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 Hutchinson Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
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.
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




