Students can complete the application here, beginning January 1st.

If you are eligible, the school you select to attend will notify you via email with instruction on how to sign up and take the pre-entrance exam. If you have not been contacted regarding the pre-entrance exam by August 31, you need to contact the school you wish to attend for clarification.

All applicants will receive notification via mail or email by early November detailing their admission status.

Some students maintain full-time status while others have choose to decrease their work hours. The decision regarding employment status is up to the student. However, students must allow time for class, clinic, and all assignments  to be successful in the program.

Depending on your institution, clinical days will take place either one Saturday or Sunday each week or a Saturday-Sunday combination every other weekend, at varying times. Clinical sites are chosen in an attempt to remain as close to your community as possible, while still providing you with opportunities to learn and practice the roles and responsibilities of an RN.

ARNEC accepts applications from students completing a PN/VN program. If granted admission, the student must show proof of their LPN/LVN license by the first day of class in January. If the student cannot do so, they must withdraw from the program.

Applicants who were enrolled in, but did not complete, another registered nursing program may apply to ARNEC. You must have successfully completed an LPN/LVN program and have a valid unencumbered license when classes begin. Official transcripts from all colleges attended must be provided.

ARNEC strongly encourages applicants to prepare for the pre-entrance exam by studying an NCLEX-PN review book.