Associate Degree in Nursing
Offered by Delaware Technical Community College-Terry Dover, DelawareOverview
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 Delaware Technical Community College-Terry asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
Competitive admission (Pre-licensure Nursing Student Handbook rev. 8/5/26): minimum cumulative GPA 2.5, ATI TEAS composite 58.7% minimum taken in person, BIO 120 and BIO 121 (A&P I and II) and a college-level math completed before applying; ranking points = TEAS/10 + science grades + 2 for Delaware residency (max 20). Deadlines March 15 for the August seat and August 15 for the January seat, all campuses including Terry; five-semester sequence. Background check, abuse registry inquiry, drug screen, immunizations and physical are post-acceptance.
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 Delaware Technical Community College-Terry. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
3
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
1
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
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
