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 Northland Pioneer College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
Two-year RN AAS at Show Low and Winslow with LNA to RN, LPN to RN and paramedic to RN tracks; HESI admission test required (score not stated). Prerequisites BIO 181/201/202/205, CHM 130, ENL 101 and math (Next Gen QAS 250, ACT 21 or MAT 142+) with C or better must be done before July 1 of the admission year; 3.0 GPA recommended. From fall 2027 applicants need an unrestricted LNA/CNA or NAT101 with C within the past year. NCLEX-RN pass 100% (2024), 97% (2023).
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 Northland Pioneer College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
11
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
3
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