Associate Degree in Nursing at Jersey College - Melbourne

Overview

Licensure pass rate (2025) 95.4%

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 Jersey College - Melbourne asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam Required

Apply through School application

Jersey College administers its own nursing entrance exam (reading comprehension and math; a passed section carries over on retake); waived for active unencumbered LPNs or with ACT composite 19+ / SAT 990+ for the RN program. The 95.4% figure is the 2025 institution-wide first-time NCLEX pass rate across practical and professional nursing programs, not Melbourne-specific. Fee, GPA, deadlines and program length not stated on the pages fetched.

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 Jersey College - Melbourne. Open a category to see each one.

Entrance exams

3

Application basics

4

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.