Associate Degree in Nursing
Offered by Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KentuckyOverview
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 Bluegrass Community and Technical College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- CPR certification
- Immunizations
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Health insurance
Deadlines October 1 for spring and March 1 for fall; ATI TEAS scores no more than three years old; pre-admission conference certificate required; ranked by the ADN point system worksheet. Prerequisites: math for AA/AS, PSY 110, BIO 137 with C or better, plus nurse aide registry status. Cohorts of 90 at Lexington and 40 at Lawrenceburg; 2024 NCLEX 86.2% Leestown, 87.2% Lawrenceburg, 80% Winchester.
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 Bluegrass Community and Technical College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
3
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
4
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



