The Texas Board of Nursing is shutting down part of the Texas Southmost College nursing program because students continue to fail the state nursing exam.
The Texas Board of Nursing is shutting down part of the Texas Southmost College nursing program because students continue to fail the state nursing exam.
The associate degree nursing program will close at the end of the spring semester.
“Nursing programs are required to maintain a state nursing exam pass rate of 80 percent, and TSC has failed to meet the 80 percent standard since reopening as an independent community college in fall 2013,” TSC Interim President Mike Shannon said. “It’s unfortunate for our students and our community that we have reached this point.”
TSC says in 2013, the pass rate was 71.3 percent and at one point dropped to a low of 46.36 percent.
“During the closure, TSC will review, evaluate, and adjust admission criteria, curriculum, and testing in order to reorganize and enhance the ADN program for a future relaunch,” Shannon said.
This semester only six students are enrolled in the associate degree program.
The Texas Board of Nursing says TSC may be eligible to offer a new program next year. TSC hopes it will be in place for the fall 2018 semester.
The school says its Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) and is not affected by any of the changes to the ADN program.
