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.

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
NATIONAL PASS RATE AVERAGE 90% 85% 94% 97% 93%
NATIONAL WRITERS 5459 7528 2370* 2426 2740
Bow Valley College 90% 92% 95% 97% 93%
BVC Writers 229 480 447 573 462
Columbia College 77% 74% 85% 93% 80%
CC Writers 48 66 75 59 62
Keyano College 93% 82% 100% 100% 94%
KC Writers 14 17 13 13 16
Lethbridge Polytechnic 93% 93% 99% 99% 95%
LP Writers 85 92 74 94 81
Medicine Hat College 100% 100% 91% 92% 97%
MHC Writers 14 16 22 25 35
Northern Lakes College 83% 85% 100% 97% 92%
NLC Writers 41 87 72 66 64
NorQuest College 89% 91% 96% 94% 90%
NQ Writers 300 424 435 507 526
Northwestern Polytechnic 100%
NWP Writers 17
Portage College 86% 93% 100% 100% 94%
PC Writers 22 42 24 32 33
Red Deer Polytechnic 98% 89% 94% 98% 89%
RDP Writers 51 90 50 89 136

*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 2024 Annual Report for Alberta
CPNRE 2023 Annual Report for Alberta
CPNRE 2022 Annual Report for Alberta
CPNRE 2021 Annual Report for Alberta
CPNRE 2020 Annual Report for Alberta