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 Rio Hondo College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
Two filing periods a year (March for Fall, August for Spring); the Fall 2027 period is March 8 to March 26, 2027 and the page lists an August 9 to 27, 2027 period, applications due 4:30 PM on the last day. Only ATI TEAS 7 is accepted from August 10, 2026; all prerequisite science courses must be taken in person; applicants need a Rio Hondo ID, a counselor appointment and the Application Checklist / Multi Criteria Screening documents. Two year generic program, BRN approved, ACEN candidate; LVN to ADN, Psych Tech to ADN and 30 unit options also offered.
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 Rio Hondo College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
9
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
2
Application basics
2
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.
