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Overview

Tuition $7,140
Licensure pass rate (2025) 91.67%
Accreditor ACEN
Duration 12–18 months
A bridge program for licensed practical or vocational nurses that awards an associate degree in nursing and prepares graduates for the NCLEX-RN. Credit for the LPN/LVN license shortens the program.

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 Salem Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam Required
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts

Two-step process: general admission then selective nursing admission with a nursing portfolio (contents in the ADN Admission Booklet). NLN NEX entrance test required; minimum score not stated on the page. Official high school/GED and college transcripts required.

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

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

1

Application basics

2