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 Raritan Valley Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Immunizations
- Drug screen
- Background check
- CPR certification
- Health insurance
Students enroll first as AS Health Science pre nursing majors and apply to the clinical program after completing prerequisites (A&P I and II, Medical Terminology with C or better, math and reading/writing proficiency) and 6 credits at RVCC; overall college GPA 2.75 or higher and ATI TEAS required (retake every 3 months). Selective objective ranking; Somerset or Hunterdon County residents get priority; must be 18 by July 15 of the application year. Generic program is 65 credits over 4 semesters starting fall; BLS and liability insurance maintained; clinical clearance at student cost.
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 Raritan Valley Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
4
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
2
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