Associate Degree in Nursing

Overview

Career outlook

Employers hire ADN-prepared registered nurses to provide and coordinate direct patient care, administer treatments, and educate patients across hospitals, clinics, and long-term care settings.

Getting in

What Anoka-Ramsey Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Holistic admission: metrics 55% (Health Science Reasoning Test taken at Anoka-Ramsey, minimum score 74, once per cycle; TEAS no longer accepted; grades in 9 general education courses), experience 31%, attributes 14% (two essays of 250 words or less). Current or expired CNA certification required (LPNs exempt); must be 18 with a high school diploma or GED before starting. Fall cohort application January 1 to February 1 (11:59 pm), decisions April 1; spring cohort June 1 to July 1, decisions September 1. LPN Mobility Track needs at least 10 admitted applicants to run.

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Paths

Routes into ADN. The first step is where you enroll today.

LPN ADN

LPN to RN Bridge

Advance from practical nursing to RN with bridge programs that credit your LPN coursework.

18 months

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CNA ADN

CNA to ADN (Registered Nurse)

Turn your CNA experience into an associate nursing degree. The fastest route to RN licensure.

2 years

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