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 Carolinas College of Health Sciences asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

TEAS 65% overall (valid 2 years), 2.5 cumulative GPA on high school and college transcripts, NC registry CNA 1 and AHA BLS CPR; reading/writing (SAT 480, ACT 22 or college communications course) and math (SAT 530, ACT 22 or college math course) requirements. Priority deadlines March 1 for fall, July 1 for spring, November 1 for summer; 5 to 6 semesters. College site carolinascollege.edu now redirects to atriumhealth.org.

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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People

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.

kat.arlin

#Current student Accepted toCarolinas College of Health Sciences

CNA turned nursing student · Carolinas College of Health Sciences · NC

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