ADN

Associate Degree in Nursing

Offered by Lake Region State College Devils Lake, North Dakota

Overview

Tuition $5,478

Licensure pass rate (2025) 76%

Duration 9 months

Accreditor ACEN

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 Lake Region State College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam Required

Seats per cohort 16

What you'll need

CPR certification
Prerequisite courses

ADN is the 9 month second year of the Dakota Nursing Program 1+1 model: requires LPN certificate or Paramedic to Nurse completion, healthcare provider CPR, all general education complete, ATI PN Comprehensive Predictor 92%. Consortium site lists applications December 1 to March 5, prerequisite GPA 2.75, overall GPA 2.5, Devils Lake cohort 16; sites Devils Lake, Grand Forks, Mayville.

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 Lake Region State College. Open a category to see each one.

Entrance exams

Certifications

Application basics

Prep courses

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.

Timeline: 2 to 3 years

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Georgia CNA to RN

Community college ADN pathway

CNA ADN

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

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