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CPNRE Results: Alberta Practical Nurse Diploma Programs
The CLHA 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 CLHA 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.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| National Pass Rate Average | 85% | 94% | 97% | 93% | 97% |
| National Writers | 7528 | 2370* | 2426 | 2740 | 2924 |
| Provincial Pass Rate Average | 90% | 95% | 96% | 91% | 96% |
| Provincial Writers | 1314 | 1212 | 1458 | 1432 | 1508 |
| Bow Valley College | 92% | 95% | 97% | 93% | 97% |
| BVC Writers | 480 | 447 | 573 | 462 | 512 |
| Columbia College | 74% | 85% | 93% | 80% | 90% |
| CC Writers | 66 | 75 | 59 | 62 | 70 |
| Keyano College | 82% | 100% | 100% | 94% | 100% |
| KC Writers | 17 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 28 |
| Lethbridge Polytechnic | 93% | 99% | 99% | 95% | 99% |
| LP Writers | 92 | 74 | 94 | 81 | 94 |
| Medicine Hat College | 100% | 91% | 92% | 97% | 98% |
| MHC Writers | 16 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 45 |
| NorQuest College | 91% | 96% | 94% | 90% | 97% |
| NQ Writers | 424 | 435 | 507 | 526 | 578 |
| Northern Lakes College | 85% | 100% | 97% | 92% | 98% |
| NLC Writers | 87 | 72 | 66 | 64 | 54 |
| Northwestern Polytechnic | – | – | – | 100% | 95% |
| NWP Writers | – | – | – | 17 | 26 |
| Portage College | 93% | 100% | 100% | 94% | 100% |
| PC Writers | 42 | 24 | 32 | 33 | 40 |
| Red Deer Polytechnic | 89% | 94% | 98% | 89% | 98% |
| RDP Writers | 90 | 50 | 89 | 136 | 39 |
*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 2025 Annual Report for Alberta
CPNRE 2024 Annual Report for Alberta
CPNRE 2023 Annual Report for Alberta
CPNRE 2022 Annual Report for Alberta
CPNRE 2021 Annual Report for Alberta