ADN

Associate Degree in Nursing

Offered by Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University Hayward, Wisconsin

Overview

Tuition $6,030

Licensure pass rate (2025) 83.33%

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 Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Minimum GPA 2.5

Recommendation letters 2

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What you'll need

Essay
Transcripts
Prerequisite courses
Background check
Immunizations

Minimum college GPA 2.5; prerequisites HTH 130 Medical Terminology and a completed Nursing Assistant certification course. Submit an essay on why you want to be a nurse, two letters of recommendation and copies of all unofficial transcripts. If accepted, criminal background check, immunizations and TB testing are due by July 1. Program completes in four semesters; NCLEX 2024 was 100 percent.

Prerequisite courses

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 ADN

LPN to RN Bridge

Advance from practical nursing to RN with bridge programs that credit your LPN coursework.

18 months

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CNA ADN

CNA to ADN (Registered Nurse)

Turn your CNA experience into an associate nursing degree. The fastest route to RN licensure.

2 years

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