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 GateWay Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
District-wide Maricopa Nursing AAS (62 to 75 credits, six terms shown) offered at eight colleges with limited seats; formal application plus a passing score on a nursing program admission test (exam not named). Prerequisites BIO156/181, BIO201, CHM130+130LL or CHM130AA, ENG101/107 and MAT140/141/142 with a 2.0 GPA before placement on the waiting list; C or better in all program courses. Applications not accepted without an AZ DPS Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card; health declaration form and negative timed urine drug screen required.
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 GateWay Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
5
Entrance exams
2
Health and background checks
3
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