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Overview

Tuition $8,740
Licensure pass rate (2025) 86.4%
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 Hudson County Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.7
Application fee Free

ATI TEAS must be taken in person (remote not accepted) within the last 3 years; no minimum score stated. Program admits once a year each fall on a rolling, first come basis until capacity; currently accepting applications for Fall 2027. No fee for the nursing program application. NCLEX pass rate 86.40% (year not stated).

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 Hudson County Community College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

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Entrance exams

2

Certifications

1

Health and background checks

5

Application basics

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Paths

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

Acceptees

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.