Licensed Practical Nurse Programs in New York: 49 Colleges and Schools
49 New York schools reported licensed practical nurse completions to NCES IPEDS for 2024, graduating 2,358 students: 38 public, 5 private nonprofit, 6 private for-profit, grouped below by city.
49
Schools in New York
2,358
Graduates in 2024
38
Public colleges
6
Private for-profit schools
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions · New York · CIP 51.3901
49 schools in New York graduated 2,358 LPNs in 2024, out of 1,050 schools nationally. By type: 38 public, 5 private nonprofit, 6 private for-profit. Credentials offered: certificate (48), associate (3).
The largest program is Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing in Hicksville with 407 graduates. The full list is grouped by city so you can find one near you.
Who runs the 49 New York schools
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Public · 78%
5
Private nonprofit · 10%
6
Private for-profit · 12%
NCES IPEDS 2024 · institution control
Largest programs in New York
| # | School | City | 2024 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing | Hicksville | 407 |
| 2 | Eastern Suffolk BOCES | Sayville | 175 |
| 3 | Erie 1 BOCES | West Seneca | 138 |
| 4 | Albany BOCES-Adult Practical Nursing Program | Albany | 128 |
| 5 | Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing | Rochester | 126 |
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions
NCLEX-PN pass rates in New York, 2025
The New York State Education Department (Office of the Professions) publishes the share of each program's graduates who passed the NCLEX-PN on their first attempt in 2025. The national first-time pass rate was 87%. The state total for all New York first-time test takers was 83%.
| Program | Type | Tested | Passed | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer BOCES (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 26 | 26 | 100% |
| La Guardia Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 42 | 42 | 100% |
| Madison-Oneida BOCES- Verona (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 20 | 20 | 100% |
| Marion S Whelan School | Practical nursing (PN) | 15 | 15 | 100% |
| Medgar Evers College | Practical nursing (PN) | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| North Country Community College- Ticonderoga | Practical nursing (PN) | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| Samaritan Hospital | Practical nursing (PN) | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| Schuyler-Steuben-Chemung-Tioga-Allegany BOCES- Painted Post | Practical nursing (PN) | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| Dutchess BOCES-Adult | Practical nursing (PN) | 46 | 45 | 98% |
| Orleans-Niagara BOCES- Lockport | Practical nursing (PN) | 29 | 28 | 97% |
| Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES | Practical nursing (PN) | 62 | 59 | 95% |
| Erie 1 BOCES- Harkness Career and Technical Center (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 64 | 61 | 95% |
| North Country Community College- Malone | Practical nursing (PN) | 22 | 21 | 95% |
| Rockland BOCES (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 21 | 20 | 95% |
| Erie 1 BOCES- Potter Road Center (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 82 | 77 | 94% |
| Isabella Graham Hart School | Practical nursing (PN) | 63 | 59 | 94% |
| Schuyler-Steuben-Chemung-Tioga-Allegany BOCES- Elmira | Practical nursing (PN) | 16 | 15 | 94% |
| Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 28 | 26 | 93% |
| Hostos Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 27 | 25 | 93% |
| Maria College | Practical nursing (PN) | 42 | 39 | 93% |
| Suffolk County Community College- Eastern Campus | Practical nursing (PN) | 98 | 91 | 93% |
| Hunter Business School- Medford (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 63 | 58 | 92% |
| Niagara County Community College- Sanborn | Practical nursing (PN) | 13 | 12 | 92% |
| Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES- Olean (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 11 | 10 | 91% |
| Monroe Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 47 | 43 | 91% |
| North Country Community College- Saranac Lake | Practical nursing (PN) | 11 | 10 | 91% |
| Oswego BOCES | Practical nursing (PN) | 11 | 10 | 91% |
| Otsego-Delaware-Schoharie-Greene BOCES | Practical nursing (PN) | 23 | 21 | 91% |
| Genesee-Livingston-Steuben-Wyoming BOCES- Rochester (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 20 | 18 | 90% |
| Transitions Career Institute | Practical nursing (PN) | 77 | 69 | 90% |
| Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington BOCES | Practical nursing (PN) | 19 | 17 | 89% |
| Curtis High School-Secondary | Practical nursing (PN) | 19 | 17 | 89% |
| Genesee-Livingston-Steuben-Wyoming BOCES- Batavia | Practical nursing (PN) | 27 | 24 | 89% |
| Borough of Manhattan Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 8 | 7 | 88% |
| Curtis High School-Adult | Practical nursing (PN) | 15 | 13 | 87% |
| Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES- Hudson Falls (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 30 | 26 | 87% |
| AMG School of Licensed Practical Nursing | Practical nursing (PN) | 60 | 51 | 85% |
| Vocational Education and Extension Board (VEEB) of Nassau County | Practical nursing (PN) | 168 | 143 | 85% |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES- Secondary Extended | Practical nursing (PN) | 24 | 20 | 83% |
| Monroe University- PN-RN-BS | Practical nursing (PN) | 34 | 28 | 82% |
| Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES- Liverpool (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 60 | 48 | 80% |
| Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES- Newark (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 47 | 37 | 79% |
| Educational Opportunity Center of Rochester | Practical nursing (PN) | 22 | 17 | 77% |
| Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES- Belmont (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 12 | 9 | 75% |
| Herkimer-Hamilton-Fulton-Otsego BOCES | Practical nursing (PN) | 28 | 21 | 75% |
| Mildred Elley School- Albany | Practical nursing (PN) | 52 | 39 | 75% |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton | Practical nursing (PN) | 20 | 15 | 75% |
| Trocaire College | Practical nursing (PN) | 16 | 12 | 75% |
| Western Suffolk BOCES | Practical nursing (PN) | 20 | 15 | 75% |
| Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES- Norwich | Practical nursing (PN) | 23 | 17 | 74% |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES- Adult | Practical nursing (PN) | 154 | 113 | 73% |
| Madison-Oneida BOCES- Utica (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 18 | 13 | 72% |
| Clara Barton High School- Secondary | Practical nursing (PN) | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| Hunter Business School- Levittown (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 99 | 70 | 71% |
| Mildred Elley School- New York City | Practical nursing (PN) | 99 | 69 | 70% |
| Orange-Ulster BOCES (Adult) (second listing) | Practical nursing (PN) | 46 | 32 | 70% |
| Finger Lakes Community College | Practical nursing (PN) | 9 | 6 | 67% |
| Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga BOCES (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 146 | 86 | 59% |
| Orange-Ulster BOCES (Adult) | Practical nursing (PN) | 18 | 10 | 56% |
| Erie 2 BOCES- Jamestown | Practical nursing (PN) | 17 | 9 | 53% |
New York State Education Department (Office of the Professions), NCLEX-PN first-time pass rates, 2025 (source, read November 2, 2026) · 60 of 60 programs have a published rate; "not reported" = the board published no rate for the program that year; "no test takers" = nobody from the program tested that year · rates rounded to whole percents · program names as the board lists them
All programs in New York by city
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49 of 49 schools listed · 41 cities
| School | Type | Credentials | 2024 graduates | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany programs · 3 schools | ||||
| Albany BOCES-Adult Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 128 | Website ↗ |
| Maria College of Albany | Private nonprofit | certificate | 60 | Website ↗ |
| Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus | Private for-profit | certificate | 51 | Website ↗ |
| Bronx programs · 3 schools | ||||
| Monroe University | Private for-profit | certificate | 55 | Website ↗ |
| CUNY Hostos Community College | Public | certificate | 31 | Website ↗ |
| CUNY Bronx Community College | Public | certificate | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Brooklyn programs · 2 schools | ||||
| AMG School of Nursing | Private for-profit | certificate | 78 | Website ↗ |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College | Public | certificate | 4 | Website ↗ |
| Buffalo · 2 schools | ||||
| Trocaire College | Private nonprofit | certificate | 20 | Website ↗ |
| University at Buffalo | Public | certificate | 0 | Website ↗ |
| New York · 2 schools | ||||
| Mildred Elley-New York Campus | Private for-profit | certificate | 58 | Website ↗ |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College | Public | certificate | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Troy · 2 schools | ||||
| Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing | Private nonprofit | certificate | 12 | Website ↗ |
| Hudson Valley Community College | Public | associate | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Angola · 1 school | ||||
| Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES-Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 41 | Website ↗ |
| Auburn · 1 school | ||||
| Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 27 | Website ↗ |
| Batavia · 1 school | ||||
| Genesee Valley BOCES-Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 52 | Website ↗ |
| Canandaigua · 1 school | ||||
| Finger Lakes Community College | Public | certificate, associate | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Canton · 1 school | ||||
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton | Public | certificate | 9 | Website ↗ |
| College Point · 1 school | ||||
| Transitions Career Institute School of Nursing | Private for-profit | certificate | 81 | Website ↗ |
| Elmira · 1 school | ||||
| Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES | Public | certificate | 22 | Website ↗ |
| Endicott · 1 school | ||||
| Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 61 | Website ↗ |
| Geneva · 1 school | ||||
| Marion S Whelan School of Nursing of Geneva General Hospital | Private nonprofit | certificate | 8 | Website ↗ |
| Herkimer · 1 school | ||||
| Herkimer County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 29 | Website ↗ |
| Hicksville · 1 school | ||||
| Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing | Public | certificate | 407 | Website ↗ |
| Hudson Falls · 1 school | ||||
| Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 31 | Website ↗ |
| Levittown · 1 school | ||||
| Hunter Business School | Private for-profit | certificate | 92 | Website ↗ |
| Liverpool · 1 school | ||||
| Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES | Public | certificate | 61 | Website ↗ |
| Lockport · 1 school | ||||
| Orleans Niagara BOCES-Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Long Island City · 1 school | ||||
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College | Public | certificate | 35 | Website ↗ |
| Mexico · 1 school | ||||
| Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation | Public | certificate | 13 | Website ↗ |
| Newark · 1 school | ||||
| Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES-Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 30 | Website ↗ |
| Newburgh · 1 school | ||||
| Orange Ulster BOCES | Public | certificate | 51 | Website ↗ |
| Northport · 1 school | ||||
| Western Suffolk BOCES | Public | certificate | 33 | Website ↗ |
| Norwich · 1 school | ||||
| Delaware Chenango Madison Otsego BOCES-Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 22 | Website ↗ |
| Olean · 1 school | ||||
| Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES-Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 17 | Website ↗ |
| Oneonta · 1 school | ||||
| Otsego Area BOCES-Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Plattsburgh · 1 school | ||||
| Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES | Public | certificate | 17 | Website ↗ |
| Poughkeepsie · 1 school | ||||
| Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 46 | Website ↗ |
| Rochester · 1 school | ||||
| Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing | Private nonprofit | certificate | 126 | Website ↗ |
| Sanborn · 1 school | ||||
| Niagara County Community College | Public | certificate | 11 | Website ↗ |
| Saranac Lake · 1 school | ||||
| North Country Community College | Public | certificate | 49 | Website ↗ |
| Sayville · 1 school | ||||
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES | Public | certificate | 175 | Website ↗ |
| Selden · 1 school | ||||
| Suffolk County Community College | Public | certificate | 96 | Website ↗ |
| Valhalla · 1 school | ||||
| SUNY Westchester Community College | Public | certificate, associate | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Verona · 1 school | ||||
| Madison Oneida BOCES-Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 39 | Website ↗ |
| Watertown · 1 school | ||||
| Jefferson Lewis BOCES-Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 22 | Website ↗ |
| West Nyack · 1 school | ||||
| Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program | Public | certificate | 20 | Website ↗ |
| West Seneca · 1 school | ||||
| Erie 1 BOCES | Public | certificate | 138 | Website ↗ |
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions · 49 schools · type is institution control · a listing is not a statement of accreditation or state approval
Nearby states
| State | Schools | 2024 graduates | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 49 | 2,358 | this page |
| Pennsylvania | 42 | 1,361 | Programs in Pennsylvania → |
| Massachusetts | 20 | 537 | Programs in Massachusetts → |
| New Jersey | 19 | 944 | Programs in New Jersey → |
| Connecticut | 4 | 497 | Programs in Connecticut → |
| Vermont | 1 | 163 | Programs in Vermont → |
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions · bordering states
Questions about LPN programs in New York
- How many LPN programs are in New York?
- 49 colleges and schools reported licensed practical nurse completions to NCES IPEDS for 2024, graduating 2,358 students.
- Which New York program is the largest?
- Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing in Hicksville, with 407 graduates in 2024, followed by Eastern Suffolk BOCES in Sayville (175).
- Are New York programs mostly public?
- Yes: 38 public, 5 private nonprofit, 6 private for-profit of the 49 schools.
- What does an LPN earn in New York?
- Typical LPN pay in New York is $67,180 a year (BLS OES May 2025), against $64,400 nationally.