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Cuyahoga Community College District · Division of Nursing

Nursing Generic Track

ADNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPublic

Award: Associate of Applied Science degree in Nursing

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

Two-year associate degree with four semesters of nursing coursework. Students who complete the first year receive a certificate of proficiency in practical nursing and may sit for the NCLEX-PN; completing the second year leads to the AAS and eligibility for the NCLEX-RN.

Credential
Associate degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Four semesters (two-year program)
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
61 total credit hours
Source: catalog.tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Eastern Campus — OH; Metropolitan Campus — OH; Western Campus — OH; Westshore Campus — OH

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
New to nursing (no prior degree needed)
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam
Graduates are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN; first-year completers for the NCLEX-PN
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.75Overall GPA of 2.75 or higher to apply; the Division of Nursing does not round GPAs
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prior degree
High school diploma, GED or associate degree or higher on file
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
BIO-2331 Anatomy and Physiology I (B or higher), MATH-1410, NURS-1000, NURS-1010, and PSY-1010 (C or higher unless stated otherwise)
Source: catalog.tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Background check
Background check including fingerprinting and court search (BCI)
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
HESI Admission Assessment (A2)
Required — published minimum 75Minimum 75% on the Math section and 75% on the English Composite section; not required for applicants with an associate degree or higher
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Other fees

  • HESI A2 exam at a Prometric testing site (approximate): $125 (per attempt) · mandatory Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-district, full-time, 2023-24: $3,736
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,622
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $8,736
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Fall, Spring Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • Applicants are reviewed on a continual basis throughout the year

    Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Rolling admissions

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical placements
Clinicals are held at a variety of acute care settings throughout Northeast Ohio and the surrounding areas
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • ACEN— Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

State board of nursing approval

  • BON— Ohio Board of Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Full approval

Published outcomes

Exactly as published, with year and population. Results for one program or campus are never applied to another.
MeasureYearResultPopulation / scope
NCLEX-RN pass rate202585.8%First-time test takers, associate degree nursing program
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
NCLEX-PN pass rate202598.9%First-time test takers, associate degree nursing program
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Program completion rate202542.8%Associate degree nursing students completing within four semesters of enrollment in the first nursing course
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

  1. catalog.tri-c.edu/programs/nursing-aas/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  2. tri-c.edu/programs/nursing/generic-track/admission-information.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. tri-c.edu/programs/nursing/generic-track/index.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. tri-c.edu/programs/nursing/generic-track/nursing-1010-prerequisites/hesi-exam.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  5. tri-c.edu/programs/nursing/index.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  6. tri-c.edu/programs/nursing/program-information.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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