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 Pueblo Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
Seven prerequisites (ENG 1021, PSY 2440, BIO 2101, BIO 2102, BIO 2104, nutrition, MAT 1120) with C or better and a minimum 2.80 prerequisite GPA; biology within 10 years. ATI TEAS Reading and Math scored on a 100 point rubric (scores 58.6 or below ineligible), at most two attempts in 18 months; work experience and prior degree earn extra points. Fall 2027 application opens April 1, 2027 and closes May 26, 2027; a 10 panel drug screen including THC, immunizations and AHA BLS required after provisional admission. 2024 first-time NCLEX pass rate across all three campuses averaged 92.63%.
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 Pueblo Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
9
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
3
Application basics
3
Experience
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
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
