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 Long Beach City College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Applications accepted twice a year (February and August); Fall 2027 cohort application window February 8 to 12, 2027. In person information session attendance within the calendar year is required to apply. Requires anatomy, physiology and microbiology with C or higher, life science GPA 2.5 and cumulative GPA 2.5, completed within five years, English and math proficiency, ATI TEAS 62% or higher; multicriteria selection. Estimated total program cost $5,200 to $5,500 including $1,656 enrollment fees (36 units); four semesters once nursing courses begin.
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.
- Time
- 18 months
- State
- All states
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.
- Time
- 2 years
- State
- All states
Snead State Community College
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Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.