State Info:
New York has an enormous population, especially when you consider that it is quite far from being the biggest state in the country. Because there are so many people there is also a high demand for health care professionals who are able to take care of all of these people. These health care professionals consequently have a very stable job. As other industries decline the health care industry remains strong, and is therefore a great industry to become involved in.
The best way to get started in the health care industry is by qualifying as an LPN nurse. An LPN has very basic duties, but the qualifications only take a year or so in New York. Once you are an LPN you will then have the option of doing LPN to RN or even BSN programs which will open your options even further. There are many schools in New York where you will be able to study for your qualification. In fact the only state that seems to have more schools than New York is California. In short, a career as an LPN is a wise one to choose for anyone living in the state of New York.
Licensing Requirements
The first step to being licensed as an LPN is enrolling in an accredited LPN course. In order to do this you will:
- Need to be older than 17
- Need to have a high school diploma
- Need to pass a background check
- Need to pass a health check
Once you have enrolled in the program you will then have to complete the theoretical and clinical sides of the course over a period of about 1 or 2 years. Then you will have to write the NCLEX-PN exam. On completion of the exam you will be licensed to practice as an LPN.
Exam Fee
In order to write the examination you will need to pay an amount of money to the company that administers the exam. This company is called Pearson Vue and the amount of money that you will have to pay is $200. To apply for the exam you will also have to pay an amount of money to the New York Board of Nursing. This amount of money is $143 and it covers your application fee, licensing fee, and the fee for the background check. You will then also have o renew your license once every three years at a cost of $50.
Salaries
| Program | Hourly Rate | Annual Rate |
| LPN | $16.78 | $34380 |
| RN | $35.83 | $74528 |
| BSN | $40 | $74,876 |
Financial Aid Available
There are several nursing scholarships, grants and loans as well as plenty of other programs that you can enroll in New York if you need financial assistance paying for your LPN studies. One such program that is specific to New York is the Nursing Faculty Loan Forgiveness Incentive Program. This is offered as an incentive in order to try and get more people to enter the field of nursing and to get more nurses into the understaffed areas of the state. In return for partial forgiveness of your loan you will be required to work in a health care facility designated by the state. This is a good option if you went the route of taking out a loan for your studies. Federal loans have the best interest rates, but are very difficult to qualify for. Private loans tend to be easier to get, but the interest rates are consequently a lot higher than those of federal loans. Obviously a grant or scholarship would be the best option for you, but these are very difficult to get as they can be needs based, in the case of grants, or award based, in the case of scholarships. However, there are many options available out there and it is in your best interests to explore all of those options.
List of Schools
New York is one of the states with the most number of schools. Below is a list of some of the many schools you can find in New York.
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Broome-Delaware-Tioga BOCES
Binghamton Education Center
435 Glenwood Road
Binghamton, NY 13905
607.763.3212
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES
12 Allen Street
Auburn, NY 13021
315.253.4899
Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES
R.W. Harold Center Sidney
East River Road Norwich, NY 1315
607.335.1200
Madison Oneida BOCES
4937 Spring Road
Verona, NY 13478
315.361.5801
Rome ACCESS Site
214 West Liberty Street
Rome, NY 13440
315.334.8000
Utica ACCESS Site
508 Second Street
Utica, NY 13501
315.738.7300
Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES
PN Program
Lee G. Peters Career Training Center
4500 Crown Road
Liverpool, NY 13090
315.453.4405
St. Camillus Health and Rehabilitation Center
813 Fay Road
Syracuse, NY 13219
315.488.2951
Oswego County BOCES
Adult Careers Center
County Route 64
Mexico, NY 13114
315.963.4251
Otsego-Delaware-Schoharie-Green BOCES
50 Dietz Street,
Suite O
Oneonta, NY 13820
607.431.2562
Syracuse Central Technical Vocation Center
573 East Genesee Street
Program of Practical Nursing
Syracuse, NY 13202
315.435.4150
Educational Opportunity Center
305 Andrews Street
Rochester, NY 14604
585.546.8660, ext. 234
*Isabella Graham Hart School of Nursing
Rochester General Hospital
333 Humboldt Street
Rochester, NY 14610-1044
585.338.4785
Marion S. Whelan School of Practical Nursing
Geneva General Hospital
196 North Street
Geneva, NY 14456
315.787.4005
Steuben-Allegany BOCES
Coopers Education Center
One Vocational Drive
Painted Post, NY 14870
607.962.3175
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES
121 Drumlin Court
Newark, NY 14513
315.331.2318
Genesee Valley BOCES-Batavia Campus
8250 State Street Road
Batavia, NY 14020
585.344.7740
Genesee Valley BOCES-Mt. Morris Campus
27 Lackawanna Avenue
Mt. Morris, NY 14550
585.344.7820
Monroe 2 BOCES
3599 Big Ridge Road
Spencerport, NY 14559
585.352.2400
State University of New York at Farmingdale (Adult Students)
2350 Route 110, Gleeson Hall, Room 347
Farmingdale, NY 11735
631.420.2229
*Nassau VEEB PN Program (Adult Students)
899-A Jerusalem Avenue
Uniondale, NY 11513
516.572.1704
Bronx Community College Practical Nursing Program
GT 1, Rm. 408
W. 181st Street & University Avenue
Bronx, NY 10453
718.289.5100
LaGuardia Community College (Adult Students)
31-10 Thomson Avenue, Room E300B
Long Island City, NY 11101
718.482.5248
Monroe College
2501 Jerome Avenue
Bronx, NY 10468
718.933.6700
Manhattan Adult Learning Center
Practical Nursing Program
212 West 120th Street, Rm. 307A New York, NY 10027
212.666.2116
Curtis H.S. P.N. Program
105 Hamilton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301
718.273.7380, ext. 305
Hillcrest H.S. P.N. Program
160-05 Highland Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11432
718.658.5407, ext. 201
Southern Westchester BOCES Practical Nursing Program
85 Executive Boulevard
Elmsford, NY 10523
914.592.0849
Putnam-Northern-Westchester BOCES
200 BOCES Drive
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
914.245.2700
Rockland BOCES Practical Nursing Program
65 Parrott Road
West Nyack, NY 10994
845.627.4770
Ulster BOCES
P.N. Program
Occupational Center, P.O. Box 601
Port Ewen, NY 12466
914.331.6680
Westchester Community College PN Program
75 Grasslands Road
Valhalla, NY 10595
914.785.6891
Sullivan County BOCES
6 Wierk Avenue
Liberty, NY 12754-9780
845.292.7900
Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady BOCES
1015 Watervliet-Shaker Road Albany, NY 12205
518.862.4710
Maria College
700 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208
518.489.7436
Mildred Elley- Albany, NY Campus
855 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206-1513
518.786.0855
Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington BOCES
CV-TEC. P.N. Programs
1585 Military Turnpike
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
518.561.0100
Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Career Education
Center, P.N. Program
212 County Highway 103
Johnstown, NY 12095-0065
518.762.4633
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES
295 West Main Street
Ilion, NY 13357
315.895.2212
Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene BOCES
Rensselaer Educational Center
35 Industrial Park Road
Troy, NY 12180
518.273.2264
Columbia-Greene Educational Center
61 Union Turnpike
Hudson, NY 12534
518.828.4157
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
Burdett Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
518.271.3285
Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES
Southern Division
Henning Road
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518.581.3671
Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Ham-Essex-Northern BOCES
Southern Adirondack Education Center
1051 Dix Avenue
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
518.746.3428
Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES
20104 NYS Route 3
Watertown, NY 13601
315.799.7200
North Country Community College PN Program
Saranac Lake Campus
20 Winona Avenue
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
518.891.2915, ext. 302
St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES
SUCT @ Canton
34 Cornell Drive
Canton, NY 13617
315.393.4570
Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES
Belmont Center
5536 County Route 48
Belmont, NY 14813-9758
585.268.5681
Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES
Olean Center
1825 Windfall Road
Olean, NY 14760
716.376.8200
Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES
Ellicottville Center
Box 690, Route 242
Ellicottville, NY 14731
716.376.8200
Erie I BOCES
Practical Nursing Programs
355 Harlem Road
West Seneca, NY 14224
716.821.7191
Erie I BOCES PN Programs
Harkness Occupational Center
99 Aero Drive
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
716.891.7470
Niagara Lutheran
Home Rehabilitation Center
64 Hager Street
Buffalo, NY 14208
716.886.4377
Potter Road
Career and Technical Center
West Seneca, NY 14224
716.821.7331
Erie II Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
Adult & Community Education Division
8685 Erie Road
Angola, NY 14006
1.800.228.1184; 716.549.4454
Erie II Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
Cassadaga Job Corps Center
8115 Glasgow Road
Cassadaga, NY 14718
716.595.8760
Erie II Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
Education Center
7008 Erie Road
Derby, NY 14047
716.947.9056
Erie II Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
New Hope Center
175 Jefferson Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14210
716.855.0654
Erie II Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
Jones Memorial Health Center
51 Glasgow Avenue
Jamestown, NY 14701
716.664.4866
Jamestown Community College
Main Program
525 Falconer Street, P.O. Box 20
Jamestown, NY 14702
716.665.5220
Jamestown Community College
Cattaraugus Campus
260 North Union Street, P.O. Box 5901
Olean, NY 14760
716.376.7500 or (800) 388-9776
Niagara County Community College
PN Programs
3111 Saunders Settlement Road
Sanborn, NY 14132
716.614.6200
Niagara County Community College
The Summit Extension Site
6929 Williams Road
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
716.614.6200
Orleans-Niagara BOCES
3181 Saunders Settlement Road
Sanborn, NY 14132
1.800.836.7510
Trocaire College
360 Choate Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14220
716.828.6113
