ADN

Associate Degree in Nursing

Offered by Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines, Iowa

Overview

Tuition $22,360

Licensure pass rate (2025) 81.82%

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 Mercy College of Health Sciences asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Minimum GPA 2.7

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What you'll need

Prerequisite courses

Now Mercy Health Sciences University (mchs.edu redirects). ASN requires university admission first, then 2.7 extracted GPA in English Composition I, General Psychology, College Math, Human Anatomy with lab (within 5 years) and Human Physiology with lab. Clinical compliance required; LPN entrants take an NCLEX-PN predictor exam. 6 semesters; NCLEX first-time 81.82% (2025).

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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