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 Tidewater Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- CPR certification
Separate competitive application; windows June 15-Aug 15 for spring (January) cohort and Dec 15-Feb 15 for fall (August) cohort; mandatory 2-hour nursing information session before applying. Admissions booklet (Sept 2025): TEAS taken within 2 years and submitted with application, minimum 2.5 GPA in nursing prerequisite courses (BIO 141, ENG 111, PSY 230, SDV 101, MTH 154/155) with C or better and sciences within 6 years; official transcripts; background check and CPR after acceptance. LPN-to-RN bridge and Paramedic/RT-to-RN options; ESCC cooperative site admits one fall cohort.
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.