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Overview

Tuition $3,333
Licensure pass rate (2025) 96.88%
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 Wayne County Community College District asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam HESI A2
Minimum GPA 2.8
Recommendation letters 2
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Essay
  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses
  • Background check

HESI taken and passed at WCCCD within two years of applying; 22 credits of prerequisites (ALH 105, ENG 119, BIO 155, BIO 240, BIO 250, BIO 295); two reference letters (employer and personal) signed within 60 days, a 500 to 1000 word essay, proof of Nursing Information Meeting attendance; CastleBranch background check on acceptance. Applications due May 15 for fall and September 15 for spring; 69 credit, 5 semester AAS. NCLEX 96.88% (2025), 100% (2024), 79.31% (2023).

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 Wayne County Community College District. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

6

Entrance exams

1

Health and background checks

3

Application basics

5

Paths

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