The College of Nursing of Xavier University continues to soar high. 

XU ranked number one top performing nursing school with a 100% passing percentage for the November 2015 Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE) along with the University of Santo Tomas and Mariano Marcos State University.

Out of the 65 XU successful passers, two graduates landed in the top 10. May Karren T Deutzmann garnered a score of 84.60%, earning her the ninth place, while Rhea Mae G Mecisamente scored 84.40%, taking the 10th spot together with 15 other graduates.

Data from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) showed that 9,114 out of 18,500 passed the NLE administered by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Bacolod, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, Laoag, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.

PRC requires at least 50 examinees and at least 80-percent passing rate for a school to be declared as top-performing. The national passing rate is 49. 26%.

XU president Fr Roberto C Yap SJ expressed his congratulations to the new XU nurses and his gratitude to the faculty and staff of the College of Nursing.

“Congratulations to our new XU nurses! In your healing profession, may we see reflected what Pope Francis beautifully describes as “... the tenderness of God. This same tenderness is present in the lives of all those persons who attend the sick and understand their needs, even the most imperceptible ones, because they look upon them with eyes full of love (Message for the 24th World Day of the Sick 2016),” Yap said in his message to the academic community.

“We thank once again Dean Ramona Heidi C Palad, the faculty and staff of the College of Nursing for the excellent guidance and support they steadfastly provide our students,” he added.

Since it was recognized by the Commission on Higher Education in 1992 and graduated its first batch in 1993, XU – College of Nursing continues to strive “to remain the country's leading provider of quality nursing education to provide Filipinos, both local and global clientele, the best health service in the world.”

This achievement came on the heels of the declaration from the Commission on Higher Education, recognizing XU’s Agriculture program as a Center of Excellence, and the Chemical Engineering, Literature, and Biology programs as Centers of Development.