Associate Degree in Nursing
Offered by Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit, Mississippi
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 Southwest Mississippi Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
Minimum 2.50 GPA on the 11 prerequisite hours (A&P I and II with labs, College Algebra or higher); ACT composite 18 or higher including science (21 or higher may qualify for early admission); SPANS nursing entrance exam (proctored) required. Deadlines March 1 for fall and October 1 for spring; notarized paper ADN application plus sealed official transcripts. AAS, four semesters full time; estimated program costs beyond tuition about $6,000 (books, lab fees, assessment testing, NCLEX review); 2024 completion rate 61.65%.
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 Southwest Mississippi Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
3
Entrance exams
2
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
4
Application basics
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