Associate Degree in Nursing
Offered by Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville, North Carolina
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 Coastal Carolina Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
HESI A2 with minimum 80% in reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary and math (exam about $55, last test date January 27, 2027); mandatory nursing information session (online version ends with a quiz requiring 80%); math prerequisite (HS Algebra II, MAT 143 or MAT 171) and chemistry prerequisite; English/math placement via HS GPA 2.8, degree or placement test. Up to 32 highest ranked applicants accepted on a point system for BIO 168/169, microbiology, ENG, PSY and other grades; decision letters mailed March 5, 2027. Tuition and fees $5,479, estimated total program cost $10,573.
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 Coastal Carolina Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
12
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
9
Health and background checks
2
Application basics
2
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