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Overview

Tuition $3,720
Licensure pass rate (2025) 91.57%
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 Hutchinson Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.75
Apply through School application
Seats per cohort 40

What you'll need

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

Traditional ADN: ATI TEAS total 58.7% minimum ($65 exam plus $5 proctoring, up to 3 attempts in 12 months, valid 2 years), application via Dynamic Forms opens Dec 15 and closes March 1 for an August start; top 40 admitted with next 20 as alternates. Letters of reference are not accepted; background check and drug screen after acceptance; health exam, annual TB test and immunizations required. Bridge tracks: LPN to ADN traditional (same window, June start, up to 20 seats) and Paramedic/LPN to ADN online (May 15 to Aug 1, January start, 40 seats).

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

College courses

8

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

1

Health and background checks

3

Paths

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