Riverland Community College

Fall 2024 - Day Program Application Status: CLOSED

• Application for admission to the Nursing Program is a separate process in addition to being admitted to the College.

Spring 2024 - Part-Time Evening Program Application Status: CLOSED

• Fall 2025 PN part-time evening program application will be available January 1, 2025
• Application for admission to the Nursing Program is a separate process in addition to being admitted to the College.

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• Before you can apply to the nursing program, you must first be admitted to Riverland.

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Application Criteria

• ATI TEAS (in-person only) within 3 years of the program application period with a score at or above 40.7%. ATI TEAS by ATI Testing online version is no longer accepted. The TEAS exam report must be submitted with the program application, prior to the application deadline.
  • The TEAS test is offered on our Riverland campuses. View more information about the TEAS test. 
  • Important Notice: Beginning with Fall 2025 nursing program cohorts, Riverland will be requiring the HSRT test (in-person) and moving away from use of the TEAS test. The HRST test must be in person, online testing is no longer accepted. More information will follow.
• Must be active on the CNA registry (any state is acceptable) before starting the nursing program. The documentation must be submitted with the application.
• All applicants must have all program prerequisites completed at the time of application. This means that the courses below have to be completed with a grade of “C” or higher before students can apply to the program.

Admission is based on in-person TEAS exam score

TEAS scores ranges that received admission to the program over the past 3 years

• Fall 2020 85.3-43.3
• Fall 2021 80.0-41.3
• Fall 2022 76.0-54.7