Northwest Florida State College in Niceville says 56 students graduated from its Associate of Science Nursing program. 55 of them went on to take the National Counsel Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses, and all passed. The 98.5% passing rate ranks in the top percentile for nursing passing rates in the entire country.  Northwest Florida State introduced the Associate of Science Nursing program in 2001 and the first class graduated in 2003.