Concordia College in Bronxville is announcing that 97 percent of its nursing students passed their national licensing exam on the first try. Concordia notes that this is the second-highest rate in the state and is above the average pass rate of 85 percent in New York and 87 percent in the nation for the National Council Licensure Examination. Concordia offers an undergraduate bachelor’s nursing program and a 15-month post-bachelor’s degree program for career-changers who already have a degree in another field.