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Overview

Tuition $9,968
Licensure pass rate (2025) 81%
Duration 24 months
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 Southeastern Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.5

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses

TEAS composite 59.0% or higher (valid 2 years, max 3 attempts per year); cumulative GPA 2.5; current NC Nurse Aide I listing or unencumbered LPN license; NUR 117 Pharmacology within 5 years and pre-nursing courses with C or better. Page still shows the last cycle: regular application period Dec 1 to March 1, lightning round March 16 to 25, acceptance April 1; in-state program total $9,968, out-of-state $18,608; five semesters.

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

College courses

9

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

1

Application basics

2

Paths

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