Accreditation, Attrition, and On Time Completion Rates

Annually, the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) in collaboration with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, requests all California BRN approved Nursing Education Programs submit pre-licensure (Associate, Baccalaureate, and Entry Level Master’s degree) program information to UCSF using the specified Annual School survey data collection/calculation formulas for the reporting period (August 1-July 31) each year. Annual School Survey reports are posted on the BRN website. A list of BRN approved prelicensure nursing programs is found on our Pre-Licensure RN Programs page.

The table below reflects the accreditation, pre-licensure attrition and on time completion (retention rate) information each program provided directly to UCSF. The table has been updated on June 25, 2024 to reflect individual program revised attrition and on time completion data provided directly to UCSF.

Please contact the individual program directly for further information about the program and any possible changes/updates related to institutional and program accreditation status, attrition and on time completion (retention) rates.

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School School Accreditation Program Accreditation 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022
Attrition Rate On-time Completion Rate Attrition Rate On-time Completion Rate Attrition Rate On-time Completion Rate Attrition Rate On-time Completion Rate Attrition Rate On-time Completion Rate
Allan Hancock College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 0% 100% 5.00% 95.00% 0.0% 100.0% 9% 91% 6% 94%
American Career College ABHES None 5% 91% 8.00% 86.00% 10.3% 82.8% 4% 96% 0% 100%
American River College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 11% 81% 11.43% 81.43% 4.3% 68.5% 6% 86% 9% 74%
American University of Health Sciences WSCUC CCNE 19% 68% 15.87% 77.78% 19.4% 65.3% 16% 73% 29% 52%
Angeles College ABHES CCNE Not Applicable 4% 0%
Antelope Valley College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 15% 72% 1.41% 92.25% 2.3% 82.8% 0% 100% 18% 35%
Arizona College of Nursing ABHES CCNE Not Applicable
Azusa Pacific University BSN WSCUC CCNE 0% 97% 4.69% 94.92% 4.0% 60.4% 2% 97% 5% 92%
Azusa Pacific University ELM WSCUC CCNE 2% 97% 4.00% 95.43% 5.6% 92.7% 3% 97% 2% 96%
Bakersfield College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 9% 80% 6.40% 76.80% 9.4% 78.0% 9% 85% 9% 78%
Biola University WSCUC CCNE 2% 95% 2.50% 97.50% 3.4% 94.9% 2% 52% 8% 48%
Butte Community College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 0% 100% 0.94% 98.11% 1.7% 77.5% 2% 98% 1% 99%
Cabrillo Community College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 18% 81% 5.97% 94.03% 1.4% 90.3% 3% 94% 4% 96%
California Baptist University BSN WSCUC CCNE 3% 97% 3.16% 96.20% 3.8% 95.6% 2% 96% 3% 93%
California Baptist University ELM WSCUC CCNE 0% 97% 0.00% 100.00% 0.0% 100.0% 0% 100% 7% 88%
California Career College ABHES None Not Applicable 0.00% 100.00% 4.8% 81.0% 14% 84% 8% 83%
Career Care Institute of LA COE None Not Applicable 0.0% 100.0% 0% 100% 14% 86%
Carrington College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 0% 100% 2.38% 97.62% 0.0% 98.6% 0% 100% 0% 10%
Cerritos College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 20% 59% 11.83% 73.12% 9.9% 66.7% 15% 82% 18% 67%
Chabot College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 19% 67% 7.41% 92.59% 25.0% 75.0% 33% 62% 58% 43%
Chaffey College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 18% 71% 10.47% 80.23% 6.9% 78.2% 10% 52% 10% 89%
Chamberlain University - Irwindale HLC CCNE Not Applicable
Chamberlain University - Rancho Cordova HLC CCNE   23.73% 76.27% 14.4% 85.6% 6% 94% 5% 95%
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science WSCUC CCNE 17% 81% 10.34% 89.66% 6.8% 86.4% 0% 88% 3% 94%
Citrus College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 0% 93% 6.67% 90.00% 5.0% 45.0% 9% 91% 12% 85%
City College of San Francisco ACCJC/WASC-JC None 15% 82% 16.28% 83.72% 12.9% 86.0% 15% 83% 11% 87%
CNI College (Career Networks Institute) ADN ABHES CCNE 0% 50% 0.00% 100.00% 17.0% 83.0% 0% 100%    
CNI College (Career Networks Institute) BSN ABHES CCNE Not Applicable
College of Marin ACCJC/WASC-JC None 7% 93% 4.55% 95.45% 2.4% 97.6% 2% 98% 0% 100%
College of San Mateo ACCJC/WASC-JC None 3% 97% 8.47% 91.53% 6.0% 94.0% 0% 100% 15% 85%
College of the Canyons ACCJC/WASC-JC CNEA-NLN 8% 90% 5.36% 92.86% 7.0% 80.0% 4% 91% 6% 91%
College of the Desert ACCJC/WASC-JC None 25% 55% 19.23% 57.69% 14.9% 61.2% 5% 54% 16% 73%
College of the Redwoods ACCJC/WASC-JC None 7% 88% 2.33% 95.35% 1.9% 78.8% 7% 93% 18% 80%
College of the Sequoias ACCJC/WASC-JC None 4% 95% 1.19% 90.48% 5.8% 75.8% 4% 92% 3% 97%
College of the Siskiyous ACCJC/WASC-JC None 14% 86% 8.33% 90.00% 7.1% 92.9% Not Applicable
Compton College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 16% 76% 17.07% 80.49% 7.8% 66.2% 8% 84% 3% 76%
Concordia University Irvine WSCUC CCNE 14% 85% 5.61% 94.39% 11.1% 75.2% 5% 94% 11% 80%
Contra Costa College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 28% 72% 12.24% 87.76% 24.5% 63.3% 30% 70% 0% 100%
Copper Mountain College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 7% 93% 13.04% 86.96% 3.6% 71.4% 0% 100% 2% 98%
CSU Bakersfield WSCUC CCNE 7% 89% 3.45% 91.38% 7.3% 90.9% 3% 93% 8% 87%
CSU Channel Islands WSCUC CCNE 9% 83% 3.08% 90.77% 8.1% 85.5% 3% 90% 3% 92%
CSU Chico WSCUC CCNE 3% 93% 2.53% 96.20% 3.8% 94.9% 0% 100% 3% 98%
CSU East Bay WSCUC CCNE 8% 88% 9.68% 83.06% 12.0% 76.8% 8% 60% 2% 46%
CSU Fresno WSCUC CCNE 3% 94% 0.00% 100.00% 3.3% 94.2% 2% 98% 0% 100%
CSU Fullerton WSCUC CCNE 10% 86% 9.38% 81.25% 13.1% 78.6% 4% 95% 7% 86%
CSU Long Beach WSCUC CCNE 9% 85% Not Applicable 4.5% 88.5% 7% 83% 2% 94%
CSU Los Angeles WSCUC CCNE 1% 98% 0.00% 98.94% 1.1% 96.7% 0% 97% 3% 95%
CSU Northridge WSCUC CCNE 1% 99% 0.00% 100.00% 100.0% 0.0% 2% 64% 2% 64%
CSU Sacramento WSCUC CCNE 2% 97% 3.31% 96.03% 2.6% 95.5% 3% 93% 8% 88%
CSU San Bernardino WSCUC CCNE 0% 97% 7.14% 81.25% 8.0% 85.5% 7% 86% 5% 94%
CSU San Marcos WSCUC CCNE 0% 47% 0.96% 99.04% 2.7% 96.9% 5% 93% 9% 89%
CSU Stanislaus WSCUC CCNE 9% 91% 8.00% 91.00% 6.0% 94.0% 9% 88% 6% 93%
Cuesta College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 10% 90% 12.24% 87.76% 8.2% 87.8% 6% 94% 9% 91%
Cypress College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 12% 76% 13.93% 78.28% 20.4% 71.4% 14% 86% 7% 84%
De Anza College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 25% 68% 25.00% 65.00% 15.9% 60.3% 14% 82% 2% 54%
Dominican University of California WSCUC CCNE 0% 100% 0.00% 100.00% 5.9% 92.1% 0% 100% 0% 99%
East Los Angeles College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 0% 100% 0.00% 100.00% Not Available 16% 56% 15% 65%
El Camino College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 18% 76% 3.80% 96.20% 2.1% 81.9% 2% 88% 1% 95%
Evergreen Valley College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 25% 59% 21.59% 72.73% 19.5% 60.9% 16% 77% 16% 77%
Fresno City College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 8% 85% 5.19% 92.86% 9.1% 73.0% 9% 77% 0% 100%
Gavilan College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 9% 91% 9.52% 90.48% 18.2% 77.3% 10% 90% 0% 100%
Glendale Community College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 10% 86% 5.95% 86.90% 2.4% 81.2% 5% 93% 4% 93%
Golden West College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 6% 93% 6.82% 92.05% 6.7% 91.1% 0% 99% 33% 0%
Grossmont College ACCSC ACEN 18% 77% 9.21% 78.95% 9.6% 42.5% 16% 81% 5% 90%
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts - ADN ABHES None 5% 0% 2.25% 97.75% 2.5% 63.3% 7% 93% 12% 88%
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts - BSN ABHES None Not Applicable 8% 93%
Hartnell College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 2% 96% 4.55% 90.91% 2.3% 86.0% 5% 90% 0% 98%
Holy Names University WSCUC CCNE Not Applicable 23.1% 76.9% 20% 80% 7% 93%
Imperial Valley College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 2% 98% 17.74% 79.03% 17.8% 82.2% 0% 85% 0% 93%
L.A. City College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 20% 70% 17.24% 80.46% 12.5% 82.5% 4% 95% 7% 93%
L.A. County College of Nursing and Allied Health ACCJC/WASC-JC None 5% 57% 8.63% 79.14% 6.5% 73.8% 12% 88% 6% 74%
L.A. Harbor College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 42% 42% 35.80% 50.62% 32.6% 36.0% 24% 42% 12% 78%
L.A. Pierce College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 25% 72% 18.67% 80.00% 7.7% 84.6% 6% 44% 11% 89%
L.A. Southwest College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 19% 64% 18.33% 73.33% 10.4% 76.1% 0% 83% 25% 62%
L.A. Trade-Tech College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 21% 79% 15.22% 81.52% 16.0% 82.7% 4% 96% 13% 80%
L.A. Valley College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 15% 79% 8.86% 74.68% 11.3% 80.0% 13% 68% 23% 65%
Loma Linda University WSCUC CCNE 9% 89% 3.70% 88.27% 1.2% 90.5% 4% 87% 6% 85%
Long Beach City College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 15% 77% 18.00% 70.00% 11.3% 58.8% 9% 82% 19% 77%
Los Medanos College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 3% 97% 7.32% 92.68% 0.0% 80.9% 0% 100% Not Applicable
Madera College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 25% 75% 7.14% 78.57% 8.3% 91.7% 0% 100% 8% 92%
Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing ABHES None 6% 61% 13.27% 78.76% 13.1% 73.8% 17% 59% 31% 65%
Mendocino College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 10% 86% 18.52% 81.48% 11.5% 69.2% 8% 92% 8% 92%
Merced College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 7% 87% 8.06% 90.32% 15.4% 64.6% 16% 84% 17% 82%
Merritt College ACCSC None 45% 52% Not Available 27.3% 66.7% 39% 0% 13% 87%
Mira Costa College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 0% 98% 8.33% 91.67% 15.5% 57.1% 9% 79% 23% 75%
Mission College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 10% 0% 3.33% 96.67% 0.0% 100.0% 4% 96% 0% 90%
Modesto Junior College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 11% 88% 0.00% 99.07% 7.1% 75.9% 2% 96% 0% 50%
Monterey Peninsula College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 6% 94% 5.56% 94.44% 6.1% 87.9% 6% 91% 18% 82%
Moorpark College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 29% 68% 27.47% 70.33% 15.7% 79.8% 20% 75% 16% 81%
Mount San Antonio College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 10% 84% 25.00% 69.35% 16.0% 74.8% 17% 67% 10% 86%
Mount San Jacinto College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 16% 74% 2.13% 91.49% 5.6% 55.6% 3% 96% 16% 84%
Mount St. Mary's University ADN WSCUC ACEN 4% 84% 18.87% 81.13% 23.2% 76.8% 11% 81% 16% 65%
Mount St. Mary's University BSN WSCUC CCNE 14% 70% 12.05% 73.49% 29.7% 69.8% 25% 73% 7% 91%
Napa Valley College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 25% 73% Not Applicable 2.5% 85.0% 20% 80% 8% 93%
National University WSCUC CCNE 1% 96% 0.39% 99.23% 2.3% 97.7% 0% 100% 1% 96%
Ohlone College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 21% 79% 27.27% 68.18% 15.9% 75.0% 3% 48% 11% 84%
Pacific College WSCUC None Not Applicable 0% 100% 9% 87%
Pacific Union College WSCUC ACEN 16% 80% 10.28% 79.44% 9.6% 71.3% 6% 67% 1% 99%
Palomar College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 11% 79% 13.41% 73.17% 2.4% 39.3% 16% 0% 10% 84%
Pasadena City College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 24% 56% 7.29% 78.13% 4.7% 55.8% 1% 88% 6% 93%
Point Loma Nazarene University WSCUC CCNE 8% 89% 6.85% 83.56% 0.0% 94.7% 6% 86% 1% 99%
Porterville College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 12% 76% 11.11% 88.89% 0.0% 95.0% 5% 95% 0% 100%
Rio Hondo College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 23% 77% 4.60% 78.16% 3.5% 69.4% 16% 74% 20% 80%
Riverside City College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 9% 80% 13.43% 75.62% 4.9% 66.3% 1% 92% 13% 74%
Sacramento City College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 3% 97% 6.76% 91.89% 4.2% 84.5% 0% 100% 9% 90%
Saddleback College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 9% 88% 5.77% 94.23% 12.0% 88.0% 13% 83% 11% 78%
Samuel Merritt University BSN WSCUC CCNE 4% 82% 6.33% 91.56% 4.3% 92.3% 2% 97% 2% 97%
Samuel Merritt University ELM WSCUC CCNE 3% 97% Not Applicable 2.3% 86.0% 10% 83% 0% 100%
San Bernardino Valley College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 8% 87% 16.13% 0.00% 1.6% 34.7% 0% 84% 0% 100%
San Diego City College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 0% 100% 38.96% 58.44% 0.0% 100.0% 13% 87% Not Applicable
San Diego State University WSCUC CCNE 21% 74% 23.33% 71.33% 17.8% 77.1% 7% 87% 11% 89%
San Francisco State University BSN WSCUC CCNE 2% 98% 1.12% 96.63% 1.7% 98.3% 0% 100% 6% 94%
San Francisco State University ELM ACCJC/WASC-JC CCNE 9% 91% 7.32% 85.37% 50.0% 0.0% 0% 100% 5% 95%
San Joaquin Delta College WSCUC ACEN 7% 93% 0.00% 96.95% 0.0% 100.0% 1% 98% 0% 99%
San Joaquin Valley College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 18% 82% 8.70% 42.03% 8.3% 67.7% 11% 88% 4% 34%
Santa Ana College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 8% 73% 7.07% 80.81% 9.6% 70.2% 7% 84% 2% 73%
Santa Barbara City College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 4% 91% 11.86% 88.14% 9.1% 77.9% 4% 95% 0% 100%
Santa Monica College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 18% 65% 19.35% 61.29% 12.1% 87.9% 4% 93% 3% 83%
Santa Rosa Junior College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 6% 91% 7.69% 88.89% 7.4% 91.7% 10% 0% 3% 50%
Shasta College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 9% 91% 12.07% 86.21% 10.0% 83.3% 3% 95% 10% 88%
Sierra College WSCUC None 23% 78% 16.28% 83.72% 4.8% 90.5% 10% 88% 10% 86%
Simpson University ACCJC/WASC-JC CCNE 0% 80% 11.11% 77.78% 15.4% 82.1% 12% 76% 4% 89%
Smith Chason School of Nursing ACCSC None Not Applicable
Solano Community College WSCUC None 2% 98% 9.76% 80.49% 2.0% 98.0% 15% 85% 9% 83%
Sonoma State University ACCJC/WASC-JC CCNE (ACEN until 2018) 0% 100% 0.00% 100.00% 0.0% 100.0% 0% 100% 0% 100%
Southwestern College ACCSC ACEN 4% 96% 4.29% 0.00% 6.7% 78.7% 6% 94% 0% 100%
Sri Sai Krish Institute ABHES None Not Applicable
Stanbridge University WSCUC None 15% 78% 18.75% 81.25% 7.6% 90.2% 10% 87% Not Applicable
The Valley Foundation School of Nursing at San Jose State WSCUC CCNE 1% 99% 0.86% 96.55% 0.9% 92.0% 2% 94% 2% 95%
UMass Global (Brandman) ABHES CCNE Not Applicable 3% 80%
Unitek College WSCUC CCNE 4% 96% 0.85% 99.15% 14.5% 33.7% 4% 96% 3% 97%
University of California Davis WSCUC CCNE 0% 100% 0.00% 100.00% 2.1% 97.9% 0% 98% 4% 96%
University of California Irvine BSN WSCUC CCNE 2% 98% 8.20% 88.52% 8.0% 90.0% 9% 79% 4% 92%
University of California Irvine ELM WSCUC CCNE Not Applicable 0.00% 95.00% 5.3% 84.2% 0% 95% 3% 98%
University of California Los Angeles BSN WSCUC CCNE 4% 96% Not Available 10.4% 81.3% 2% 90% 7% 89%
University of California Los Angeles ELM WSCUC CCNE 3% 88% 2.86% 91.43% 4.3% 85.7% 1% 94% 1% 96%
University of California San Francisco WSCUC CCNE 2% 98% 0.00% 100.00% 0.0% 97.5% 0% 99% 0% 97%
University of Phoenix - Sacramento Valley Campus HLC CCNE 5% 92% 16.18% 75.00% 2.7% 0.0% 2% 69% 0% 100%
University of San Diego, Hahn School of Nursing WSCUC CCNE 1% 97% 3.51% 96.49% 0.0% 100.0% 2% 97% 12% 0%
University of San Francisco BSN WSCUC CCNE 24% 66% 19.27% 74.31% 13.7% 62.5% 18% 79% 6% 94%
University of San Francisco ELM WSCUC CCNE 0% 96% 3.45% 71.55% 5.0% 91.7% 3% 94% 1% 99%
University of the Pacific WSCUC CCNE Not Applicable
Vanguard University WSCUC CCNE Not Applicable 0.0% 100.0% 3% 97% 9% 88%
Ventura College ACCJC/WASC-JC ACEN 26% 65% 25.29% 67.82% 11.0% 69.0% 5% 90% 9% 84%
Victor Valley College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 17% 73% 13.22% 81.82% 12.0% 69.9% 4% 51% 83% 0%
Weimar University WSCUC ACEN 0% 100% 41.67% 58.33% 9.1% 81.8% 21% 68% 25% 67%
West Coast University WSCUC CCNE 16% 79% 16.35% 79.14% 11.0% 71.1% Not Available 15% 79%
West Hills College Lemoore ACCJC/WASC-JC None 0% 100% 4.17% 95.83% 2.4% 65.9% 10% 88% 5% 95%
Western Governors University NWCCU CCNE 0% 100% 20.51% 78.37% 9.2% 80.0% 0% 100% Not Applicable
Western University of Health Sciences WSCUC CCNE 0% 95% 0.00% 100.00% 0.0% 98.4% 0% 90% 1% 99%
Westmont College WSCUC CCNE Not Applicable
Xavier College ABHES None Not Applicable 0% 67% 9% 91%
Yuba College ACCJC/WASC-JC None 8% 92% 6.47% 50.00% 6.3% 82.8% 0% 100% 13% 84%

Table Definitions

  • School Accreditation: Accreditation of the institution by an agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education (as required by the BRN) to assure the public that the educational institution meets clearly defined objectives appropriate to education.
  • Program Accreditation: Voluntary and self-regulatory advanced accreditation of a nursing education program by a non-governmental association.
  • Attrition Rate: The total number of students who withdrew or were dismissed from the program and were scheduled to complete the program between August 1 and July 31, divided by the total number of students enrolled who were scheduled to complete during the same time period.
  • On Time Completion/Retention Rate: The total number of students who completed the program between August 1 and July 31 divided by the total number of students enrolled who were scheduled to complete during the same time period.
  • Not Applicable: The program did not have students completing in the given year between August 1 and July 31.
  • Not Available: The program did not provide data on the Annual School Survey to accurately calculate student retention and attrition rate in the given year between August 1 and July 31.

Program Accreditation Legend

  • ACEN - Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
  • CCNE - Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
  • CNEA-NLN - Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation-National League for Nursing

School Accreditation Legend

  • ABHES - Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  • ACCJC/WASC-JC - Accrediting Commission for Community & Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools & Colleges
  • ACCSC - Accrediting Commission of Career Schools & Colleges
  • ACCSCT - Accrediting Commission of Career Schools & Colleges of Technology
  • ACICS - Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges & Schools
  • CHEA - Council for Higher Education Accreditation
  • COE - Council on Occupational Education
  • HLC - Higher Learning Commission
  • NWCCU - Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities
  • WSCUC - WASC-Senior College & University Commission