Associate Degree Nursing (Bridge) Information & Admissions Standards

The criteria listed within this page are only for currently enrolled spring 2025 Manhattan Tech Practical Nursing students seeking to bridge to the ADN program starting in Fall 2025.

The Associate Degree of Nursing program is a selective admission program with specific application requirements.

Specific program requirements, program selection, and acceptance criteria are subject to change at any time and without notice. It is the applicant’s responsibility to keep informed of current program requirements.

Refer below and download the Associate Degree of Nursing Bridge Information Packet & Application (PDF) for admission criteria admission criteria or refer to the links provided on our webpage. If you have applied before and were not selected, you must reapply using the Associate Degree of Nursing Transfer-In Requirements.

Priority for the fall entrance is given to the current MATC Practical Nursing students looking to bridge over into the ADN program that meet that meet all admission requirements.

Associate Degree Nursing Bridge Program
Program Start Date Application Deadline^ Notice of Acceptance Date Max Students Seleceted* Course Offering

Fall 2025 (August 2025)

February 1st, 2025 First Week of March 24 Full-Time On-Campus Day Program
^The application period for the upcoming cohort has passed. The college is currently updating information for the next application period.
*The college reserves the right to admit fewer than twenty-four (24).

All applications, corresponding paperwork, and coursework must be completed/submitted by the deadlines above. For questions regarding the selective admission process, please contact admissions at 785-320-4560 or via email at [email protected]