Skip to content

Overview

Tuition $3,872
Licensure pass rate (2025) 80%
Duration 24 months
Accreditor ACEN
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 Seward County Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 3.0
Recommendation letters 3
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses
  • Interview

Ladder program: the Level II ADN year admits only Practical Nursing graduates with an LPN/LVN license; non-LPNs enter the 10-month PN Level I first. One class per year, applications accepted Oct 1 through Dec 31 (4:45 pm, no exceptions) for classes starting in August; bonus points for completing by Dec 10. ATI TEAS at the proficient level or above is required ($70 on campus), minimum GPA 3.0 in general education and nursing courses, three references (no family or friends), and an on-campus structured interview; 25 points minimum to be interviewed (Level I).

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 Seward County Community College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

7

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

14

Health and background checks

1

Application basics

3

Experience

1

Paths

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