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

Roane State explicitly waives the nursing pre-admission examination requirement for applicants who already hold a college degree from an accredited institution, a genuine structural shortcut most peer nursing programs don't offer. If you have any prior associate's or bachelor's degree, confirm your eligibility for this waiver directly with the Nursing Admission Advisor before scheduling or paying for the entrance exam, since this could save both time and cost in your application timeline.

Roane State requires unsuccessful applicants to wait exactly 30 days before retesting, and explicitly states any repeat attempt within that window "will not be considered" - with passed scores then valid for three full years. Use the full 30-day wait to target your specific weak content areas with the optional study guide rather than treating it as a delay to rush past, since your resulting score will lock in your standing for up to three years of potential applications.

Roane State allows LPNs to take the LPN Challenge Exam before formal LPN licensure, but requires an active LPN license before final program acceptance, and states that if the LPN doesn't enter the program within three years of passing the Challenge Exam, they must retake it. If you're an LPN eyeing RN advancement, time your Challenge Exam attempt so your active licensure and program entry both land within that three-year window, rather than testing early and letting the clock run out before you're ready to enroll.

Roane State requires applicants to complete at least 13 of the 27 required general education hours before applying, and these must specifically include Math 1530, BIOL 2010, ENGL 1010, and PSYC 1030 (or a guided elective) - with a "C" or higher in each. Prioritize these four specific courses in your first year rather than an arbitrary mix of gen-ed credits, since Roane State's application review checks for exactly this named set, not simply a raw credit-hour count.