About Us
Accreditation
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
The baccalaureate nursing program at Averett University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
Virginia Board of Nursing (VBON)
The Virginia Board of Nursing has granted full program approval for the traditional Baccalaureate Degree Registered Nurse Program located in Danville, VA.
The Virginia Board of Nursing has granted full approval for the Accelerated Baccalaureate Degree Registered Nurse Program located in Norfolk, Virginia.
Upon successful completion of the BSN program or the ABSN program, the graduate may submit an application for licensure to the board of nursing where they wish to be licensed/registered. For further information, please review the State Licensure Requirements section below.
The State of Virginia professional nursing license (RN/Registered Nurse) is granted through the Board of Nursing at the following location:
Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health Professions, Board of Nursing
Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, Virginia, 23233-1463
(804) 367-4515
Website: www.dhp.virginia.gov
NCLEX-RN Pass Rates
BSN
| Year | Pass Rate |
| 2015 | 75% |
| 2016 | No graduates |
| 2017 | 86.67% |
| 2018 | 100% |
| 2019 | 100% |
| 2020 | 77.7% |
| 2021 | 81.25% |
| 2022 | 75% |
ABSN
| Year | Pass Rate |
| SU 22 | 100% |
Memberships
The School of Nursing memberships include:
- National League for Nursing (NLN)
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
- Virginia Association of Colleges of Nursing (VCN)
- Virginia State Simulation Alliance, Inc. (VASSA)
State Licensure Requirements
The curriculum for the ABSN and BSN programs meet licensure requirements for the following states/US provinces:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Virgin Islands
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
The ABSN and BSN programs do not meet licensure requirements in the following states:
- California: BSN graduates must successfully complete an approved course (in California) prior to taking the NCLEX-RN
- Colorado
- New York
No determination has been made whether the curriculum for the ABSN or BSN programs meet licensure requirements in the following states/US provinces:
- American Samoa
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Vermont
If you would like to request that a determination about licensure requirements be made regarding one of the above states, please contact [email protected]
