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Overview

Tuition $2,552
Licensure pass rate (2025) 86%
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 Richmond Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Program page gives only the 76 credit hour in-person curriculum and the rule that all courses need a C or better with a B or better in all BIO and NUR courses; no entrance exam, deadline or GPA stated and the admissions pages carry no health programs criteria. No application fee for general admission.

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 Richmond Community College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

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Paths

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