Pima Community College

Tucson, AZ

Public
Two-year
Degree-granting
Currently operating

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Field reported for 2023-24 · Health & Medicine

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Pima Community College

Tucson, AZ

Associate

Completed degrees or certificates reported for 2023-24

149

2023-24

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Degree requirements

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What to know

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Applying & preparing

Institution-wide admissions context

What admission looks like

Admission approach: Open admissions reported
SAT / ACT policy: Not reported

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Institution-wide · General high-school preparation

What to prepare in high school

Pima's general application identifies first-year and other applicant routes but does not publish a universal high-school subject distribution for general admission.

College-Preparatory Coursework: Not specified; The reviewed general-application source does not state a subject-by-subject preparation requirement.

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Additional requirements for this program

Program-specific scope: This section is separate from the college's general admission and high-school preparation guidance.

Division of Health Professions

Nursing — ADN · Associate of Applied Science

Last verified: September 2026

Pima ADN applicants complete program-preparatory coursework, the NLN entrance exam, and a separate MyPima application for point-based selection.

Applies to: Applicants to the Nursing Associate of Applied Science only

Program-preparatory coursework: Complete the published program-preparatory coursework with grades and assessment scores posted to the Pima transcript before applying.; Prerequisite coursework · Applies to: Nursing ADN applicants; Required
NLN Nursing Entrance Exam: Complete the National League for Nursing entrance exam within Pima's published attempt and validity limits.

What attending this college costs

Institution-wide · College-level cost context

College-level published yearly budget

$9,851–$15,167

Before grants and scholarships

Living scenario: Reported average living-cost scenario

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Funding to investigate

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Federal3 verified
College-wide or institution-specific2 verified
Earned aid1 verified

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Sources and classification details

Program reporting

C2024_A · 2023-24 · PROVISIONAL

Official federal classification: CIP 51.3801 · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse · CIP 2020

Information scopes

Admissions and cost use institution-level reporting. General preparation uses verified institutional sources where curated. Additional requirements use exact verified program sources where available. Current official program evidence is separately scoped to an exact credential where PA1 coverage exists.

Admissions reporting

Fall 2024 institution-wide context

Cost reporting

Published institution-level data · 2026

Preparation source

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