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 Iowa Western Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
ADN is LPN to RN only: non LPNs start in the Practical Nursing program and need a valid LPN license to apply. Prereqs with C or higher: SPC 112, PSY 121, BIO 151, ENG 105, BIO 168, BIO 173. Council Bluffs fall: opens Jan 31, priority Mar 3; spring: opens Sep 1, priority Oct 14; Clarinda summer: opens Jan 31, priority Mar 3; final deadlines end of prior semester. 86 credits over 5 semesters, no exam 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 Iowa Western Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
6
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
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
