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 Athens Technical College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
All application materials due February 1 each year for the fall start (nursing core on the Athens campus, 50 seats, and Walton campus, 20 seats); decisions by mid to late June. Must attend a mandatory information session (government ID required) before the deadline, submit the ASN Nursing (RN) Intent Form, official TEAS results less than 5 years old, and have completed ENGL 1101, MATH 1101/1111/1113, BIOL 2113/L, BIOL 2114/L and BIOL 2117/L with C or better and a minimum 2.75 GPA in those courses (ranked by selection points plus TEAS); PSYC 1101 and PSYC 2103 before the first RNSG course. $25 nursing program application fee plus $90 TEAS; in-district tuition $107 per credit hour (first year about $2,728). Four-semester AAS; LPN/paramedic bridge enters in summer.
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 Athens Technical College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
10
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
3
Application basics
2
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