We take pride in developing career-ready nurses dedicated to true, meaningful care — while also demonstrating stellar success rates on job placement and the NCLEX nursing examination.

## Job Outcomes and NCLEX Nursing Exam

Conway nursing graduates excel at both job placement and pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), which must be passed to become licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the U.S. or Canada.



 

### 100  %  

Job placement within 6 months of graduation.

 

### 2/3 

Two-thirds of our graduates are hired by Catholic University’s clinical partners in the D.C. metro area.

 

### 96  %  

Catholic University’s first-time pass rate on the NCLEX nursing examination — vs. the 83% national pass rate.

 

 

 

 

 

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### How We Help Prepare You for Success

Our clinical training requirement and hospital partnerships in the Washington D.C. area are a key part of how we prepare our students for success. We partner with 20+ first-class healthcare facilities across D.C., Maryland, and Virginia to provide our students with real clinical experience as part of the nursing curriculum. We also support first-generation college students and provide access to [ROTC opportunities](https://military.catholic.edu/) through Catholic University’s military and veteran student services.

 

 

- [ Learn More About Clinicals & Our Partnerships ](/explore-our-school/clinicals-career)
 
 

 

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## Job Placement with Respected Employers

Here is a sample of some of the healthcare institutions that have hired our Conway nursing graduates.



- Children’s National Hospital
- Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Virginia Hospital Center
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- U.S. Navy Medical Services
- Duke University Hospital
- Holy Cross Hospital

 

 

- Sibley Memorial Hospital
- Inova Fairfax Hospital
- Yale New Haven Hospital
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- U.S. Air Force Medical Services
- Tufts Medical Center
- Medical University of South Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

## Student Stories: Developing as a Nurse and Being Prepared for Success

Hear our students in their own words discuss how the Conway School helps prepare them for meaningful and successful careers in the nursing profession — including where some of them are working today.

 

 

Noah Gomes, a recent alumnus and legacy graduate.



 

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    ###  [ Elizabeth Mastoros | Holy Cross Hospital | Silver Spring, MD ](/explore-our-school/student-success/student-stories/elizabeth-mastoros) 
    
    Elizabeth Mastoros, '23, started as a Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD.
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    ###  [ Amanda Thoennes | Stout Street Health Center | Denver, CO ](/explore-our-school/student-success/student-stories/amanda-thoennes) 
    
    Amanda Thoennes, '23, began her career working in an outpatient primary care clinic, Stout Street Health Center.
 
 

 

- [ View More Student Stories ](/explore-our-school/student-success/student-stories)
 
 

 

    I chose the Conway School of Nursing because it had a great academic nursing program, but also had wonderful clinical experiences in Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia. The Conway School teaches nurses to be for the whole person; mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

 

 Mairin Fallon,  Conway Nursing Student  

 

 

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