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 Northeastern Technical College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Immunizations
- Background check
- Drug screen
- CPR certification
Competitive admission to a 67-credit AAS (five semesters, about 700 clinical hours) accepting the top 25 candidates; Fall 2026 cycle took applications May 18-June 4, 2026 after a mandatory information session (attendance ticket required), with TEAS ($76) in person only, score 65% or higher, valid 1 year. Requires $30 NETC application fee for new students, official transcripts, cumulative GPA 2.5, and C or better in ENG 101, MAT 110, humanities, PSY 203, CPT 101, AHS 102, BIO 210, BIO 211 and BIO 225 (sciences within 5 years); ties broken by TEAS score and possibly an interview; any positive criminal background finding excludes admission; $248 deposit, drug test and ten-year driving record after acceptance. 2027 dates not yet posted.
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 Northeastern Technical College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
9
Entrance exams
1
Health and background checks
4
Application basics
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