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 Baltimore City Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Selective admission (effective Spring 2027 class): ADN applications open the second Friday in September for spring entry (deadline last Friday in October, i.e. Oct 30, 2026) and the first Monday in February for fall entry (deadline last Friday in March). Prereqs PRE 100, BIO 202, BIO 203, BIO 212 with C or better (within 5 years, one repeat), GPA 2.5 or greater, minimum 6 resident BCCC credits, computer literacy, TEAS Version 7 taken in person within one year (max 2 attempts), and attendance at a Nursing Information Session the same semester. Ranked by points for TEAS level, overall GPA and science GPA; 4-semester program plus a 3-semester LPN-to-ADN option.
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 Baltimore City Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
5
Entrance exams
1
Application basics
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.
