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Overview

Tuition $1,970
Licensure pass rate (2025) 97%
Accreditor CNEA
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 Pitt Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.5
Apply through School application

What you'll need

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

TEAS minimum total 59% within the past 3 years, due by February 15 (points: 90%+ = 20, 76 to 89 = 12, 66 to 75 = 6); minimum 2.5 GPA in general education and recommended courses; BIO 168 (within 10 years) and BIO 169, high school or college chemistry with lab, ENG 111 all with C or better; physical exam, immunizations including flu and COVID-19, background, drug and credit checks for clinicals. Health Sciences admissions and applicant checklist at pittcc.edu/academics/academic-programs/health-sciences-division/health-sciences-admissions/.

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.