Riverside City College · School of Nursing (SON)

Registered Nursing (ADN) - Traditional

ADNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPublic

Award: Associate in Science, Registered Nursing

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

Overview

A 71-unit, five-semester pathway combining prerequisite sciences and general education with nursing courses (NRN-11, NRN-12, NRN-21 and NRN-22) across the lifespan, including medical-surgical, maternity, mental health and pediatric nursing.

Credential: Associate degree in nursing
Delivery: On-campus
Study intensity: Full-time
Duration: 2 years
Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits: 71 units
Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus: Riverside City College — Riverside, CA

Entry background & licensure

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

Admissions requirements

Background check: Clear criminal background, drug and health clearance at time of program admittance
Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Health & immunization requirements: Physical exam and immunizations; CPR card (AHA Healthcare Provider) required
Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Other requirement: Spaces are selected by rank order of multi-criteria points; there is no wait list
Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses: Science prerequisites, statistics, Psychology 9, English composition, speech and sociology/cultural anthropology
Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ATI TEAS: RequiredATI TEAS 7; TEAS score deadline for Fall admission is January 10 for ADN/RN applicants
Source: rcc.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.

$46 per credit
All students — Per unit each semester as listed on the nursing page
Calculated$3,266 — 71 credits × $46 per credit; excludes other fees
Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Other fees

Health Services Fee: $25 (per semester) · mandatory Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Student Services Fee: $30 (per semester) · mandatory Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Required standardized testing package (estimated): $2,075 (program) · mandatory Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)

Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $1,380
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $11,190
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $40

Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Spring, Fall Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026

October 1 - November 2
Fall 2027
Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Date not confirmed
Opens first business day of October, closes first business day of November
Fall (every year)
Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Date not confirmed
Opens first business day of June, closes first business day of July
Spring (every year)
Source: rcc.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.

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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) · Riverside, CA
Source: acenursing.org · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited
ACEN— Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
Scope as stated by the source
Source: rcc.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.

Measure	Year	Result	Population / scope
NCLEX-RN pass rateRiverside City College	2024-2025	96.57%175 candidates	First-time test takers, RCC ADN (RN) program (California Board of Registered Nursing data as reported by RCC) Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
NCLEX-RN pass rateRiverside City College	2023-2024	98.8%168 candidates	First-time test takers, RCC ADN (RN) program (California Board of Registered Nursing data as reported by RCC) Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Program completion rateRiverside City College	2024-2025	77%213 candidates	Students who began the first nursing course and completed on time in four semesters or two-three semesters Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Job placement rateRiverside City College	2023-2024	100%163 candidates	ADN (RN) graduates responding to the survey (97% response rate), employed as licensed RNs within twelve months Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

ACEN Search Programs: Riverside City College — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
rcc.edu/pathways/health-related-sciences/registered-nursing.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
rcc.edu/programs/nursing.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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Riverside City College

Vocational Nursing

LPN/LVNPrelicensure

Riverside City College — Riverside, CA
On-campus · Full-time
1 year · 49.5-54.5 units
$46 per credit · All students
For: New to nursing (no prior degree needed)

Not yet verified: upcoming deadline

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