Certification Statistics

National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy® (NAWCO) is dedicated to the advancement and promotion of excellence in the delivery of wound care and ostomy to the consumer through credentialing proficiency of health care practitioners. The following statistics reflect the pass rates for the most recent four-year period for multi-disciplinary clinicians that have taken the Wound Care Certified (WCC) examination.

 

Year # of Candidates Pass Rate Total Annual *Aggregate
2019 2176 70% 1523 18131
2020 1726 71% 1225 18355
2021 1592 73% 1162 18882
2022 1906 73% 1391 19305
2023 1687 74% 1248 19847

 

Aggregate based upon new certifications and reinstatement of lapsed credentials