Associate Degree in Nursing
Offered by Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, Mississippi
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 Northwest Mississippi Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Traditional track: fall entry application opens December 1 and closes March 1; spring entry opens July 1 and closes October 1. Nursing admission GPA of 2.0 or higher on prerequisites (A&P I and College Algebra or higher with a C, A&P I within 7 years); ACT composite 18 or higher with science component (no superscores or SAT conversions); TEAS taken at NWCC ($87, valid one year, once per application period); applicants must be 18 at entry. Four consecutive semesters; 83 traditional and 25 LPN-RN transition students accepted for Spring 2026.
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 Northwest Mississippi Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
2
Entrance exams
2
Certifications
1
Application basics
4
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
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
