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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. programs in New York

Programs prepare students for hands-on nursing support, basic patient care and clinical work under the direction of registered nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Example careers: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) · Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) · Nursing Assistant

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What these New York programs tell you

Start with the Value Rating, then compare earnings and estimated total cost. A higher earnings figure does not automatically mean a better value if the program also costs substantially more.

Programs with a Value Rating32 of 45
Programs with 5-year earnings28 of 45
Programs with a cost estimate40 of 45

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College Point, NY · Private

Transitions Career Institute School of Nursing

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$65,9921 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $82,722 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Long Island City, NY · Public

CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Good Value
Earnings
$56,2301 year after completion
$68,4755 years after completion
Est. total cost $12,179 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Northport, NY · Public

Western Suffolk BOCES

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$51,9701 year after completion
$52,8695 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A 2 to less than 4 year certificate
Brooklyn, NY · Private

AMG School of Nursing

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$50,3361 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $68,880 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Hicksville, NY · Public

Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$49,7901 year after completion
$56,8905 years after completion
Est. total cost $79,477 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Selden, NY · Public

Suffolk County Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Good Value
Earnings
$49,6571 year after completion
$60,1075 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,463 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Sayville, NY · Public

Eastern Suffolk BOCES

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$49,5421 year after completion
$57,2005 years after completion
Est. total cost $48,868 1 to less than 2 year certificate
West Nyack, NY · Public

Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$49,2211 year after completion
$66,4595 years after completion
Est. total cost $70,862 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Poughkeepsie, NY · Public

Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$48,0641 year after completion
$52,7615 years after completion
Est. total cost $70,339 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Saranac Lake, NY · Public

North Country Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Good Value
Earnings
$45,8081 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $23,617 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Levittown, NY · Private

Hunter Business School

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$43,2431 year after completion
$55,8815 years after completion
Est. total cost $47,239 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Albany, NY · Public

Albany BOCES-Adult Practical Nursing Program

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$40,8281 year after completion
$47,4995 years after completion
Est. total cost $46,777 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Troy, NY · Private

Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$39,9931 year after completion
$53,9035 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Albany, NY · Private

Maria College of Albany

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Good Value
Earnings
$39,5051 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $26,033 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Liverpool, NY · Public

Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$38,7481 year after completion
$49,4555 years after completion
Est. total cost $37,814 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Plattsburgh, NY · Public

Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$38,6321 year after completion
$43,1675 years after completion
Est. total cost $28,624 1 to less than 2 year certificate
New York, NY · Private

Mildred Elley-New York Campus

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$38,5961 year after completion
$54,5225 years after completion
Est. total cost $50,608 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Albany, NY · Private

Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$38,5961 year after completion
$54,5225 years after completion
Est. total cost $48,240 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Newburgh, NY · Public

Orange Ulster BOCES

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$38,4401 year after completion
$48,3225 years after completion
Est. total cost $50,421 1 to less than 2 year certificate
West Seneca, NY · Public

Erie 1 BOCES

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$37,4001 year after completion
$45,8245 years after completion
Est. total cost $25,844 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Auburn, NY · Public

Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$37,2351 year after completion
$45,5615 years after completion
Est. total cost $67,652 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Herkimer, NY · Public

Herkimer County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$36,1481 year after completion
$48,2355 years after completion
Est. total cost $36,118 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Rochester, NY · Private

Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Good Value
Earnings
$36,0211 year after completion
$42,1755 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,878 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Lockport, NY · Public

Orleans Niagara BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$35,3091 year after completion
$42,4125 years after completion
Est. total cost $36,558 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Mexico, NY · Public

Center for Instruction Technology & Innovation

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$35,2761 year after completion
$40,2565 years after completion
Est. total cost $27,562 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Endicott, NY · Public

Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$35,2741 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $33,114 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Elmira, NY · Public

Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$34,7701 year after completion
$40,8355 years after completion
Est. total cost $41,306 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Batavia, NY · Public

Genesee Valley BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$34,6121 year after completion
$51,2315 years after completion
Est. total cost $47,079 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Canton, NY · Public

SUNY College of Technology at Canton

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$34,3791 year after completion
$62,3665 years after completion
Est. total cost $30,383 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Oneonta, NY · Public

Otsego Area BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$33,8291 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Watertown, NY · Public

Jefferson Lewis BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$33,3141 year after completion
$42,9065 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Verona, NY · Public

Madison Oneida BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$32,9591 year after completion
$45,2865 years after completion
Est. total cost $49,875 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Olean, NY · Public

Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$32,0171 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $29,850 1 to less than 2 year certificate
New York, NY · Public

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $9,902 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Bronx, NY · Public

CUNY Bronx Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $8,879 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Bronx, NY · Public

CUNY Hostos Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,541 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Brooklyn, NY · Public

CUNY Medgar Evers College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,379 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Bronx, NY · Private

Monroe University

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $28,899 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Sanborn, NY · Public

Niagara County Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,683 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Valhalla, NY · Public

SUNY Westchester Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Valhalla, NY · Public

SUNY Westchester Community College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $18,746 2-year degree
Buffalo, NY · Private

Trocaire College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $33,106 1 to less than 2 year certificate
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