Associate Degree in Nursing
Offered by Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree, California
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 Copper Mountain Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
Generic ADN applications accepted January 2 through January 31 each year for up to 24 fall seats (hand delivered or postmarked by January 31); Advanced Placement LVN-to-RN applies August 1 to 31 for up to 8 spring seats. ATI TEAS 7 composite of 62% within one year of the deadline and a Community College Nursing Prerequisite Validation formula score of 75 are required; qualified applicants go to a lottery. Certain prerequisites need a B and co-requisites a C; felony or failed drug screen is disqualifying; 73 units over 4 semesters.
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 Copper Mountain Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
12
Entrance exams
1
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