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Overview

Tuition $3,877
Licensure pass rate (2025) 87.21%
Accreditor ACEN
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 Eastern Maine Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses
  • Immunizations
  • Background check

TEAS minimums: overall 66.1%, reading 72.3%, math 68.8%, English 68.0%, science 55.0%. Prerequisites with C or higher: A&P I with lab (BIO127), Quantitative Reasoning (MAT105) or Math for Nurses (NRG101) or MAT116+MAT163, and ENG101. Apply between September 1 and December 31 for priority consideration (priority deadline December 30); fall admission only, immunization records due May 15, background check after selection. NCLEX: 2023 100%, 2024 83.8%, 2025 87.21%.

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 Eastern Maine Community College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

10

Entrance exams

1

Health and background checks

1

Paths

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

Acceptees

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.