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 Kauai Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Interview
Minimum GPA 2.75; TEAS at Proficient level or higher; prerequisites with C or higher: ENG 100, MICR 130, PHYL 141/L, PHYL 142/L, HDFS 230, NURS 212, 100-level math, cultural environment course. Admits every fall; the how-to-enroll page lists a May 1 application deadline (2025 cycle shown) and requires an appointment with the nursing counselor. 73 credit AS degree.
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 Kauai Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
12
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
3
Application basics
1
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