Associate Degree in Nursing
Offered by Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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 Forsyth Technical Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- CPR certification
Competitive MAR application; TEAS total 60% minimum (scores valid 2 years); placement via high school unweighted GPA 2.4 or higher or test scores; biology course required. Up to 72 students admitted each spring and fall (51 Main Campus, 21 Stokes Campus, 5 fall seats for high school seniors). Nurse Aide I (or CNA II, CMA, EMT, paramedic, corpsman) and CPR required by first day of class after acceptance. Posted packet is the 2026 cycle (spring deadline September 19, 2025; fall deadline March 13, 2026); 2027 dates not yet posted.
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 Forsyth Technical Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
8
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
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