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 Dodge City Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
Fall start only; CNA certification required for ADN admission and all applicants must get nursing department approval (nursing@dc3.edu) before applying. TEAS required (minimum not stated). Last stated cycle: application opened Oct 1, 2025 and closed April 1, 2026 for the Fall 2026 class. 64 credit program over 4 semesters; tuition $30/credit Ford County, $60 out-of-county, $80 international plus $125/credit fees and about $2,000 program fees. NCLEX-RN pass rates 100% (2023), 90% (2024), 100% (2025).
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 Dodge City Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
8
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
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