Associate Degree in Nursing

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 University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

UACCM's only ADN is the LPN/LVN/LPTN-to-RN AAS (ARNEC consortium), so applicants must hold a current unencumbered LPN license before the January start; no generic ADN. Ten prerequisites with C or better, NACE exam minimum 60% ($75 fee, two attempts, taken at UACCM only), applications accepted March 1 to October 1. Top 48 by NACE percentage plus prerequisite GPA points; background check and urine drug screen at student expense after selection; 66 credit hours.

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 ADN

Advance 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

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CNA to ADN (Registered Nurse)

CNA ADN

Turn 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

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Acceptees

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.

Shelbi

#Current student Accepted toUniversity of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton

Mom of 3 · married · Christian · nursing student

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