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The table below reflects aggregate 2020 pass rates for the CPNRE® by recognized PN education program. Only programs with exam writers are represented. The reported percentage for each program, is presented as an aggregate. Aggregate data is used as class size varies within each program. For example, some of the programs reported below have less than 10 graduates. Generalizations from the data must be made with caution.

Recognized Practical Nursing Program CPNRE Success Rates

Program & Campus # of 1st time writers Success rate
Camosun College  27
 96%
Canadian Health Care Academy  89
 93%
CDI College - Richmond  49
 86%
CDI College - Surrey  88
 92%
College of New Caledonia  26
 96%
Discovery Community College - Campbell River  11  82%
Discovery Community College - Nanaimo
 25
 92%
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
 12
 100%
North Island College - Campbell River
 16
 100%
North Island College - Port Alberni
 <10
 100%
Northern Lights College - Dawson Creek
 12
 100%
Okanagan College - Kelowna  45
 98%
Okanagan College - Penticton  <10
 100%
Okanagan College - Vernon
 14
 100%
Sprott Shaw College - Abbotsford
 17
 88%
Sprott Shaw College - East Vancouver
 47
 89%
Sprott Shaw College - Kamloops
 32
 100%
Sprott Shaw College - Kelowna
 21
 100%
Sprott Shaw College - New Westminster
 28
 89%
Sprott Shaw College - Penticton
 12
 100%
Sprott Shaw College - Surrey
 34
 94%
Sprott Shaw College - Vancouver
 24
 96%
Sprott Shaw College - Victoria
 25
 100%
Stenberg College   58
 97%
Thompson Rivers University - Williams Lake
 13
 77%
 University of the Fraser Valley
 12
 100%
Vancouver Career College - Abbotsford
 19
 84%
Vancouver Career College - Burnaby
 49
 98%
Vancouver Community College  69
 99%
Vancouver Island University - Cowichan & Nanaimo   17
 100%
Provincial Success Rates 906 94%
National Success Rates 5450 90%​​​​​​​​

Note: Actual numbers are not published for schools with <10 exam candidates. ​