Associate Degree in Nursing at CAAN Academy of Nursing

Overview

Licensure pass rate (2025) 80%

Duration 14 months

Accreditor ACEN

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 CAAN Academy of Nursing asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS

Minimum GPA 2.5

Application fee $200

Recommendation letters 2

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What you'll need

Essay
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Prerequisite courses

ADN is offered only as a 60-week LPN to RN bridge (61 credit hours); requires an active unencumbered Illinois LPN license. $200 non-refundable application fee; cumulative unweighted GPA 2.5; prerequisites: basic computer course, Psychology 101, English 101, College Algebra, A&P with lab, Medical Terminology. One page typed essay, two letters of recommendation (one personal, one professional), ATI TEAS taken on site. Pass rates and tuition are in PDF disclosures not readable here.

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 CAAN Academy of Nursing. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

6

Entrance exams

1

Application basics

4

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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