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Overview

Tuition $8,803
Licensure pass rate (2025) 88.2%
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 Community College of Allegheny County asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.8
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses
  • Background check
  • Drug screen
  • Immunizations

Separate nursing application through ccac.elluciancrmrecruit.com; TEAS adjusted individual total score 58.7 or higher. GPA 2.8 cumulative with 12 or more college credits, or 3.0 high school GPA with fewer than 12 credits; college biology (BIO 110) and chemistry with a C or better, eligibility for ENG 101 and MAT 106/108, maximum 3 attempts per prerequisite. Attendance at an information session is required; the spring 2027 application opened July 1, 2026; fast track option is fall entry, 17 months.

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 Community College of Allegheny County. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

6

Entrance exams

2

Application basics

4

Paths

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