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 Iowa Western Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
ADN is LPN to RN only: non LPNs start in the Practical Nursing program and need a valid LPN license to apply. Prereqs with C or higher: SPC 112, PSY 121, BIO 151, ENG 105, BIO 168, BIO 173. Council Bluffs fall: opens Jan 31, priority Mar 3; spring: opens Sep 1, priority Oct 14; Clarinda summer: opens Jan 31, priority Mar 3; final deadlines end of prior semester. 86 credits over 5 semesters, no exam stated.
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.
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