ADN

Associate Degree in Nursing

Offered by Barton County Community College Great Bend, Kansas

Overview

Tuition $3,904

Licensure pass rate (2025) 88%

Duration 12 months

Accreditor ACEN

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 Barton County Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS

Minimum GPA 2.5

Recommendation letters 3

Apply through School application

What you'll need

Prerequisite courses
Transcripts
Background check
Drug screen

ADN is a one-year LPN-to-RN completion (70 credits) requiring a current Kansas LPN license with IV certification. ATI TEAS minimum 58.7 ($70 test fee, taken by end of January), overall college GPA 2.5 and prerequisite GPA 3.0, three signed letters of endorsement, nursing application packet by email; priority deadline Jan 31, secondary deadline March 1, coursework complete by May 31. Applications for 2027-28 open in October 2026. NCLEX pass rates: 94% (2022-23), 100% (2023-24), 88% (2024-25).

Prerequisite courses

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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