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 CT State Community College Capital asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
Capital is one of six campuses of the single CT State selective admissions nursing program (campus page calls it the largest nursing program in CT State); up to 21 credits of prerequisites before admission, then 4 semesters full time (36 to 44 general education plus 35 nursing credits). Entrance exam, deadlines, GPA, fee and campus pass rate are not stated on the program or campus pages.
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 to RN Bridge
LPN ADNAdvance from practical nursing to RN with bridge programs that credit your LPN coursework.
- Timeline
- 18 months
- State
- All states
Support available to Spanish learners
Antelope Valley Community College District
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CNA to ADN (Registered Nurse)
CNA ADNTurn your CNA experience into an associate nursing degree. The fastest route to RN licensure.
- Timeline
- 2 years
- State
- All states
Support available to Spanish learners
Snead State Community College
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Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.