Nursing (Associates Degree)

Olympic College ETPL

The Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program prepares graduates for employment as Registered Nurses (RNs) in home care, acute care, long term care, and community-based care agencies. The ADN (RN) program is designed to prepare qualified candidates to become RNs in two years.

Visit the program website Rachel Lee, Ashley Blake Healthcare Student Success Coaches Allied Health (360) 475-7757 rlee2@olympic.edu, ablake@olympic.edu

Financial information

Total tuition

$10,325.00

Total required fees

$5,514.50

Books and supplies

$0.00

Locations

Bremerton

Instructional methods

Hybrid or Blended Program, In-person Primary Location

Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?

Yes

Program details

2 Years

Length of training

Associate

Award type

84

Credits

N/A

Clock Hours

Additional details

Award name

ADN

Education Prerequisites

None

Prerequisite courses and other requirements

These courses must be completed by March 31st to be eligible to apply to the RN program:

  1. ENGL& 101 (English Composition I). 2.0 or higher required
  2. CHEM& 121 (Intro to Chemistry). 2.0 or higher required or OR CHEM& 141/151 AND 142/152
  3. Note: If you fail to pass CHEM& 121 with a 2.0 within 3 attempts, you cannot use CHEM& 141/151 and 142/152 instead to satisfy the prerequisite.
  4. BIOL& 241 (Human Anatomy and Physiology I). 2.0 or higher required

These courses must be completed prior to starting the RN program. Completion prior to the application deadline is not required but highly recommended. To receive factor points, they must be completed by the March 31st deadline:

  1. BIOL& 242 (Human Anatomy and Physiology II). 2.0 or higher required. Must be completed no later than the spring quarter in order to start the RN program in the fall.
  2. BIOL& 260 (Microbiology). 2.0 or higher required. Must be completed no later than the summer quarter in order to start the RN program in fall.
  3. NURSE 150* (Applied Pharmacology and Dosage Calculation) or NURSE 151* (Dosage Calculations) AND NURSE 152* (Intro to Pharmacology)
  4. *2.2 or higher required. Must be completed by the end of the summer quarter before starting the RN program in the fall.

Required Support Courses

These courses are required to be must be completed by the end of the summer quarter before starting the RN program in the fall. Completion prior to the application deadline is not required but highly recommended. To receive factor points, they must be completed by the March 31st deadline:

  1. NUTR& 101 (Human Nutrition) 2.0 or higher required OR NURSE 118* (Nutrition for Professional Nursing) 2.2 or higher required.
  2. PSYC& 100** (General Psychology) OR PSYC 102 (Psychology of Adjustment). 2.0 or higher required
  3. ONE 5-credit course* from ONE of these disciplines: Anthropology, Communication Studies, History, Humanities, Philosophy, Political Science, or Sociology. 2.0 or higher required
  4. *5-credit elective must be completed by the end of summer quarter before the start of the second year in RN program.

Optional Support Courses

These courses are not required for the Associate in Technical Arts degree. Must be completed by March 31st deadline to receive factor points.

  1. ENGL& 102 (Composition II). 2.0 or higher required.
  2. MATH& 107* (Math in Society) OR MATH& 141* (Precalculus Algebra). 2.0 or higher required
  3. *For the factor points for MATH& 107/141, any college-level math class other than statistics will be accepted.

Is this program approved to train veterans?

Yes

Program languages

English

Certification/license obtained as part of training program

N/A

Certification/license test preparation provided

N/A

Employment performance results

Program type

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Completion rate

96%

Employment rate

90%

Typical (median) hourly earnings

$51

Typical (median) annual earnings

$90,000

Top industries for graduates

Program type

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Healthcare and Social Services

77%

Administrative Support

21%

Other Industries

2%

Careers for graduates

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Student characteristics

Enrollment
Number of students completing the program
108
Completion rate
96%
Average number of students who completed each year
54
Gender
Male
16%
Female
84%
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native
0%
Asian
14%
Black or African American
3%
Hispanic
7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
White
67%
Multi-racial
9%
Other
0%
Age
Under 20
1%
20 to 29
46%
30 to 39
40%
40 to 49
11%
50 and over
3%
Prior education
No high school diploma/GED
12%
High school diploma/GED, but no college experience
20%
Some college experience, but no degree
35%
Certificate or AA
12%
BA or higher
21%