Associate Degree in Nursing
Offered by St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, Minnesota
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 St Cloud Technical and Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- CPR certification
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
SCTCC's ADN is an LPN to ADN Mobility program: current practical nursing license required, minimum ATI TEAS score 56 (valid 3 years), grade of C or better and cumulative 3.0 GPA in prerequisite coursework. Application window December 1 through February 1 for a fall start of 50 students; applicants ranked on a point rubric with priority to early applicants. Separate nursing application from the general SCTCC application; AHA BLS, background study with fingerprinting and student-paid drug test required.
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 St Cloud Technical and Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
10
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
1
Application basics
1
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