{"id":7081,"date":"2015-12-17T00:54:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T00:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=7081"},"modified":"2022-12-21T14:26:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T07:26:25","slug":"top-8-ph-nursing-schools-by-board-exam-passing-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/top-8-ph-nursing-schools-by-board-exam-passing-rates","title":{"rendered":"Top 8 PH Nursing Schools by Board Exam Passing Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those who aspire to work in the healthcare industry as professional nurses, passing the board exam\u00a0is a mandatory requirement. Going to nursing school is the best way to do so, and the Philippines has\u00a0produced many top-notch nursing graduates who hail from various schools and universities across the\u00a0country.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these newly minted healthcare professionals come from well-known universities such as UST\u00a0and FEU, which have been well-established reputations in the medical field. Others nurses who have\u00a0gone on to nab lucrative nursing jobs both here and abroad are from lesser known ones that have\u00a0nonetheless proven their mettle with their excellent track records when it comes to their board exam\u00a0passers.<\/p>\n<p>Here are ten of the best-performing nursing schools in the Philippines today:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/top-8-ph-nursing-schools-by-board-exam-passing-rates\/#1_Cebu_Normal_University\" title=\"1. Cebu Normal University\">1. Cebu Normal University<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/top-8-ph-nursing-schools-by-board-exam-passing-rates\/#2_West_Visayas_State_University\" title=\"2. West Visayas State University\">2. West Visayas State University<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/top-8-ph-nursing-schools-by-board-exam-passing-rates\/#3_University_of_Santo_Tomas\" title=\"3. University of Santo Tomas\">3. University of Santo Tomas<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/top-8-ph-nursing-schools-by-board-exam-passing-rates\/#4_Silliman_University\" title=\"4. Silliman University\">4. Silliman University<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/top-8-ph-nursing-schools-by-board-exam-passing-rates\/#5_Chinese_General_Hospital_Colleges\" title=\"5. Chinese General Hospital Colleges\">5. Chinese General Hospital Colleges<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/top-8-ph-nursing-schools-by-board-exam-passing-rates\/#6_De_La_Salle_Health_Services_Institute\" title=\"6. De La Salle Health Services Institute\">6. De La Salle Health Services Institute<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/top-8-ph-nursing-schools-by-board-exam-passing-rates\/#7_Far_Eastern_University_Nicanor_Reyes_Medical_Foundation\" title=\"7. Far Eastern University Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation\">7. Far Eastern University Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/top-8-ph-nursing-schools-by-board-exam-passing-rates\/#8_Pamantasan_ng_Lungsod_ng_Maynila\" title=\"8. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila\">8. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/top-8-ph-nursing-schools-by-board-exam-passing-rates\/#Like_what_you_read_Follow_Kalibrr_on_Facebook_Twitter_and_Instagram_for_more_career-related_posts\" title=\"Like what you read? \u00a0Follow Kalibrr on\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0Twitter, and\u00a0Instagram\u00a0for more career-related posts!\">Like what you read? \u00a0Follow Kalibrr on\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0Twitter, and\u00a0Instagram\u00a0for more career-related posts!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Cebu_Normal_University\"><\/span>1. Cebu Normal University<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7082\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cebu-Normal-University-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Cebu-Normal-University\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cebu-Normal-University-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cebu-Normal-University-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cebu-Normal-University.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Graduates of this government sponsored university consistently top the Philippine nurse\u2019s licensure\u00a0exam, with a 100% passing rate for five years running. Professors are said to be very strict but flexible,\u00a0which many alumni say is one of the reasons why they perform well in their chosen profession. The\u00a0school also has some of the most modern medical facilities in the country, where their Virtual Laboratory\u00a0has two fully automatic mannequins, a newly refurbished Nursing Arts Laboratory, and simulators of\u00a0operating rooms, delivery rooms, ICU, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_West_Visayas_State_University\"><\/span>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wvsu.edu.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Visayas State University<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7084\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/west-visayas-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"west-visayas\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/west-visayas-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/west-visayas-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/west-visayas.jpeg 799w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This state university has a 100% passing rate for first-time takers since 2013. Established in 1902, the\u00a0West Visayas State University is a pioneer teacher training institution in the region and is named as a\u00a0Center of Excellence by the late Senator Blas Ople and a Centre of Excellence for Teacher Education by\u00a0CHED in 1995. Tuition fees are affordable at about 8,000 per semester and no more than 16,000 per\u00a0year, but entrance exams are competitive, so having the means to pay for the tuition does not guarantee\u00a0acceptance to their nursing program.<\/p>\n<p>The school only hires those with at least a master\u2019s degree in their area of specialty, and nursing students\u00a0have access to a level 4 tertiary teaching and training hospital at the West Visayas State University\u00a0Medical Center (WVSU-MC), which also has accredited residency training programs in Surgery, OB-Gyne, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Radiology and Anesthesiology.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_University_of_Santo_Tomas\"><\/span>3. University of Santo Tomas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7086\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/santo-tomas-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"santo-tomas\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/santo-tomas-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/santo-tomas.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Through the years, UST has consistently produced top-notch graduates in the medical profession, with a\u00a099% passing rate in the past few years. Established in 1611, the only Pontifical Catholic university in Asia\u00a0is even older than Harvard University in the US! It offers both undergraduate and master\u2019s degree in\u00a0Nursing, but because it is a private university, tuition fees can be quite steep: Php80,000 &#8211; Php120,000\u00a0per year for the 4-year BSN Program, and about Php33,000 &#8211; Php57,000 per year for a 2-year MA\u00a0Nursing program.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Silliman_University\"><\/span>4. <a href=\"http:\/\/su.edu.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silliman University<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Silliman-University-Dumaguete-City-04.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7088\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Silliman-University-Dumaguete-City-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Silliman-University-Dumaguete-City\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Silliman-University-Dumaguete-City-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Silliman-University-Dumaguete-City-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Silliman-University-Dumaguete-City.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Silliman University College of Nursing (SUCN) in Dumaguete City was established in 1947 by an\u00a0American Missionary, Mrs. Paul Smith (nee Mary Marquez).It\u2019s an excellent training ground for future\u00a0nurses, with a 100% board exam passing rate in 2015. Students here can apply the theories they learn in\u00a0the classroom in several medical centers: the Silliman University Medical Centre and the Negros Oriental\u00a0Provincial Hospital, and practice rural health nursing at the Dumaguete City Health Department. The\u00a0SUCN is affiliated with international medical institutions such as John Hopkins Internal Education, and the\u00a0recipient of numerous local awards, including recognition as a Centre of Excellence in Nursing (COENE)\u00a0by the Professional Regulation Commission.<\/p>\n<p>The tuition for their Bachelor of Nursing Program costs about Php81,000 annually while their 2-year\u00a0Masters Program costs Php 8,700 per semester. Their masters program allows nurses to acquire\u00a0expertise in very specific areas because they have 6 majors to choose from, including Administration,\u00a0Family Nursing Practice, Community Health Nursing.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Chinese_General_Hospital_Colleges\"><\/span>5. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cghc.edu.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese General Hospital Colleges<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7090\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/general-hospitals-college-300x224.jpeg\" alt=\"general-hospitals-college\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/general-hospitals-college-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/general-hospitals-college.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 2015 nursing graduates of Chinese General Hospital Colleges had a 100% passing rate for its first-time takers, proving time and again that it is a premier medical training ground for those who want to join\u00a0the nursing profession. It\u2019s been around since 1921, where it was established by nurses who hailed from\u00a0Hong Kong and Canton, China. A 4-year BS Nursing is about Php53,000 per year.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_De_La_Salle_Health_Services_Institute\"><\/span>6.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dlshsi.edu.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> De La Salle Health Services Institute<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The De La Salle Health Services Institute campus is located in Dasmarinas City, Cavite. Since 2013, the\u00a0school has produced a total of 229 Nursing Licensure Exam (NLE) passers, averaging a 96% passing\u00a0rate for the past few years. Tuition costs about Php130,000 per year for the BS Nursing course, and they\u00a0also offer MA in Nursing where you can choose to major in either Maternal and Child Nursing or Medical\u00a0Surgical Nursing. Tuition for the 3 year MA is at Php36,000 per year.<\/p>\n<p>The school is affiliated with the De La Salle University Medical Center, the first Philippine hospital with an\u00a0ISO 9001 Certification by the TUV-Rheinland. The BS Nursing program uses state of the art equipment\u00a0that mimic real life scenarios, so students have the opportunity for hands-on learning in DLSHSI.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Far_Eastern_University_Nicanor_Reyes_Medical_Foundation\"><\/span>7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.feu-nrmf.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Far Eastern University Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7092\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/nicanor-reyes-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"nicanor-reyes\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/nicanor-reyes-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/nicanor-reyes-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/nicanor-reyes.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>FEU has a good reputation for producing top-notch students in the medical field. Many of its medical\u00a0school graduates go on to become established doctors and professionals both here and abroad. Its\u00a0nursing program is no exception. Like most private schools, though, tuition fees might be a bit steep at\u00a0about Php100,000 per year for a 4-year Nursing course. But this is because FEU has a long history of\u00a0medical school excellence in the country, having produced doctors and other medical professionals since\u00a01952. While the school has had numerous doctors in its roster of graduates, the FEU-NRMF School of\u00a0Nursing is a fairly new addition, having been established in 2003.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Pamantasan_ng_Lungsod_ng_Maynila\"><\/span>8. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plm.edu.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7094\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pamantasan-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"pamantasan\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pamantasan-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pamantasan.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This state-run university is one of the country\u2019s premier pillars of learning, and its affiliation with different\u00a0hospitals such as the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is said to be one of the benefits of studying here\u00a0because nursing students are given early exposure to what it&#8217;s really like to be in the nursing profession.\u00a0It has a 97% NLE passing rate for its nursing school graduates since 2013, making it one of the best\u00a0training grounds for aspiring nurses. Tuition fees are affordable, ranging from Php600 to Php16,000 per\u00a0year for the undergraduate nursing program, and a 2-year MA Nursing course that costs about\u00a0Php20,500 to Php34,000 per year.<\/p>\n<p>As a final note, remember that while these schools have earned the reputation of producing top-notch\u00a0nursing graduates who go on to land rewarding jobs in the medical field, it\u2019s not the school per se that\u00a0determines whether or not you\u2019ll pass the NLE, but your own hard work and determination to do so. Get\u00a0ready to endure long days and nights burning the midnight oil to study for endless exams, surprise\u00a0quizzes, and \u201cterror\u201d professors who want nothing more than to see their students pass become\u00a0successful nurses in the future.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Like_what_you_read_Follow_Kalibrr_on_Facebook_Twitter_and_Instagram_for_more_career-related_posts\"><\/span><em>Like what you read? \u00a0Follow Kalibrr on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Kalibrr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kalibrr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/kalibrr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0for more career-related posts!<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those who aspire to work in the healthcare industry as professional nurses, passing the board exam\u00a0is a mandatory requirement. Going to nursing school is the best way to do so, and the Philippines has\u00a0produced many top-notch nursing graduates who hail from various schools and universities across the\u00a0country. 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