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 Pierce College District asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Resume
- Background check
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Health insurance
Four tracks, each with 32-student cohorts: traditional ADN (6 quarters, applications every other spring, next cycle spring 2027 for fall 2027), evening/weekend ADN (8 quarters, applied Aug 3 to Sep 4, 2026 for winter 2027), and two LPN-to-RN transitions (3 or 5 quarters). Prerequisites must be completed with a 3.0 or higher GPA; a professional resume and background check are part of Phase I.
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 Pierce College District. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
7
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
3
Application basics
2
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