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Miami Dade College · Benjamín León School of Nursing

Associate in Science in Nursing (ASN)

ADNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPublic

Award: Associate in Science Degree in Nursing

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

Overview

Offered in generic, transition and accelerated options, the 72-credit ASN combines 42 nursing credits with general education and leads to eligibility for the NCLEX-RN. Students take courses in lock-step cohorts once accepted.

Credential
Associate degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
Generic full-time 4 semesters; generic part-time 7 semesters; transition full-time 3 semesters, part-time 5 semesters; accelerated 3 semesters
Source: mdc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
72 credits, 42 of them in the nursing program
Source: mdc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Medical Campus — Miami, FL; Homestead Campus — Homestead, FL

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Not verified
Source: mdc.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 apply for the NCLEX-RN; the Florida Board of Nursing determines eligibility
Source: mdc.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.5Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; natural science GPA of 2.0
Source: mdc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
HSC 0003 Introduction to Health Care and lab must be completed before requesting a milestone review
Source: mdc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Application fee
$25$25 Milestone Review fee per nursing option
Source: mdc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Background check
Level II background check cleared by Medical Campus Administration for final admission
Source: mdc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ATI TEAS
RequiredComposite score of greater than 60% required; ATI TEAS must be taken through MDC Testing and Assessment
Source: mdc.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

  • Milestone Review fee (per nursing option): $25 (per request) · mandatory Source: mdc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $1,987
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $7,947
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $851
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

  • May 1st (target deadline; year not printed)

    Fall (August) selection

    Source: mdc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

  • September 1st (target deadline; year not printed)

    Spring (January) selection

    Source: mdc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

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

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) · Miami, FL

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

  • ACEN— Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: mdc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

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 rate202480%ASN program, as published (population not specified)
Source: mdc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Program completion rate202470%On-time completion rate, ASN program
Source: mdc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Job placement rate202493%Job placement rate, ASN program
Source: mdc.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

  1. ACEN Search Programs: Miami Dade College — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. mdc.edu/nursing/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. mdc.edu/nursing/nursing_programs.aspx — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. mdc.edu/nursingrn/admission-requirements.aspx — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  5. mdc.edu/nursingrn/default.aspx — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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