Associate Degree in Nursing at Porterville College

Overview

Tuition $1,409

Licensure pass rate (2025) 95.7%

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 Porterville College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS

Apply through School application

What you'll need

Transcripts

Registered Nursing application periods are January 1 to 31 for the August (Fall) cohort and June 1 to 30 for the January (Spring) cohort; selection uses the AB 548 Multi-Criteria Selection and Ranking process and admission goes to the highest ranked applicants. Official transcripts from colleges other than Porterville, Bakersfield or Cerro Coso must be on file with Admissions and Records before the RN application is submitted. The Pathways map shows prerequisite Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, English and Statistics before the RN application; 81 unit AS.

Prerequisite courses

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 Porterville College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

10

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

3

Health and background checks

2

Application basics

4

Experience

1

Paths

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

Pre-Nursing to RN

Community college ADN pathway

Pre-Nursing ADN

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

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Pre-Nursing to RN

HSI community college ADN pathway

Pre-Nursing ADN

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

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CNA Exam Prep to RN

Community college ADN pathway

CNA Prep ADN

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

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Georgia CNA to RN

Community college ADN pathway

CNA ADN

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

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