Riverside City College · School of Nursing (SON)

LVN-to-ADN (RN) Advanced Placement Pathway

ADNLPN / LVN-to-RNPrelicensure — 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 57.5-unit pathway including the NRN-18 transition course for advanced placement students, followed by NRN-21 and NRN-22 and the supporting science and general education courses.

Credential: Associate degree in nursing
Pathway: LPN / LVN-to-RN
Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery: On-campus
Study intensity: Full-time
Duration: Not verified
Credits: 57.5 units
Source: rcc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus: Riverside City College — Riverside, CA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply: Licensed practical / vocational nurse
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
Other requirement: The same application workshop serves Traditional, Concurrent Enrollment and Advanced Placement (LVN-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$2,645 — 57.5 credits × $46 per credit; excludes other fees
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

October 1 - November 2
Fall 2027
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.

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) · 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

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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