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 Technical College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- CPR certification
- Immunizations
Application for admission with application fee (amount not stated). Minimum high school GPA 2.6 or college GPA 2.0; HESI A2 composite 75 percent or higher (valid two years); General Anatomy & Physiology with B- or better and Nursing Assistant course completion with C or better. Castle Branch background check, drug test, CPR, health records via Medical Document Manager and technical standards acknowledgement. 66 credits, about two years full time; tuition and fees $12,551 plus books and supplies $5,349; 87.42 percent first time NCLEX-RN pass rate.
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 Technical College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
1
Entrance exams
2
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
3
Application basics
5
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