A bridge program for licensed practical or vocational nurses that awards an associate degree in nursing and prepares graduates for the NCLEX-RN. Credit for the LPN/LVN license shortens the program.
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 Mission College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance examTEAS
Minimum GPA2.5
Apply throughSchool application
What you'll need
Prerequisite courses
Mission College's only RN degree is the Registered Nursing (LVN to RN) Bridge AS, a full time 3 semester (18 month) in person program for licensed LVNs/LPNs; there is no generic ADN. Science prerequisites have no recency requirement; applicants must meet with a counselor and attend an information session. The LVN RN application period is currently closed and no dates are posted.
