CPNRE Results

CPNRE Results: Alberta Practical Nurse Diploma Programs

The CLPNA determines the requirements for registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Alberta. One of these requirements is the successful completion of the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination (CPNRE).

The CLPNA publishes the statistics for the CPNRE for each of the approved practical nurse educational institutions in Alberta. This informs students, educational institutions, and other stakeholders of the institution’s passing rates as compared with the national average.

CPNRE Pass Rates

The following table shows the average CPNRE pass rate and the number of exam writers for each college over the last five years.

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Pass Rate Average 91% 90% 85% 94% 97%
NATIONAL WRITERS  6772 5459 7528 2370* 2426
Bow Valley College 91% 90% 92% 95% 97%
BVC Writers   490 229 480 447 573
Columbia College 81% 77% 74% 85% 93%
CC Writers   36 48 66 75 59
Keyano College 100% 93% 82% 100% 100%
KC Writers   13 14 17 13 13
Lethbridge Polytechnic 95% 93% 93% 99% 99%
LC Writers   92 85 92 74 94
Medicine Hat College 96% 100% 100% 91% 92%
MHC Writers   23 14 16 22 25
Northern Lakes College 91% 83% 85% 100% 97%
NLC Writers   76 41 87 72 66
NorQuest College 93% 89% 91% 96% 94%
NC Writers   375 300 424 435 507
Portage College 97% 86% 93% 100% 100%
PC Writers   33 22 42 24 32
Red Deer College 99% 98% 89% 94% 98%
RDC Writers   77 51 90 50 89

*Please note that in 2022, Ontario and British Columbia switched to an alternative registration exam, reducing the number of national writers for the CPNRE.

Pass Rates by Testing Window

The reports below show the pass rates for the CPNRE in Alberta by the educational institution for each of the quarterly testing periods.

These results are graphed to the provincial and national averages for those exams.

CPNRE 2023 Annual Report for Alberta
CPNRE 2022 Annual Report for Alberta
CPNRE 2021 Annual Report for Alberta
CPNRE 2020 Annual Report for Alberta
CPNRE 2019 Annual Report for Alberta