ADN Programs in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania here.

Updated: February 23, 2026

Luzerne County Community College

Luzerne County Community College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Pennsylvania.

Luzerne County Community College

Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, PA
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
101
RN rank (2024)
#3
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Pennsylvania College of Technology

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, PA
Public
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
96.6%
RN test takers per year
52
RN rank (2025)
#3
NCLEX-PN pass rate
83.0%
PN test takers (avg)
6
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Mount Aloysius College

Mount Aloysius College

Cresson, PA
Private
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
95.7%
RN test takers per year
56
RN rank (2025)
#4
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Bucks County Community College

Bucks County Community College

Newtown, PA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
95.4%
RN test takers per year
63
RN rank (2025)
#5
NCLEX-PN pass rate
56.4%
PN test takers (avg)
23
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Community College of Allegheny County

Community College of Allegheny County offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Pennsylvania.

Community College of Allegheny County

Community College of Allegheny County

Pittsburgh, PA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
95.0%
RN test takers per year
298
RN rank (2024)
#5
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.

Montgomery County Community College

Montgomery County Community College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Pennsylvania.

Montgomery County Community College

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, PA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
94.5%
RN test takers per year
116
RN rank (2024)
#5
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Programs Offered

LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Northampton County Area Community College

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
94.5%
RN test takers per year
82
RN rank (2025)
#5
NCLEX-PN pass rate
93.6%
PN test takers (avg)
25
PN rank (2025)
#5
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

Lancaster, PA
Private
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN CCNE Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
95.0%
RN test takers per year
139
RN rank (2025)
#5
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Harcum College

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, PA
Private
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
93.3%
RN test takers per year
14
RN rank (2025)
#7
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Reading Area Community College

Reading Area Community College

Reading, PA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
92.8%
RN test takers per year
35
RN rank (2025)
#7
NCLEX-PN pass rate
100.0%
PN test takers (avg)
7
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Thomas Jefferson University

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA
Private
4-year

Accreditations

CCNE COA Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
92.3%
RN test takers per year
337
RN rank (2025)
#7
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg, PA
Public
4-year

Accreditations

CCNE COA Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
92.0%
RN test takers per year
95
RN rank (2025)
#8
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Community College of Beaver County

Community College of Beaver County

Monaca, PA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
91.8%
RN test takers per year
66
RN rank (2025)
#8
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Butler County Community College

Butler County Community College

Butler, PA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
90.7%
RN test takers per year
73
RN rank (2025)
#9
NCLEX-PN pass rate
94.3%
PN test takers (avg)
7
PN rank (2025)
#4
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg Area Community College offers ADN programs at 3 campuses in Pennsylvania.

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, PA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
91.0%
RN test takers per year
437
RN rank (2024)
#9
NCLEX-PN pass rate
95.3%
PN test takers (avg)
97
PN rank (2024)
#4
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Programs Offered

LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Community College of Philadelphia

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
89.0%
RN test takers per year
97
RN rank (2025)
#10
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion, PA
Public
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
89.9%
RN test takers per year
55
RN rank (2025)
#10
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
87.1%
RN test takers per year
40
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Delaware County Community College

Delaware County Community College

Media, PA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
84.6%
RN test takers per year
146
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital School of Nursing

Accreditations

ACEN

Programs Offered

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA
Private
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
87.7%
RN test takers per year
242
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Accreditations

ACEN

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-PN pass rate
87.9%
PN test takers (avg)
15
PN rank (2025)
#9
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Jersey College

Jersey College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Pennsylvania.

Jersey College - Jenkintown

Jersey College - Jenkintown

Jenkintown, PA
Private
2-year

Programs Offered

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Jersey College - York

Jersey College - York

York, PA
Private
2-year

Programs Offered

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
La Roche University

La Roche University

Pittsburgh, PA
Private
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN COA Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
94.0%
RN test takers per year
93
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Lackawanna College

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA
Private
4-year

Accreditations

Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
96.0%
RN test takers per year
23
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Lehigh Carbon Community College

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
85.8%
RN test takers per year
137
NCLEX-PN pass rate
89.6%
PN test takers (avg)
28
PN rank (2025)
#8
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Lock Haven University

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA
Public
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
88.3%
RN test takers per year
58
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Mercyhurst University

Mercyhurst University offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Pennsylvania.

Mercyhurst University

Mercyhurst University

Erie, PA
Private
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
79.4%
RN test takers per year
55
NCLEX-PN pass rate
87.0%
PN test takers (avg)
11
PN rank (2024)
#10
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Mercyhurst University-North East Campus

Mercyhurst University-North East Campus

North East, PA
Private
2-year

Programs Offered

LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-PN pass rate
80.0%
PN test takers (avg)
10

Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University offers ADN programs at 5 campuses in Pennsylvania.

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Pittsburgh Technical College

Pittsburgh Technical College

Oakdale, PA
Private
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
78.8%
RN test takers per year
42
NCLEX-PN pass rate
88.2%
PN test takers (avg)
32
PN rank (2025)
#9
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
The Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PA
Public
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN CCNE Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
96.0%
RN test takers per year
362
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford

University of Pittsburgh-Bradford

Bradford, PA
Public
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
88.5%
RN test takers per year
22
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville

University of Pittsburgh-Titusville

Titusville, PA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Westmoreland County Community College

Westmoreland County Community College

Youngwood, PA
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN Middle States Commission on Hi...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
85.7%
RN test takers per year
101
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend