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 Linn-Benton Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Immunizations
- Background check
- Drug screen
- CPR certification
One cohort per year, selected by lottery (in-district Linn/Benton applicants first). Requires cumulative GPA 3.0, HESI A2 minimum 75% taken at LBCC (Dec-Mar window), an active direct-care healthcare credential (CNA, EMT, CMA/RMA, LPN, PCT, paramedic), Hepatitis B documentation and prerequisites (MTH 95+, WR 121Z, BI 231 at application; A&P II/III, microbiology, nutrition, developmental psych before start) with C or higher. Fall 2027 window Mar 15-26, 2027, transcripts due Apr 9, 2027, program starts Sep 30, 2027; post-admission background check, drug screen and compliance tracker about $200.
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 Linn-Benton Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
8
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
3
Application basics
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