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 Long Beach City College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Applications accepted twice a year (February and August); Fall 2027 cohort application window February 8 to 12, 2027. In person information session attendance within the calendar year is required to apply. Requires anatomy, physiology and microbiology with C or higher, life science GPA 2.5 and cumulative GPA 2.5, completed within five years, English and math proficiency, ATI TEAS 62% or higher; multicriteria selection. Estimated total program cost $5,200 to $5,500 including $1,656 enrollment fees (36 units); four semesters once nursing courses begin.
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 Long Beach City College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
5
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
3
Health and background checks
1
Application basics
3
Experience
2
Prep courses
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