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

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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.

The states for which licensure requirements are met by the program curriculum: AL, AZ, AR, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN ,IA, KS, KY, LA, ME ,MD, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, WV, WI, WY, VT(Implementation date February 1, 2022), and GU(partial implementation- Guam is allowing nurses who hold active, unencumbered, multi-state licenses issued by Nurse Licensure Compact member states to practice in Guam under their multi-state licenses.)

Every state for which those requirements are not met: OR, NV, HI, CA, CT

States for which institutions has not made a determination as to whether the program's curriculum does or does not meet licensure or certification requirements: AK, MN, IL, MI, PA, RI, MA, WA

The information above is from the NCSBN Website regarding the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) as of 06/21/2022.  For additional information about the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), see the NCSBN website link:  https://www.ncsbn.org/nurse-licensure-compact.htm

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