Associate Degree in Nursing
Offered by Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood, Pennsylvania
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 Westmoreland County Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Transcripts
Entrance exam is the NLN Pre-Admission Exam (NEX), up to two attempts per year, highest score used. Separate Health Professions Program Application via MyWestmoreland; fall cohort (full-time day) decisions mid-April, spring cohort (evening) decisions mid-October. Clearances incl. FBI fingerprinting, annual drug screen ($80), health requirements (~$1,000), CPR ($110), liability insurance ($80). 72 credits over 2 years; tuition 2026-27 $149/credit in-county, $292/credit out-of-county. NCLEX 90% for 2024-2025.
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 Westmoreland County Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
4
Entrance exams
1
Health and background checks
2
Application basics
4
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