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Overview

Tuition $7,305
Licensure pass rate (2025) 84%
Accreditor ACEN
Duration 2–3 years
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 Durham Technical Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • CPR certification
  • Prerequisite courses

Application period November 1 through February 1 for fall entry; separate Health and Wellness admissions application (health.apply.durhamtech.edu). ATI TEAS must be taken at an in-person site (online scores not accepted); Nurse Aide I certification and attendance at an information session required before applying; CPR before first nursing course. Estimated cost $7,305 covers tuition, books and fees; 70 credit hours.

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.

Acceptees

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.