It started as a “Sure, why not?” Now I'm all in. The pathway page made the steps feel doable instead of overwhelming.
Start a stronger path into nursing school.
Begin with a certification path that builds real patient experience, see every admission requirement mapped, and apply knowing exactly what programs want.
Trusted by 20,000+ healthcare students
Built around admission requirements at
Howard University
Meharry Medical College
Chamberlain University
Emory University
New York University
Howard University
Meharry Medical College
Chamberlain University
Emory University
New York University
Paths that start with certification
Earn the credential, gain relevant experience, and approach competitive programs with more to show.
Nursing
CNA to ADN (Registered Nurse)
- CNA
- ADN
Dental hygiene
Dental Assistant to Dental Hygienist
- DA
- RDH
Respiratory
CNA to Respiratory Therapist
- CNA
- RT
Our process
Follow 4 easy steps to a stronger application
More than 20,000 students have started their healthcare careers this way. Follow these steps and you can join them.
Step 01
Earn the first credential
Qualify for entry-level work connected to the program you want next.
Step 02
Build relevant experience
Gain hands-on exposure that gives your application a stronger story.
Step 03
Match competitive programs
Compare prerequisites, selection criteria, and schools aligned with your goal.
Step 04
Apply prepared
Know what you can show, what is still missing, and where to apply.
Competitive programs. Stronger preparation.
Compare admission requirements and see how certification and experience can help you stand out.
Abcott Institute 1 program available LPN
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Abilene Christian University 1 program available BSN
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Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online 1 program available BSN
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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 2 programs available BSN, ADN
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Academia Medical Institute 1 program available LPN
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Academy for Careers and Technology 1 program available LPN
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Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations 1 program available ADN
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Academy of Careers and Technology 1 program available LPN
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Ace Institute of Technology 1 program available Sonography
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Adams State University 1 program available BSN
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Adelphi University 1 program available BSN
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Adult and Community Education-Hudson 1 program available LPN
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Student stories
Students who started stronger
My coach was my biggest resource: checking in, answering application questions, and cheering me on. It never felt like I was just a number.
Night-shift CNA to RN sounded like a fantasy. Seeing schools side by side with real prereqs is what got me to hit “request info” for the first time.
First-gen and terrified of picking the wrong program. Two afternoons on Transition U and I had a short list I could explain to my family.
The fields
One certification can strengthen more than one path
Explore where entry credentials can lead, the experience each field can build, and what competitive programs ask for next.
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Nursing
- CNA
- ADN
- BSN
Start with CNA experience, then compare competitive LPN, ADN, and BSN programs by prerequisites and selection criteria.
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Dental hygiene
- DA
- RDH
Use dental assisting experience to strengthen your preparation for selective hygiene programs and clinical admission.
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Respiratory therapy
- CNA
- RRT
Build patient-care experience, then compare respiratory therapy programs by prerequisites and clinical expectations.
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Radiologic technology
- CNA
- RT(R)
Bring healthcare experience to a stronger radiologic technology application, then track each program requirement.
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Sonography
- CNA
- DMS
Prepare a stronger sonography application with relevant experience, required courses, and clinical expectations mapped.
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Physical therapy
- CNA
- PTA
Build a competitive PTA application around observation hours, relevant experience, prerequisites, and clinical training.
Explore pathQuestions, answered.
- A relevant certification can qualify you for hands-on work, help you build patient-care or field experience, and give competitive programs clearer evidence of your preparation.
