ADN

Associate Degree in Nursing

Offered by Baptist Health System School of Health Professions San Antonio, Texas

Overview

Tuition $12,944

Licensure pass rate (2025) 76.8%

Accreditor ACEN

Duration 2–3 years

An associate-level nursing degree that qualifies graduates to take the NCLEX-RN and practice as registered nurses. RNs provide and coordinate patient care and educate patients and the public about health conditions.

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 Baptist Health System School of Health Professions asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

ADN offered as Day and Evening/Weekend tracks with Fall 2026, Spring 2027 and Summer 2027 admission deadlines, but deadline and checklist details sit in collapsed accordions that the headless render did not expand (bshp.edu returns 403 to plain fetches). 2026-27 estimated tuition $11,400 plus $3,200 fees per 8-month, two-semester enrollment period.

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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