The Associate Degree Nursing program will prepare students for this exciting career with concentrated classroom studies and extensive clinical work (720 hours) based in a wide-range of health care settings. The first two semesters are identical in both the Practical Nursing (PN) program and the Associate Degree Nursing program enabling students to finish with the PN diploma after the first summer, and/or continue in the ADN program.

Scholarship Opportunities

• Please contact Sydney Suntken for scholarship information at 515-574-1309 or via email at suntken@iowacentral.edu

Course Schedule

More Information

You must apply to Iowa Central and be accepted before you can apply to the Associate Degree Nursing Program. Nursing Applications are due by February 15th for a Fall start or September 15th for a Spring start every year.

Applicants must apply to Iowa Central and be accepted before they can apply to the program.

For applicants that already have their LPN, please submit the Advanced Standing Application linked below. Applicants must apply to Iowa Central and be accepted before they can apply to the program.

Accreditation Information

Click here to download the Associate Degree Nursing Program Accreditation information

Iowa Community colleges have developed the following Core Performance Standards for all applicants to Health Care Career Programs.  These standards are based upon required abilities that are compatible with effective performance in health care careers.  Applicants unable to meet the Core Performance Standards are responsible for discussing the possibility of reasonable accommodations with the designated institutional office.  To view the full Iowa Core Performance Standards, click here.

Professional Licensure and Certification Disclosure Information

For more on Professional Licensure and Certification Disclosure Information, click here

Associate Degree Nursing Careers

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Out-patient Clinics
• Schools
• Home/Public Health
• Occupational Industries
• Physicians Offices
• Long-Term Care Facilities
• Medical-Surgical Units
• Critical Care
• Pediatrics
• Obstetrics
• Insurance Companies
• Rehabilitation