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 Oklahoma City Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
70-71 credit hour AAS. Four application windows: traditional fall cohort opens mid-December and closes the first Friday in April at noon; traditional spring cohort opens mid-May and closes the first Friday in September at noon; Career Ladder Pathway opens early June and closes the third Friday in October at noon; BADNAP pathway opens early January and closes the first Friday in May at noon. Detailed requirements are in the AY26 Prospective Nursing Student Information PDF. NCLEX first-time pass: 93.03% (2021), 90.91% (2022), 94.24% (2023).
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.
- Timeline
- 18 months
- State
- All states
Support available to Spanish learners
Antelope Valley Community College District
View pathCNA to ADN (Registered Nurse)
CNA ADNTurn your CNA experience into an associate nursing degree. The fastest route to RN licensure.
- Timeline
- 2 years
- State
- All states
Support available to Spanish learners
Snead State Community College
View pathAcceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
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OC Accepted toOklahoma City Community CollegeNursing school diaries · documenting my journey at OCCC · OK
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OC Accepted toOklahoma City Community CollegeFuture RN · OCCC nursing student · Oklahoma
View pageCTtech2RN
OC Accepted toOklahoma City Community College14 years as a CT tech · now a nursing student in Oklahoma
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Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.








