LPN to ADN Transition (RN)

Enrollment Steps
1
New & transfer students
2
Setup of your LLCC account
3
Paying for college
4
Complete selective admission

Program Highlights

Upon successful completion of the LPN to ADN transition course, an LPN would be eligible to enter the second year of the ADN program.

  • Use critical thinking for patient assessment, clinical decision making and emergency response.
  • Learn medication administration, IV therapy, wound care and infection control.
  • Study ethics, professionalism and patient advocacy.
  • Get college credit for what you already know with our Credit for Prior Learning.
  • Prepare for the NCLEX-RN licensing exam.

Degrees & Certificates

LLCC offers the following programs to successfully equip you for a career as a registered nurse. Explore available associate degree nursing classes in LoggerCentral. Students need to consult with the program director before enrolling in ADN classes.

Cost

For the 2025-2026 academic year (fall 2025, spring 2026 and summer 2026), associate degree nursing (ADN) classes have a tuition rate of $287 per credit hour for in-district residents. The total estimated cost of tuition, variable tuition and standard fees, for in-district students, is approximately $3253.50 for the LPN to ADN Transition program. Get more information on tuition and fees

Paying for college

Learn more about cost of attendance.

There are ways to get help paying for college. Learn more about paying for college.

Support available

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The Pipeline for the Advancement of the Healthcare Workforce (PATH) program provides financial and other supports for occupations within the health care field. Learn more about PATH, including support services, programs and eligibility.

Selective Admission

Fall

Applications for the fall admission cycle are accepted the first Monday in November through the second Thursday in June. No late applications will be accepted. 

Spring

Applications for the spring admission cycle are accepted the first Monday in June through the last Friday in October. No late applications will be accepted.

Students who choose to pursue the LPN to ADN Transition program must meet the following minimum criteria to enter the applicant pool.

View LPN to ADN Transition Selective Admission Requirements

Tours

Questions about the associate degree nursing program or any of our health professions programs? Looking to schedule a tour? Contact recruitment specialists Jeff Martin or Sarah Beggs

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External/proficiency credit fees 

  • Prior to fall 2022, for ADN 110, ADN 111, ADN 120: $150
  • Effective fall 2022, for ADN 114, ADN 120: $100

Textbooks (purchased first semester) $500 
ATI access: $306/semester
Uniforms: $150
Stethoscope (if purchasing the Classic II S.E. model from LLCC Bookstore): $107
Penlight with pupil gauge (if purchased from LLCC Bookstore): $5
Watch with second hand: $15
Physical examination and immunization: Varies
Physical examination/immunization tracking subscription: $25
Drug screen: $32
Background check: $29
Fingerprinting: $60
NCLEX exam: $200
Illinois license application fee: $107
Copy of Illinois license after passing NCLEX: $50
EKG caliper (second semester): $9.50
LLCC name badge: $12
 

 

Clinical (hospital or other agency) experience is a major component of each ADN course. Under the guidance of a nursing instructor, the student focuses on concepts and applications and relates them to patient care through pre and post-clinical conferences. An emphasis on meeting the needs of each individual patient is used as a basis for all learning experiences. Types of clinical experiences include care of the newborn infant, geriatric patient, maternity nursing, psychiatric nursing and medical/surgical nursing in various clinical settings.
 

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3343 Peachtree Road NE
Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30326
1-404-975-5000

Graduates from the ADN program, which is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, are eligible to take the licensing examination for Professional Registered Nurses (RN). Please note that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may take into consideration any felony conviction of the applicant but such a conviction shall not operate as an absolute bar to licensure.

Our program is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

2020 first-time NCLEX-RN Pass Rates:

  • LLCC ADN: 95%
  • National: 87%
  • State: 88%

95% of our graduates are employed within 6 months of graduation and our completion rate was 96% in 2020.