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 Wharton County Junior College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Immunizations
Apply to WCJC and meet TSI, then submit the paper ADN Program Application with transcripts by mail or in person. Prerequisites with C or better and 2.5 prerequisite GPA, TEAS within two years, Hepatitis B vaccination proof, letter of good standing if previously in a nursing program. ADN application periods: Wharton campus (Fall) November to March, due the third Wednesday of March; Sugar Land (Spring) April to August, due the second Wednesday of August. 22-month program; one-year in-district cost estimate $9,866 (tuition and fees $3,420 plus fees, books, uniforms, testing).
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 Wharton County Junior College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
7
Entrance exams
2
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
2
Application basics
3
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