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 multi-disciplinary clinicians who took the Wound Care Certified (WCC) examination over the most recent full year.

Year# of CandidatesPass RateTotal Annual*Aggregate
2024180176%137320054
2025235170%164620821

* Aggregate based upon new certifications and reinstatement of lapsed credentials