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 Mitchell Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Health insurance
- Prerequisite courses
Applications accepted Feb 1 to Mar 1 each year; ATI TEAS minimum adjusted individual score 68% (valid 3 years, up to 3 attempts); 2.5 cumulative GPA; high school or college biology and chemistry with C or better; must be a NC Nurse Aide I, medical assisting graduate, or active LPN; AHA BLS CPR and personal health insurance required. Two year program, about $8,800 in-state tuition.
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 Mitchell Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
2
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
3
Health and background checks
3
Application basics
2
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