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Overview

Tuition $4,904
Licensure pass rate (2025) 98.18%
Duration 24 months
Accreditor ACEN
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 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Minimum GPA 2.6
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses
  • Background check
  • Drug screen
  • Immunizations
  • CPR certification

Program 105431 at Green Bay, Marinette, Shawano and Sturgeon Bay; full time 2 years or part time 2 years 9 months (Green Bay only). Apply to NWTC, send transcripts, meet placement (high school or college GPA 2.6+, or ACT/Accuplacer), complete the DHS Nursing Assistant course or CNA proof, chemistry (C+) and General Anatomy and Physiology (B or 80%+), then Viewpoint background check, health records, AHA BLS CPR and drug test before the Program Declaration form. Limited capacity with a waitlist that can exceed 6 months. No entrance exam is listed.

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.