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Offerings

Large School
Urban Community
Public University

Programs

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LPN/LVN to RN Bridge

Application deadline Confirm with school

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RRT

Respiratory Therapist

Tuition: $1,156
Licensure pass rate (2024): 88.5%

Application deadline Jun 30, 2027

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ADN

Associate Degree in Nursing

Tuition: $1,156
Licensure pass rate (2025): 100%

Next start Fall, Spring

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Paths to this school

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Pre-Nursing to RN

Community college ADN pathway

Pre-Nursing ADN

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

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Pre-Nursing to Respiratory Therapist

Community college associate pathway

Pre-Nursing RRT

Interested in respiratory therapy? Start with Pre-Nursing, find respiratory therapy programs that fit your goals, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.

Timeline: 2 to 3 years

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Pre-Nursing to RN

HSI community college ADN pathway

Pre-Nursing ADN

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

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CNA Exam Prep to RN

Community college ADN pathway

CNA Prep ADN

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

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Student societies

Clubs and associations for nursing and pre-nursing students here.

Chapter

Student Nurses Association (SNA) at Santa Monica College "An organization for students of nursing"; NSNA style purpose statement; Linktree covers applying to SMC Nursing and the CNA program, suggesting pre-nursing outreach; eligibility not stated

@smc.sna

Statewide

California Nursing Students' Association (CNSA) Open to nursing students across California

@cnsaofficial

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