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ADN

Associate Degree in Nursing

Offered by Holmes Community College Goodman, Mississippi

Overview

Tuition $3,510
Licensure pass rate (2025) 86%
Duration 24 months
Accreditor ACEN
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 Holmes Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam Required
Minimum GPA 2.0
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses
  • CPR certification
  • Background check
  • Drug screen
  • Immunizations

Ranked selection after the deadline. ACT composite 18 or higher required (15 if taken before Oct 28, 1989); applicants with college credit need a 2.0 GPA on completed prerequisites. Nutrition, A&P I, A&P II and Microbiology with C or better before program start. Health Science application in MyHolmes: January 15 to April 1 for fall day admission (Grenada, Ridgeland); July 15 to October 1 for spring evening/weekend admission (Grenada, Ridgeland, even years) and Goodman day admission. After acceptance: physical, AHA BLS CPR, background check, drug screen, immunizations, TB test. NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate 86% in 2025 per the program outcomes PDF.

Prerequisite courses

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

College courses

4

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

1

Health and background checks

5

Paths

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

Pre-Nursing to RN

Community college ADN pathway

Pre-Nursing ADN

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
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Pre-Nursing to RN

HSI community college ADN pathway

Pre-Nursing ADN

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
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CNA Exam Prep to RN

Community college ADN pathway

CNA Prep ADN

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
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Georgia CNA to RN

Community college ADN pathway

CNA ADN

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
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