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 Anne Arundel Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Drug screen
HESI A2 overall 75% or higher required from October 6, 2026 (ATI TEAS 58.7% accepted until October 5, 2026); test within two years of deadline, one retake after remediation. Minimum adjusted GPA 2.0 at AACC; C or better in ENG-101, MAT-135 or MAT-137, BIO-231 or BIO-233, plus chemistry, by the deadline. Fall deadline March 30 (applications available in January), Spring deadline August 30 (available in May); 19-point selection system; background check, health record, AHA BLS and drug screen after acceptance. Full-time completion in three years; program page says $12,000 or less.
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 Anne Arundel Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
7
Entrance exams
2
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
3
Application basics
1
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.
