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Overview

Tuition $2,672
Licensure pass rate (2025) 100%
Accreditor CNEA
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 Stanly Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.0
Application fee Free

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses
  • CPR certification
  • Background check
  • Drug screen
  • Immunizations

ATI TEAS 7 minimum 58.7 taken at SCC (rounds in Aug, Oct, Feb; valid 2 years); application opens Jan 16 each year and closes Jan 15 for that fall; conditional acceptances in March based on seat availability. Prereqs: algebra, BIO 168, chemistry with C or higher and eligibility for ENG 111 and MAT 143 without co-requisites; 2.0 cumulative GPA. After conditional acceptance: HUM 115 with 79.5 or better, medical form, AHA healthcare provider CPR, Nurse Aide I completion and current listing, background check, drug screen. 69 credit hours.

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

College courses

4

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

2

Health and background checks

3

Application basics

1

Paths

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