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 Dallas College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
- Drug screen
Admission details are in a downloadable ADN information packet (DOCX) on the health packets page; ADN interest form and supplemental application for the current cycle were open August 1 to August 31, 2026 and the 2027-2028 packet is pending. Program runs 2 years full time at Brookhaven, El Centro, Mountain View and North Lake; criminal background check and drug testing 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.
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.