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 Johnson County Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
Selective admission, four semester AAS; beginning Spring 2027 there are two application cycles: December 1 deadline for fall cohorts (Fall 2027 deadline is December 1, 2026, with fall grades due January 13, 2027) and August 1 for spring cohorts (Spring 2028 deadline August 1, 2027). Requirements: JCCC application, mandatory meeting with a Health Care/Nursing counselor, Kansas CNA certification on the state registry by the deadline, prerequisites BIOL 144 (or 140 and 225), MATH 171, ENGL 121 and PSYC 130 with C or higher and a 2.5 GPA in those four courses (sciences within 5 years), ATI TEAS within 3 years sent officially from ATI ($120 to $147 test fee), consent for background check form, work history form (up to 5 points, 20% of ranking) and optional proof of Kansas residency (10% of ranking). English proficiency required for internationally educated applicants.
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 Johnson County Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
4
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
2
Application basics
4
Experience
1
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.
