Associate Degree Nursing class of 2026
Last updated Friday, May 22, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Bucks County Community College celebrated its Associate Degree Nursing class of 2026 at its 55th annual pinning ceremony - the symbolic welcoming of nursing school graduates into the profession - on Wednesday, May 20. Seventy-two soon-to-be nurses received a pin with a special insignia reflecting their alma mater. The graduates are poised to take the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN) to become licensed registered nurses. Recent graduating classes have achieved an impressive 95-100% NCLEX pass rate. The program is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
Teresa McMonagle, CRNP, RN, an alumna of Bucks County Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing Program, addresses the AD Nursing class of 2026 at the 55th annual pinning ceremony May 20. The 72 graduates range in age from 21 to 54 years old, with 83% female and 17% male. More than 90% are Bucks County residents; others are from surrounding counties. (Eric Parker, Bucks County Community College)
Sydney Doan, a member of Bucks County Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing Program class of 2026, addresses fellow graduates at the 55th annual pinning ceremony May 20. Other outstanding graduates included Jenna Hunter and Klaudia Dudzinksi, who were recognized at their clinical sites with nominations for the DAISY award for outstanding patient care. (Eric Parker, Bucks County Community College)
Six dozen graduates of Bucks County Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing Program wait to get their pins on May 20. The pinning ceremony is a tradition that is a symbolic welcoming of graduate nurses into the profession. Now that they’ve completed the accredited program, the graduates are poised to take licensing exams to become registered nurses. (Eric Parker, Bucks County Community College)
Soon-to-be nurses celebrate after receiving their pins at Bucks County Community College’s 55th Annual Nurses Pinning Ceremony. The six dozen graduates, who earned associate degrees, will step in to meet the demand for registered nurses after taking state licensing exams.(Eric Parker, Bucks County Community College)