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Overview

Tuition $2,554
Licensure pass rate (2025) 100%
Accreditor ACEN
Duration 2–3 years
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 Central Carolina Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Minimum GPA 2.5
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses
  • Background check
  • Immunizations
  • CPR certification

Limited Enrollment program: apply to CCCC, meet with an Education Navigator, complete the minimum admissions criteria, then submit the Limited Enrollment application; seats are awarded by the date the completed application is received and qualified applicants may wait more than a year for a cohort. Day program at Lee Main Campus, five semesters including summer; additional costs include CPR class, background check, uniforms, physical exam/immunizations and malpractice insurance.

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 Central Carolina Community College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

9

Certifications

1

Paths

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