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Overview

Tuition $5,067
Licensure pass rate (2025) 93.81%
Accreditor ACEN
Duration 2–3 years
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 Shelton State Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam Required
Minimum GPA 2.0
Apply through School application

Attendance at a Health Services Programs Information Session within one year before applying is mandatory. Application windows: two-year fall admission May 1 to June 1; two-year spring admission September 1 to October 1; two-year summer evening program March 1 to April 1 (odd years only); Health Transition (LPN/paramedic) spring admission June 5 to July 5. Exam, GPA and other criteria are in the program handbooks.

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 Shelton State Community College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

4

Entrance exams

1

Health and background checks

1

Application basics

7

Experience

1

Paths

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

Acceptees

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.