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 Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
No prerequisites required for admission and no waitlist, four term starts per year. Entrance test options: ACT 18, SAT 980, Multilevel PAX 90, TEAS 52 or equivalent HESI A2 score, or proof of a bachelor's degree; $100 background fee and $100 registration fee. LPN/LVN to ADN bridge additionally requires a PN/VN diploma with GPA 2.5 or better and an active unencumbered PN/VN license; page shows per credit tuition ($452 and $497) rather than a program total.
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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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.