In 2002, Saipan hosted 108 examinees, which increased to 348 in 2003.
But this number decreased to 249 in 2004 and to 157 in 2005 before increasing to 227 in 2006 and 421 in 2007.
But following the opening of an NCLEX testing center in Manila, the number of foreign nurses taking the examination here plunged to only 67 in 2008.
According to the Commonwealth Board of Nurse Examiners, it is now processing 705 licenses for the examinations taken in Manila.
Data provided by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Inc. showed that the overall number of nursing examinations taken in Manila is now 20,410.
