Southwest Texas Junior College ADN: cost, pass rate and local pay
An associate degree in nursing (ADN) in Del Rio, 2 calendar years (60 credit hours) after prerequisites. In 2025, 42 of its 49 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-RN.
The short version
- Its 2025 pass rate of 85.7% was 2.9 points below the Texas average. In 2024 it was 21.0 points below.
- It is the rural parts of Texas's only associate degree (ADN) program.
- It is the area's largest RN program, with 49 first-time test takers in 2025.
These findings are generated from the numbers on this page and change when the data does. How we write them
Is it a fit for you?
Based on the program's schedule, length and requirements.
- Good fit: You have finished, or can finish, the 6 prerequisite courses.
- Less of a fit: You need a bachelor's degree at graduation.
What it costs
Southwest Texas Junior College does not publish a total cost for this program (we checked on Nov 4, 2026). Southwest Texas Junior College lists an approximate program total of $9,459 that leaves out tuition, plus a separate tuition and fees figure with no period stated, so no full program cost can be shown. Ask the program directly for its cost sheet; contact details are on its page.
For comparison only, not this program's price: the 31 Texas public community college RN programs that publish a cost range from $4,440 to $18,297, with a median of $10,820. How we compare
The real cost of getting licensed
The program price is not the whole bill. Here is what stands between today and a license, with what we know and what we don't.
| Piece | Cost | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisites (6 courses, plus an entrance exam) | Data coming soon | Data coming soon |
| Southwest Texas Junior College ADN | Data coming soon | 2 calendar years (60 credit hours) after prerequisites |
| Living costs while in school | Not included | |
| Total before living costs | Not yet known | 2 calendar years (60 credit hours) after prerequisites + prerequisites |
We will add typical prerequisite costs at nearby colleges once collected. How we count cost
Will graduates pass the NCLEX-RN?
In 2025, 42 of Southwest Texas Junior College's 49 first-time test takers passed the NCLEX-RN. Its rate rose from 71.7% in 2024 to 85.7%. 1
Bars start at 65% so small differences are visible. National rates are on the methodology page. Earlier years: 2345
What nurses earn around Rural Texas
Payback time uses the middle wage. Here is the wider picture.
How it compares in the rural parts of Texas
The 2 programs in the area that lead to an RN license.
| Program | Cost | Pass rate | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Texas Junior College ADN (this program) | Not published | 85.7%42 of 49 | Can't calculate: cost |
| Sul Ross University BSN | Not published | 57.1%4 of 7 | Can't calculate: cost |
Similar programs
Picked by rule from programs with published data, never by payment.
Program facts
- Length
- 2 calendar years (60 credit hours) after prerequisites
- Schedule
- Classroom, simulation and clinical; offered at Del Rio, Eagle Pass and Uvalde
- Starts
- Fall
- Before you apply
- BIOL 2401, BIOL 2402, BIOL 2420, ENGL 1301, PSYC 2314 and PHIL 2306 with a C or better and a 2.5 GPA, plus an ATI TEAS adjusted individual total score of at least 70.
- Entrance exam
- ATI TEAS
- Credential
- Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), eligible for NCLEX-RN
- Board approval status
- Data coming soon
- Accreditation
- Data coming soon
- Sector
- Public community college
What changed
- Apr 20262025 pass rate added: 85.7% (42 of 49).
- Apr 20252024 pass rate added: 71.7% (33 of 46).
- Apr 20242023 pass rate added: 97.4% (38 of 39).
- Apr 20232022 pass rate added: 90.6% (29 of 32).
- Apr 20222021 pass rate added: 85.7% (36 of 42).
Sources and dates
- Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2025 NCLEX-RN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2026, item 3.2.13), April 2026.
- Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2024 NCLEX-RN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2025, item 3.2.12), April 2025.
- Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2023 NCLEX-RN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2024, item 3.2.15), April 2024.
- Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2022 NCLEX-RN Examination Pass Rates (Board Meeting, April 2023, item 3.2.5), April 2023.
- Texas Board of Nursing, Report of 2021 NCLEX-RN Examination Pass Rates (covers Oct. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2021) (Board Meeting, April 2022, item 3.2.6), April 2022.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2025.
Every number was checked against its source on Nov. 1, 2026. Spot an error? Report it. Program Outcomes is independent and not affiliated with any school or the Texas Board of Nursing. Our independence policy