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 Anoka-Ramsey Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
Holistic admission: metrics 55% (Health Science Reasoning Test taken at Anoka-Ramsey, minimum score 74, once per cycle; TEAS no longer accepted; grades in 9 general education courses), experience 31%, attributes 14% (two essays of 250 words or less). Current or expired CNA certification required (LPNs exempt); must be 18 with a high school diploma or GED before starting. Fall cohort application January 1 to February 1 (11:59 pm), decisions April 1; spring cohort June 1 to July 1, decisions September 1. LPN Mobility Track needs at least 10 admitted applicants to run.
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 Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
9
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
2
Application basics
2
Experience
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