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 Johnson County Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
Selective admission, four semester AAS; beginning Spring 2027 there are two application cycles: December 1 deadline for fall cohorts (Fall 2027 deadline is December 1, 2026, with fall grades due January 13, 2027) and August 1 for spring cohorts (Spring 2028 deadline August 1, 2027). Requirements: JCCC application, mandatory meeting with a Health Care/Nursing counselor, Kansas CNA certification on the state registry by the deadline, prerequisites BIOL 144 (or 140 and 225), MATH 171, ENGL 121 and PSYC 130 with C or higher and a 2.5 GPA in those four courses (sciences within 5 years), ATI TEAS within 3 years sent officially from ATI ($120 to $147 test fee), consent for background check form, work history form (up to 5 points, 20% of ranking) and optional proof of Kansas residency (10% of ranking). English proficiency required for internationally educated applicants.
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.