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

Three-step rolling admission: online Health Science application (MyBrookdale NetID), a program-specific admission test (not named on the page), and an Applicant Forum held in October and March; waitlist when capacity is reached. High school biology and chemistry plus any Foundational Studies courses before testing; conditional acceptance requires ENGL 121, PSYC 108, BIOL 111 and HESC 107 with a C or above; CNA/CHHA/PCA/PCT training with in-person skills validation before starting. Five sequential full-time semesters; drug screen and criminal background check required.

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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