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Overview

Tuition $4,980
Licensure pass rate (2025) 97.87%
Accreditor ACEN
Duration 2–3 years
An associate-level nursing degree that qualifies graduates to take the NCLEX-RN and practice as registered nurses. RNs provide and coordinate patient care and educate patients and the public about health conditions.

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 Northeast Alabama Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.5
Apply through School application

ATI TEAS required (NACC publishes TEAS guidelines and a TEAS-ACT equivalency table); selection is by a published points sheet. Minimum standards, deadlines and NCLEX pass rates are in linked PDFs (2026 Calculation of Points Sheet, 2027 Mobility Minimum Admission Standards, NCLEX Pass Rate updated 10.2026) rather than on the page.

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 Northeast Alabama Community College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

5

Entrance exams

2

Certifications

1

Application basics

6

Paths

Routes into ADN. The first step is where you enroll today.