NCLEX-PN pass rate
94.8%
PN test takers (avg)
57
PN rank (2024)
#2
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Eastwick College-Ramsey

Eastwick College-Ramsey

Ramsey, NJ
Private
4-year

Accreditations

Accrediting Council for Indepe...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
86.4%
RN test takers per year
26
RN rank (2024)
#10
NCLEX-PN pass rate
91.8%
PN test takers (avg)
25
PN rank (2024)
#3
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Hudson County Community College

Hudson County Community College

Jersey City, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
86.0%
RN test takers per year
68
RN rank (2025)
#10
NCLEX-PN pass rate
55.1%
PN test takers (avg)
9
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Capital Health School of Nursing

Capital Health School of Nursing

Trenton, NJ
Private
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN

Programs Offered

LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
77.2%
RN test takers per year
14
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

County College of Morris

County College of Morris offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in New Jersey.

County College Of Morris

County College Of Morris

Dover, NJ
Public
2-year

Programs Offered

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
100.0%
RN test takers per year
79
County College of Morris

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Eastern International College-Jersey City

Eastern International College-Jersey City

Jersey City, NJ
Private
4-year

Accreditations

Accrediting Commission of Care...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
63.0%
RN test takers per year
38
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools

JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools

Plainfield, NJ
Private
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
84.9%
RN test takers per year
200
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Raritan Valley Community College

Raritan Valley Community College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in New Jersey.

Raritan Valley Community College

Raritan Valley Community College

Branchburg, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Raritan Valley Community College

Raritan Valley Community College

Somerville, NJ
Public
2-year

Programs Offered

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
98.0%
RN test takers per year
57
Rowan College at Burlington County

Rowan College at Burlington County

Mount Laurel, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
98.0%
RN test takers per year
116
Salem Community College

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
98.0%
RN test takers per year
45
NCLEX-PN pass rate
98.0%
PN test takers (avg)
43
Union County College

Union County College

Cranford, NJ
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

LPN to ADN ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.