ADN Programs in Minnesota

Where possible, we include NCLEX pass rates data for each campus. The average pass rates are calculated using the last 3 years of data. The average scores are then used in our annual RN/PN rankings. You can read more about it here. You can also view this year's rankings for Minnesota here.

Updated: March 12, 2026
Alexandria Technical & Community College

Alexandria Technical & Community College

Alexandria, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
95.2%
RN test takers per year
25
RN rank (2025)
#1
NCLEX-PN pass rate
91.4%
PN test takers (avg)
55
PN rank (2025)
#5
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Normandale Community College

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
94.5%
RN test takers per year
68
RN rank (2025)
#1
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Coon Rapids, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
94.2%
RN test takers per year
112
RN rank (2025)
#2
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Riverland Community College

Riverland Community College

Austin, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
93.8%
RN test takers per year
40
RN rank (2025)
#2
NCLEX-PN pass rate
84.6%
PN test takers (avg)
28
PN rank (2025)
#8
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Rochester Community and Technical College

Rochester Community and Technical College

Rochester, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
92.3%
RN test takers per year
112
RN rank (2025)
#3
NCLEX-PN pass rate
88.3%
PN test takers (avg)
22
PN rank (2025)
#6
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Central Lakes College-Brainerd

Central Lakes College-Brainerd

Brainerd, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
89.7%
RN test takers per year
80
RN rank (2025)
#4
NCLEX-PN pass rate
83.6%
PN test takers (avg)
19
PN rank (2025)
#9
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Lake Superior College

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
90.4%
RN test takers per year
107
RN rank (2025)
#4
NCLEX-PN pass rate
100.0%
PN test takers (avg)
15
PN rank (2025)
#1
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Pine Technical & Community College

Pine Technical & Community College

Pine City, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
89.9%
RN test takers per year
34
RN rank (2025)
#4
NCLEX-PN pass rate
98.8%
PN test takers (avg)
29
PN rank (2025)
#2
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Century College

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
88.7%
RN test takers per year
99
RN rank (2025)
#5
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Rasmussen University

Rasmussen University offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Minnesota.

Rasmussen University

Rasmussen University

Moorhead, MN
Private
4-year

Programs Offered

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
73.0%
RN test takers per year
90
NCLEX-PN pass rate
79.0%
PN test takers (avg)
14
Rasmussen University-Minnesota

Rasmussen University-Minnesota

Saint Cloud, MN
Private
4-year

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
88.2%
RN test takers per year
61
RN rank (2024)
#5
NCLEX-PN pass rate
88.0%
PN test takers (avg)
8
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Ridgewater College

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
88.2%
RN test takers per year
77
RN rank (2025)
#5
NCLEX-PN pass rate
76.3%
PN test takers (avg)
18
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
North Hennepin Community College

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
85.8%
RN test takers per year
57
RN rank (2025)
#6
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Northwest Technical College

Northwest Technical College

Bemidji, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
85.1%
RN test takers per year
79
RN rank (2025)
#6
NCLEX-PN pass rate
79.1%
PN test takers (avg)
14
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

South Central College

South Central College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Minnesota.

South Central College

South Central College

North Mankato, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
83.9%
RN test takers per year
47
RN rank (2024)
#7
NCLEX-PN pass rate
96.1%
PN test takers (avg)
19
PN rank (2024)
#3
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
South Central College - Faribault Campus

South Central College - Faribault Campus

Faribault, MN
Private
2-year

Programs Offered

LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Anoka Technical College

Anoka Technical College

Anoka, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-PN pass rate
93.1%
PN test takers (avg)
46
PN rank (2025)
#4
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Cloquet, MN
Public
4-year

Accreditations

North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
73.6%
RN test takers per year
18
NCLEX-PN pass rate
50.0%
PN test takers (avg)
2
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Inver Hills Community College

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
84.0%
RN test takers per year
76
Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Minneapolis, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
91.0%
RN test takers per year
80
Minnesota North College

Minnesota North College

Hibbing, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
88.0%
RN test takers per year
72
NCLEX-PN pass rate
86.0%
PN test takers (avg)
21
Minnesota State College Southeast

Minnesota State College Southeast

Winona, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
88.0%
RN test takers per year
43
NCLEX-PN pass rate
88.0%
PN test takers (avg)
8

Minnesota State Community and Technical College

Minnesota State Community and Technical College offers ADN programs at 3 campuses in Minnesota.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College

Minnesota State Community and Technical College

Fergus Falls, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
89.0%
RN test takers per year
57
NCLEX-PN pass rate
78.0%
PN test takers (avg)
55
Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Detroit Lakes

Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Detroit Lakes

Detroit Lakes, MN
Private
2-year

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Wadena Campus

Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Wadena Campus

Wadena, MN
Public
4-year

Programs Offered

LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.

Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Minnesota West Community and Technical College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Minnesota.

Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Granite Falls, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Minnesota West Community and Technical College - Worthington Campus

Minnesota West Community and Technical College - Worthington Campus

Worthington, MN
Private
2-year

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
100.0%
RN test takers per year
23
NCLEX-PN pass rate
96.0%
PN test takers (avg)
28
Northland Community and Technical College

Northland Community and Technical College

Thief River Falls, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
94.0%
RN test takers per year
71
NCLEX-PN pass rate
90.8%
PN test takers (avg)
85
PN rank (2025)
#5
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Rasmussen College

Rasmussen College offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Minnesota.

Rasmussen College-Bloomington

Rasmussen College-Bloomington

Bloomington, MN
Public
Less than 2-year

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Rasmussen College-Mankato

Rasmussen College-Mankato

Mankato, MN
Public
4-year

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
76.9%
RN test takers per year
92
NCLEX-PN pass rate
88.2%
PN test takers (avg)
19
PN rank (2024)
#6
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Saint Catherine University

Saint Catherine University offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in Minnesota.

St Catherine University

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN
Private
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN CCNE North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
91.5%
RN test takers per year
78
St. Catherine University - Minneapolis Campus

St. Catherine University - Minneapolis Campus

Minneapolis, MN
Private
Less than 2-year

Programs Offered

LPN to ADN ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
St Cloud Technical and Community College

St Cloud Technical and Community College

Saint Cloud, MN
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
97.0%
RN test takers per year
39
NCLEX-PN pass rate
89.0%
PN test takers (avg)
75