ADN programs in Texas
Associate degree in nursing (ADN) programs take about two years after prerequisites and lead to the NCLEX-RN exam and an RN license. This list also includes the state's one hospital diploma program. There are 72 Board-approved programs of this kind in Texas; 40 publish a program cost. Data checked Nov. 4, 2026.
Programs
72
Board-approved
Published costs
$4,440 to $42,500
School estimates
Median cost
$10,999
Of 40 that publish
Median pass rate
91.5%
NCLEX-RN, 2025; Texas 88.6%
Cost by type of school
The same license can cost very different amounts depending on who runs the program. Medians use each school's lowest published price (usually in-district or resident).
| Type of school | Programs with a cost | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public community college | 35 | $10,698 | $4,440 to $18,297 |
| Hospital-based school | 2 | $27,931 | $18,782 to $37,080 |
| Private career school | 3 | $40,470 | $15,000 to $42,500 |
Every program, lowest published cost first
Programs that don't publish a cost are listed after those that do. Tap a program for its full cost breakdown, pass-rate history and sources.
| Program | City | Cost | Pass rate | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant County College ADN | Fort Worth | $4,440* | 82.7%353 of 427 | 2 years |
| Lee College ADN | Baytown | $6,333 | 95.1%39 of 41 | 2 years |
| Austin Community College ADN | Austin | $6,730 | 95.2%315 of 331 | 4 semesters |
| Dallas College ADN | Farmers Branch | $6,832* | 90.5%181 of 200 | 4 semesters |
| Alvin Community College ADN | Alvin | $8,100 | 95.3%81 of 85 | 2 years |
| Odessa College ADN | Odessa | $8,410 | 94.6%88 of 93 | 3 semesters |
| Lone Star ADN, CyFair | Cypress | $9,378*to $12,517 | 94.6%53 of 56 | Data coming soon |
| Lone Star ADN, Kingwood | Kingwood | $9,378*to $12,517 | 89.1%90 of 101 | Two-year program (Basic Track) |
| Lone Star ADN, Montgomery | Conroe | $9,378*to $12,517 | 92.3%48 of 52 | 4 semesters |
| Lone Star ADN, North Harris | Houston | $9,378*to $12,517 | 84.9%90 of 106 | Data coming soon |
| Lone Star ADN, Tomball | Tomball | $9,378*to $12,517 | 92.9%39 of 42 | Data coming soon |
| Lamar State College – Port Arthur ADN | Port Arthur | $9,733to $9,748 | 95.8%68 of 71 | 3 semesters |
| Midland College ADN | Midland | $9,735 | 95.2%60 of 63 | 4 semesters |
| Tyler Junior College ADN | Tyler | $9,796 | 91.0%182 of 200 | 24 months |
| McLennan Community College ADN | Waco | $10,149 | 95.3%82 of 86 | About 2 years after prerequisites (4 levels, 36 nursing credit hours) |
| Northeast Texas Community College ADN | Mt. Pleasant | $10,474* | 93.6%73 of 78 | 4 nursing semesters (2 years) after prerequisites |
| Trinity Valley Community College ADN | Kaufman | $10,605 | 87.6%120 of 137 | 2 years |
| El Paso Community College ADN | El Paso | $10,698 | 86.0%135 of 157 | 4 semesters |
| North Central Texas College ADN | Gainesville | $10,712 | 91.3%84 of 92 | Data coming soon |
| Texarkana College ADN | Texarkana | $10,820 | 86.9%73 of 84 | 5 semesters |
| Wharton County Junior College ADN | Wharton | $11,178* | 94.7%54 of 57 | 2 years |
| Navarro College ADN | Corsicana | $11,475* | 90.3%65 of 72 | 2 years |
| Galveston College ADN | Galveston | $11,879 | 91.2%31 of 34 | Data coming soon |
| South Plains College ADN | Levelland | $12,130*to $15,550 | 92.5%62 of 67 | 4 semesters |
| Panola College ADN | Carthage | $13,265 | 94.4%51 of 54 | 24 months |
| Cisco College ADN | Abilene | $13,485to $13,845 | 97.1%33 of 34 | 3 semesters |
| Blinn College ADN | Bryan | $13,590 | 98.2%112 of 114 | 4 semesters |
| Victoria College ADN | Victoria | $13,657 | 97.8%91 of 93 | 2 years |
| Temple College ADN | Temple | $14,075to $15,875 | 91.9%79 of 86 | 2-year track |
| Texas State Technical College- Harlingen ADN | Harlingen | $14,817* | 77.6%45 of 58 | 12 months |
| Texas State Technical College- West Texas ADN | Sweetwater | $14,817* | 63.4%26 of 41 | 12 months |
| Texas School of Health Sciences ADN | Weslaco | $15,000 | 57.7%15 of 26 | 18 months |
| Weatherford College ADN | Weatherford | $15,564 | 84.6%176 of 208 | 4 semesters |
| Texas Southmost College ADN | Brownsville | $17,122 | 85.7%24 of 28 | 2 years |
| South Texas College ADN | McAllen | $17,666 | 99.4%174 of 175 | 5 semesters |
| Vernon College ADN | Vernon | $18,297*to $20,289 | 91.4%74 of 81 | 2 years |
| Covenant School of Nursing | Lubbock | $18,782 | 88.5%154 of 174 | 64 weeks |
| Baptist Health System School of Health ADN | San Antonio | $37,080 | 76.8%172 of 224 | Data coming soon |
| Southern Careers Institute ADN | Brownsville | $40,470 | Data coming soon | About 75 weeks full time (1,590 clock hours, 103 quarter credits) |
| The College of Health Care Professions ADN | Houston | $42,500 | 64.3%9 of 14 | About 20 months (80 weeks, ten 8-week modules, 61.5 semester credits) |
| Amarillo College ADN | Amarillo | Not published | 78.8%186 of 236 | 5 semesters |
| Angelina College ADN | Lufkin | Not published | 96.6%56 of 58 | Two calendar years (AAS, 60 credit hours) |
| Brazosport College ADN | Lake Jackson | Not published | 83.7%36 of 43 | Data coming soon |
| Central Texas College ADN | Killeen | Not published | 96.8%30 of 31 | 5 semesters |
| Clarendon College ADN | Pampa | Not published | 87.9%29 of 33 | Data coming soon |
| College of the Mainland ADN | Texas City | Not published | 84.1%69 of 82 | About 4 semesters (60 credits) |
| Collin College ADN | McKinney | Not published | 94.7%230 of 243 | 4 semesters |
| Del Mar College ADN | Corpus Christi | Not published | 97.1%133 of 137 | 4 levels (semesters) of nursing courses |
| ECPI University ADN | San Antonio | Not published | 88.9%8 of 9 | 18 months |
| Galen College of Nursing ADN | San Antonio | Not published | 81.9%847 of 1034 | Data coming soon |
| Grayson College ADN | Denison | Not published | 88.8%95 of 107 | Four 16-week nursing semesters (traditional track) |
| Hill College ADN | Hillsboro | Not published | 74.5%35 of 47 | Data coming soon |
| Houston City College ADN | Houston | Not published | Data coming soon | 2 years |
| Howard College ADN | Big Spring | Not published | 100%25 of 25 | 2 years |
| Howard College – San Angelo ADN | San Angelo | Not published | 92.3%36 of 39 | 2 years |
| Kilgore College ADN | Kilgore | Not published | 100%40 of 40 | 16 months |
| Lamar Institute of Technology ADN | Beaumont | Not published | Data coming soon | 4 semesters |
| Lamar State College – Orange ADN | Orange | Not published | 86.1%31 of 36 | Data coming soon |
| Laredo College ADN | Laredo | Not published | 92.6%50 of 54 | 5 semesters |
| Northeast Lakeview College ADN | Universal City | Not published | Data coming soon | 2 years |
| Palo Alto College ADN | San Antonio | Not published | Data coming soon | 4 semesters |
| Paris Junior College ADN | Paris | Not published | 91.5%54 of 59 | 12 months |
| Ranger College ADN | Early | Not published | 91.7%22 of 24 | Data coming soon |
| Rio Grande Valley College ADN | Pharr | Not published | 94.4%85 of 90 | Data coming soon |
| San Antonio College ADN | San Antonio | Not published | 81.8%189 of 231 | 2 years |
| San Jacinto ADN, Central | Pasadena | Not published | 93.0%174 of 187 | 2 years |
| San Jacinto ADN, South | Houston | Not published | 95.7%67 of 70 | 2 years |
| South College Dallas ADN | Farmers Branch | Not published | Data coming soon | Data coming soon |
| Southwest Texas Junior College ADN | Del Rio | Not published | 85.7%42 of 49 | 2 calendar years (60 credit hours) after prerequisites |
| Southwest University ADN | El Paso | Not published | 79.7%51 of 64 | 98 weeks |
| St. Philip’s College ADN | San Antonio | Not published | 95.7%22 of 23 | 4 semesters |
| Texas Health School ADN | Houston | Not published | 90.9%10 of 11 | Data coming soon |
By area
- Houston area (16)
- San Antonio area (7)
- Rio Grande Valley area (6)
- Dallas area (5)
- Tyler-Longview area (4)
- Abilene area (3)
- Beaumont-Port Arthur area (3)
- Fort Worth area (3)
- Midland-Odessa area (3)
- Amarillo area (2)
- El Paso area (2)
- Killeen-Temple area (2)
- Lubbock area (2)
- Sherman-Denison area (2)
- Waco area (2)
- Austin area (1)
- Bryan-College Station area (1)
- Corpus Christi area (1)
- Laredo area (1)
- Lufkin-Nacogdoches area (1)
- rural parts of Texas (1)
- San Angelo area (1)
- Texarkana area (1)
- Victoria area (1)
- Wichita Falls area (1)
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Costs are each school's own estimate and differ in what they include; see each program page. An asterisk (*) means the figure needed a note, for example tuition and fees only. How we get our numbers