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Overview

Tuition $1,238
Licensure pass rate (2025) 94.6%
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 East Los Angeles College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.5
Apply through School application
Seats per cohort 30

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses

Applications accepted twice a year (fall and spring); BRN approves 30 students per semester, 60 per year. Requires cumulative GPA 2.5 and science (anatomy/physiology/microbiology) GPA 2.5, prerequisites with C or better, ATI TEAS 7 with each of four subscores at or above 62%, age 18+, HS diploma/GED, SSN or TIN and CA driver license. Spring 2027 application closed; Fall 2027 application posts in January.

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 East Los Angeles College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

7

Entrance exams

1

Application basics

3

Paths

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