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Overview

Tuition $9,210
Licensure pass rate (2025) 82.3%
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 Lehigh Carbon Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses

TEAS comprehensive score at Proficient or higher, taken in person within two years; BIO 163 and 164 (within 7 years), ENG 105, MAT 121 and PSY 140 with a C or higher, plus high school English, social studies, math with algebra and lab science units. Separate Nursing AAS application with deadlines June 1 for fall, October 1 for spring and February 1 for the February start; sites in Schnecksville, Allentown and Tamaqua.

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 Lehigh Carbon Community College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

5

Entrance exams

1

Application basics

2

Paths

Routes into ADN. The first step is where you enroll today.