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The table below reflects aggregate 2021 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
 22
 100%
Canadian Health Care Academy  <10
 100%
CDI College - Richmond
 65
 86%
CDI College - Surrey  31
 97%
CHCA/VCC
 <10
 89%
Coast Mountain College - Terrace
 <10
 100%
College of the Rockies - Cranbrook
 45
 93%
College of New Caledonia
 24
 88%
Discovery Community College - Campbell River
 12
 92%
Discovery Community College - Nanaimo
 31
 90%
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
 <10
 100%
North Island College - Campbell River
 <10
 100%
North Island College - Port Alberni
 <10
 100%
Northern Lights College - Dawson Creek
 <10
 88%
Okanagan College - Kelowna  44
 100%
Okanagan College - Salmon Arm
 <10
 100%
Sprott Shaw College - Abbotsford
 32
94%
Sprott Shaw - Chilliwack
 <10
 100%
Sprott Shaw College - East Vancouver
 44
 93%
Sprott Shaw College - Kamloops
 25
 100%
Sprott Shaw College - Kelowna
 28
 100%
Sprott Shaw College - New Westminster
 34
 94%
Sprott Shaw College - Penticton
 16
94%
Sprott Shaw College - Surrey
 44
 91%
Sprott Shaw College - Vancouver
 27
 93%
Sprott Shaw College - Victoria
 20
 95%
Stenberg College   82
 94%
 University of the Fraser Valley
 15
 100%
Vancouver Career College - Abbotsford
 40
 98%
Vancouver Career College - Burnaby
 40
 90%
Vancouver Community College  103
 97%
Vancouver Island University - Duncan  <10
 100%
Vancouver Island University - Cowichan & Nanaimo   47
 100%
Provincial Success Rates 924 95%
National Success Rates 7528 85%​​​​​​​​

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