BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Pueblo Community College Pueblo, Colorado

Overview

Tuition $4,883

Accreditor CCNE

Duration 4 years

A bachelor's-level nursing degree that prepares graduates for RN licensure and broader leadership, community-health, and evidence-based-practice roles. Many hospitals now require the BSN for advancement.

Career outlook

Employers hire BSN-prepared registered nurses for direct patient care as well as roles requiring expanded leadership, research, and community-health competencies across nearly every healthcare setting.

Getting in

What Pueblo Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

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What you'll need

Transcripts

PCC offers only an RN-BSN completion program plus an ADN-to-BSN dual enrollment option (no pre-licensure BSN). Applicants must be graduates of an accredited ADN program or dually enrolled in good standing in PCC's ADN program and submit unofficial ADN transcripts; an unencumbered RN license and current BLS/CPR are required for NUR 409 and NUR 410. Rolling admissions with deadlines of July 31 (fall), November 30 (spring) and March 31 (summer); 120 total credits with block transfer of up to 71.5 ADN credits.

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Paths

Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.

CNA to BSN

CNA BSN

Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.

Time: 4 years
State: All states

California State University, Fresno

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Georgia CNA to RN Pathway

CNA BSN

Start as a Certified Nursing Assistant in Georgia and earn your Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Georgia State. Begin patient-care work in weeks, then ladder into a four-year BSN that prepares you to sit for the NCLEX-RN.

Time: 4 years
State: GA

University of Texas at Arlington