Cleveland State Community College Acceptance Rate, GPA, and Admission Requirements

Cleveland State's nursing program isn't one admission cycle - it runs separate Day, Evening, and LPN-to-A.A.S. Bridge sequences, each with its own distinct application window (for example, January 1?March 1 for the Fall Day Sequence, and August 1?October 1 for the Spring Evening and Bridge sequences). Identify which sequence actually fits your work schedule and prior LPN status before you apply, since applying in the wrong window means waiting an entire extra cycle.

If you're a recent high school graduate, apply for TN Promise by November 1 - but understand it's a last-dollar scholarship paired with a mandatory mentoring structure coordinated through Tennessee Achieves, requiring ongoing steps after the deadline (community service hours, meeting with your assigned mentor) to stay eligible. Students who treat the November 1 date as the finish line rather than the start often lose the award mid-year for missing a required mentoring or service step.

Tennessee Reconnect covers tuition as a last-dollar scholarship for adults 23 and older, but you must enroll at least part-time (6 semester hours) in a degree or certificate program, maintain a 2.0 GPA, and stay continuously enrolled to keep it. If your work schedule only allows for one class at a time, confirm that course load actually clears the 6-hour threshold before you count on Reconnect to cover your semester.

The Law Enforcement Training Academy sits on top of general open admission - it requires separate approval from the Academy Director, full-time enrollment only, and passing physical fitness standards (including running roughly 3 miles at a moderate pace, tested at the start and end of training). Start physical conditioning before you apply, not after acceptance, since the fitness testing begins in the academy's first week.