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Overview

Tuition $5,118
Licensure pass rate (2025) 91.67%
Duration 24 months
Accreditor ACEN
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 Wenatchee Valley College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.5
Apply through School application

What you'll need

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

Fall start in Wenatchee and Omak (applications June 1-19 each year) plus a Wenatchee spring 2027 start (applications Dec 1-18, 2026). Must be 18, hold NA-C or NA course completion, have all prerequisites at C or better and cumulative GPA 2.5+, and meet TEAS minimum subject scores. Point-based selection (TEAS 10, grades 20, healthcare experience 10, military 5, WVC credits 5, international 5, bachelor's 5); $50 acceptance fee; criminal background check and negative 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 Wenatchee Valley College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

11

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

1

Health and background checks

2

Application basics

2

Paths

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