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 Community College of Rhode Island asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
- Immunizations
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Application windows: Feb 1 to Mar 31 for fall enrollment, Aug 1 to Sep 30 for spring enrollment. HESI A2 benchmarks: Reading 80, Math 80, Vocabulary 75, Grammar 75; scores do not expire. Minimum cumulative GPA 2.7; prerequisites BIOL 2201 (or BIOL 1010+1020), ENGL 1010, PSYC 2010 with C or better, max 2 attempts, biology no older than 6 years. Ranked on a 200-point scale (GPA, biology grade, ENGL/PSYC grades, HESI). Background check and health requirements via CastleBranch; COVID-19 vaccination required before final acceptance. Day programs at Liston and Knight campuses, evening/weekend at Flanagan, Knight and Newport.
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.
People
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.