ADN

Associate Degree in Nursing

Offered by Butler County Community College Butler, Pennsylvania

Overview

Tuition $8,700

Licensure pass rate (2025) 86.84%

Duration 24 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 Butler County Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Apply through School application

What you'll need

Transcripts

General applicant window Aug 1-Dec 1, 2026 for Fall 2027; BC3 LPN-to-RN track and advanced standing applicants apply Mar 1-May 1, 2027. Requires high school diploma or GED/HiSET with English 4 units, social studies 3, math 2 (1 algebra), lab science 2; age 18 at first clinical; high school and college transcripts; BC3 placement testing or exemptions; C or better in program and developmental coursework. 70-credit AAS offered at Main Campus and BC3 @ Brockway; 2025 graduation rate 54.7%, NCLEX pass 89.2% (2023), 91.09% (2024), 86.84% (2025).

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

By TransitionU View path

CNA ADN

CNA to ADN (Registered Nurse)

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

2 years

By TransitionU View path

Find your next step.

Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.

Start My Path People