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 Jersey College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Interview
- Transcripts
Testing options: ACT composite 19, SAT 990 CR-M, or Jersey College entrance exam combined 165 in reading and math with at least 80 reading; licensed LPNs entering the bridge are exempt. Must be 18+, show proof of high school completion and US citizenship or permanent residency, interview with faculty/administration, and pay a minimum $500 program deposit. Program runs 24 to 36 months with day and evening options; 94.1% 2025 NCLEX pass rate is the all-campus first-time rate.
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
View pathCNA 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
View pathAcceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
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