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Overview

Tuition $6,390
Licensure pass rate (2025) 100%
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 Hagerstown Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.0
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses

TEAS required; overall GPA 2.0 on all college coursework and 2.5 in the nursing general education requirement courses. BIO 203 (A&P I) must be in progress or complete by the deadline, plus math and ENG 101 readiness; attendance at a Nursing Preview session is required before applying. Deadlines: January 15 for fall cohort, July 15 for spring cohort; two-year intensive and three-year options.

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 Hagerstown Community College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

10

Entrance exams

2

Application basics

2

Paths

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