Associate Degree in Nursing at Brazosport College

Overview

Tuition $3,286

Licensure pass rate (2025) 83%

Duration 24 months

An associate-level nursing degree that qualifies graduates to take the NCLEX-RN and practice as registered nurses. RNs provide and coordinate patient care and educate patients and the public about health conditions.

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 Brazosport College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam HESI A2

Apply through School application

What you'll need

Prerequisite courses
Transcripts
Drug screen
Immunizations
CPR certification

HESI cumulative score of 85 minimum, taken through the BC Assessment Center. Application window December 1 to January 31, one cohort starts Summer II each year. Prerequisites (A&P I and II, Microbiology, HITT 1305, ENGL 1301, PSYC 2314, one elective) with C or better by end of the prior fall semester; information session within 6 months before applying; TSI complete; 10 panel drug screen, full immunization list including COVID-19 and AHA BLS. NCLEX first time pass rate 83% in 2025 (unofficial), 75% in 2024, 100% in 2023.

Prerequisite courses

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 Brazosport College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

5

Entrance exams

1

Health and background checks

5

Application basics

2

Paths

Routes into ADN. The first step is where you enroll today.

Pre-Nursing to RN

Community college ADN pathway

Pre-Nursing ADN

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

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Pre-Nursing to RN

HSI community college ADN pathway

Pre-Nursing ADN

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

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CNA Exam Prep to RN

Community college ADN pathway

CNA Prep ADN

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

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Georgia CNA to RN

Community college ADN pathway

CNA ADN

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

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