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 Madison Area Technical College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
Free application; limited to Wisconsin district and non-district state residents (TCS 10). Admission requires high school/GED completion or 30+ college credits with 2.0 GPA; core entry requires academic preparedness (math, chemistry, Nursing Assistant, English, A&P 1 and 2, Microbiology, Intro and Developmental Psychology) plus HESI cumulative 75%+ taken at Madison College or ACT composite 22+. Spring 2027 application completion deadline January 15, 2027; Fall 2027 application opens October 15, 2026 with completion deadline August 31, 2027. Capacity 84-105 seats each fall and 70-84 each spring; wait of 0-2 semesters after core ready.
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.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.