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 Shawnee Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
- CPR certification
- Immunizations
- Background check
- Drug screen
The SCC ADN is an LPN to RN program only: applicants must hold an unencumbered LPN license or be enrolled in an approved LPN program graduating before summer classes. 2027 packet: all application materials (ADN form, degree audit, unofficial transcript, ID, TEAS scores) due April 15, 2027; cumulative GPA 2.5; ATI TEAS overall 60 or higher (SCC Testing Center); mandatory information meeting May 5 or 6, 2027; SCC physical form, immunizations/titers, background check and drug test after acceptance; AHA BLS by program start August 1, 2027; preference to District 531 residents. Prerequisites BIO 218, ENG 111/112, PSY 211; full-time program is 12 months (fall start); approximate total cost including prerequisites $12,500 to $13,000 (2024-25 in-district ADN sheet $9,000 excluding general education); NCLEX-RN 100% (18 candidates) in 2025.
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 Shawnee Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
6
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
2
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