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 Cloud County Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
- Background check
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
Entrance exam is the ATI Fundamentals of Nursing exam plus critical thinking and math components (not TEAS); points-based ranking per Kansas Board of Regents alignment. Current CNA certification required for the generic ADN option (waiver possible); prerequisites (A&P with lab 5 cr, Human Growth and Development, English Comp I, college math) at C or better with prerequisite GPA 2.0; minimum three positive professional references on the program form; background check, physical/immunizations and healthcare provider CPR before start. Deadlines: fall admission Jan 31 initial and March 1 final; spring admission Oct 1 initial and Nov 1 final. Separate one-year LPN-to-ADN advanced standing 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 Cloud County Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
8
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
3
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