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Nursing - Associate in Science (AS)

ADNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPublic

Award: Associate in Science (AS) in nursing

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

Overview

A concept-based nursing curriculum with a suggested semester-by-semester schedule combining general education and NURS courses; high-fidelity simulation is used.

Credential
Associate degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus, Hybrid
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
Four-semester and eight-semester options
Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Total credits = 69
Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Gettysburg Campus — Gettysburg, PA; Harrisburg Campus — Harrisburg, PA; Lancaster Campus — Lancaster, PA; York Campus — York, PA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
New to nursing (no prior degree needed)
Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam
Graduates are qualified to register for the NCLEX licensing exam
Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Other requirement
Students begin in the Allied Health AAS program, then apply to the nursing program once requirements are met
Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.5Overall GPA of 2.5 or higher (at HACC or prior college if no HACC GPA)
Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Other requirement
Mandatory nursing information session within 9 months prior to application
Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Background check
Annual Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, FBI Check and State Police Criminal Record Check after acceptance
Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ATI TEAS
Required — published minimum 70TEAS Version 7; minimum score to apply does not guarantee admission
Source: hacc.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.

  • $237 per credit

    In-district — Sponsoring (as labelled on cost sheet) · 2026-2027

    Calculated$15,879 — 67 credits × $237 per credit; excludes other fees

    Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • $342.25 per credit

    Out-of-district — Non-Sponsoring (as labelled on cost sheet) · 2026-2027

    Calculated$22,930.75 — 67 credits × $342.25 per credit; excludes other fees

    Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-district, full-time, 2023-24: $6,023
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $7,418
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $9,750
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,500
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: January, May, August Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

Simulation
High-fidelity simulation scenarios
Source: hacc.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

    Associate (ADN) · Harrisburg, PA

    Source: acenursing.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

State board of nursing approval

  • BON— Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Approved

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 rate202483.77%Class of 2024, RN program (population not further specified)
Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Program completion rate202473.57%Class of 2024, RN program
Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Job placement rate202496%Class of 2024, RN program
Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

  1. ACEN Search Programs: Harrisburg Area Community College — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. hacc.edu/ProgramsandCourses/nursing-3456.cfm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. hacc.edu/ProgramsandCourses/Programs/HealthCareers/Nurse-RN.cfm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. hacc.edu/ProgramsandCourses/Programs/HealthCareers/upload/RN-Adm.pdf — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  5. hacc.edu/ProgramsandCourses/Programs/HealthCareers/upload/RN-Costs.pdf — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026
  6. hacc.edu/ProgramsandCourses/Programs/HealthCareers/upload/RN-Curriculum.pdf — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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