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 Aims Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Background check
- Drug screen
HESI A2 minimums 75% reading, vocabulary and math (scores under 5 years old); cumulative 2.5 GPA on last 45 credits; prereqs (A&P I and II, English comp, statistics, nutrition) with C or better plus a current Colorado CNA license. 2027 cycle closes May 7, 2027 at 5 pm (standards page says applications open Aug 1, 2026; requirements page says Apr 12, 2027); 28-point ranking system; fall start only. Tuition $9,590 in-district / $15,426 in-state / $43,876 out-of-state for 69.5 credits plus ~$1,076 fees; 95% NCLEX-RN pass rate stated without year.
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Aims Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
7
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
2
Application basics
1
Experience
3
Paths
Routes into ADN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Pre-Nursing to RN
Community college ADN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start with Pre-Nursing, find community college ADN programs that fit your goals, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.
- Timeline
- 2 to 3 years
Pre-Nursing to RN
HSI community college ADN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start with Pre-Nursing, find ADN programs at Hispanic Serving Institutions, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.
- Timeline
- 2 to 3 years
CNA Exam Prep to RN
Community college ADN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start by preparing for your CNA exam, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a community college ADN program.
- Timeline
- 2 to 3 years
Georgia CNA to RN
Community college ADN pathway
Ready to become a nurse in Georgia? Start with your CNA, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a Georgia ADN program.
- Timeline
- 2 to 3 years
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
