New York Nursing Schools and Programs

New York, the "Empire State" has something for everyone. As one of the most diverse states in America you can spend a day at Niagara Falls, sightsee in New York City, go shopping on 5th Ave, and eat in Little Italy. The historic museums are extremely memorable and interesting. The state has amazing hiking, rafting, and skiing. New York has numerous stunning scenic drives, ghostly battlegrounds, and the historic Bannerman's Castle. New York is a great place to live and learn.

New York has several benefits nursing students should consider. The schools are top notch, and with the nursing shortage numbers rising, the nursing programs are creating plans to get students educated quickly. The state plan includes loan forgiveness if you work for a period of time, various nursing grants, and scholarships, and scholarships for nurses to become nurse educators. New York opportunities for nursing are great because the jobs are there and offer some of the highest paid salaries in the nation. New York's nursing programs offer a full range of options: vocational LPN and RN certification, associate degrees, BSN, MSN and doctoral degrees in numerous specialties. Bottom line, the state of New York is there to support you and your nursing education needs!

Degree Programs:

Acute Care, Adult Care, Anatomy, Cardiology, Clinical Nurse, Community Health, Family Care, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Holistic, Laboratory Testing, Oncology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychiatric/Mental

Largest Cities:

Albany, Buffalo, Hempstead, Levittown, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, New York, Rochester, Schenectady, Syracuse, Tonawanda, Troy, Utica, West Seneca, Yonkers

Additional Resources:

New York Board of Nursing
http://rn.modernmedicine.com/rnweb/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=105513

New York Nursing Association
http://www.nysna.org/

New York Travel
http://www.iloveny.com/home.aspx

New York Hospital Directory
http://new-york.uscity.net/Hospital/

School Enrollment Type Accredited Online Program Degrees Find Scholarship
Adelphi University 8,000 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
Adirondack Community College 3,200 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Arnot-Ogden Medical Center School of Nursing 33 Public Yes No Diploma find scholarships
Binghamton University - SUNY - Decker School of Nursing 14 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Educator, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
Broome Community College 6,300 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Cayuga County Community College 2,500 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Clinton Community College 2,300 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
College of Mount Saint Vincent 1,600 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Educator, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Columbia University 23,000 Private Yes No Accelerated MSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Certified Nurse Midwife, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral), DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) find scholarships
Columbia University - Teachers College 5,000 Private No No PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
Columbia-Greene Community College 1,700 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Corning Community College 4,700 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Crouse Hospital School of Nursing 280 Private Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
CUNY - Borough of Manhattan Community College 19,000 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
CUNY - Bronx Community College 8,500 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
CUNY - College of Staten Island 12,100 Public Yes No Associate, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
CUNY - Kingsborough Community College 14,800 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
CUNY - Lehman College 10,600 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Educator, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
CUNY - Queensborough Community College 12,800 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
CUNY - New York City College of Technology 12,400 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
D'Youville College 2,900 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated MSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Daemen College 2,100 Private Yes No RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Educator, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Dominican College 1,780 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Dorothea Hopfer School of Nursing at Mount Vernon Hospital 150 Private No No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Dutchess Community College 7,930 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Ellis Hospital School of Nursing 140 Private No No Associate find scholarships
Elmira College 1,400 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Erie 1 BOCES-Practical Nursing Program 175 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Erie Community College - City Campus 2,200 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Finger Lakes Community College 5,150 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Fulton-Montgomery Community College 2,160 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Genesee Community College 6,500 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Genesee Valley BOCES - Practical Nursing Program 140 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Hartwick College 1,400 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Helene Fuld College of Nursing of North General Hospital 200 Private Yes No Associate find scholarships
Hudson Valley Community College 8,100 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Isabella G. Hart School of Practical Nursing 95 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Jamestown Community College 4,000 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Jefferson Community College 3,700 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Keuka College 950 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing 120 Private Yes No Associate find scholarships
Long Island University - Brooklyn Campus 5,600 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus 0 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Maria College 660 Private Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Memorial Hospital School of Nursing 70 Private No No Diploma find scholarships
Mohawk Valley Community College 6,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Molloy College 2,000 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Monroe Community College 15,300 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Mount Saint Mary College 1,600 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Nassau Community College 19,600 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Nazareth College 2,800 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
New York Institute of Technology 5,300 Private No No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
New York University 41 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Certified Nurse Midwife, Nurse Educator, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral), DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) find scholarships
Niagara County Community College 4,700 Public No No Associate, LPN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
North Country Community College 0 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Onondaga Community College 7,800 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Orange County Community College 5,600 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing 80 Private No No Associate find scholarships
Roberts Wesleyan College 1,200 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Rockland Community College 6,300 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Russell Sage College 950 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Sage College of Albany 1,400 Private Yes No Associate, Accelerated BSN, Accelerated MSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing 0 Private No No Associate find scholarships
Saint Joseph College - New York 4,600 Private Yes No RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing 70 Private No No Associate find scholarships
St. John Fisher College 2,200 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated MSN, RN-to-BSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
St. Joseph's College of Nursing at St. Joseph's Hospital 190 Private No No Associate find scholarships
Suffolk County Community College 18,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Sullivan County Community College 1,600 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
SUNY - Brockport 6,800 Public Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
SUNY - Buffalo 15,200 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
SUNY - Delhi 2,000 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
SUNY College of Technology - Alfred 2,700 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
SUNY College of Technology - Canton 2,100 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
SUNY Institute of Technology / School of Nursing 0 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
SUNY Upstate Medical University 6,000 Public Yes No RN-to-BSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Tompkins Cortland Community College 2,700 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Trocaire College 730 Private Yes No Associate find scholarships
Ulster County Community College 2,700 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
University of Rochester 4,500 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
Utica College of Syracuse University 2,100 Private Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
Wagner College 1,700 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Western Suffolk BOCES - School of Practical Nursing 0 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships