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 Community College of Rhode Island asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
- Immunizations
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Application windows: Feb 1 to Mar 31 for fall enrollment, Aug 1 to Sep 30 for spring enrollment. HESI A2 benchmarks: Reading 80, Math 80, Vocabulary 75, Grammar 75; scores do not expire. Minimum cumulative GPA 2.7; prerequisites BIOL 2201 (or BIOL 1010+1020), ENGL 1010, PSYC 2010 with C or better, max 2 attempts, biology no older than 6 years. Ranked on a 200-point scale (GPA, biology grade, ENGL/PSYC grades, HESI). Background check and health requirements via CastleBranch; COVID-19 vaccination required before final acceptance. Day programs at Liston and Knight campuses, evening/weekend at Flanagan, Knight and Newport.
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 Rhode Island. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
4
Entrance exams
3
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
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
