Associate Degree in Nursing
Offered by Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap, Virginia
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 Mountain Empire Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Immunizations
- Background check
- Drug screen
- CPR certification
- Health insurance
Track 1 (two-year, 1 summer session plus 4 semesters) is selective; nursing application (mecc.edu/forms) due February 15 each year with all requirements met. Requires high school/GED, college GPA 2.0 or higher in good standing, science competency (HS biology or chemistry with lab, or BIO 141/142 with C), math and English competency, ATI TEAS national percentile rank 45 or above within 5 years (applicants ranked by TEAS rank), and 2.5 GPA across BIO 141, ENG 111, SDV 100, PSY 230, LBR 105 and NUR 135 before any NSG course. Priority to residents of Lee, Wise, Scott, Dickenson and Norton. Estimated in-state tuition $11,182.30 for 67 credits plus about $5,000 in program costs; clinical documents due August 15. NCLEX-RN pass 90.32% (2025), 97.56% (2024); ACEN Continued Accreditation with Conditions.
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 Mountain Empire Community College. Open a category to see each one.
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
4
Application basics
5
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