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CNA & Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) programs in New York

There are 53 cna & practical nursing (lpn/lvn) programs at 53 schools in New York in federal College Scorecard data. 36 are at public schools; 52 offer a certificate and 7 an associate degree. Half of these schools charge under $16,000 a year in tuition and fees (53 reporting). Median earnings one year after finishing: $37,317 (32 programs reporting). Most programs are in Albany (4), Bronx (3), New York (3). We also track 4 scholarships that cover this trade. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (Oct 2026 release). Program lists show certificate and associate programs reported to the Department; schools that don't take federal aid may be missing.

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All programs (53)

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Albany BOCES-Adult Practical Nursing Program

Certificate & Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $24,415 · Average net price: $30,585

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Maria College of Albany

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private nonprofit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $19,800 · Average net price: $20,375

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Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $15,865 · Average net price: $26,096 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $38,596

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St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private nonprofit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $15,358 · Average net price: $17,243

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Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $15,000 · Average net price: $10,886 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $34,150

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Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $15,310 · Average net price: $11,461 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $37,235

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Genesee Valley BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $17,775 · Average net price: $24,995 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $34,612

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CUNY Bronx Community College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $5,206 · Average net price: $3,613

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CUNY Hostos Community College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $5,254 · Average net price: $3,914

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Monroe University

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $19,024 · Average net price: $13,911

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AMG School of Nursing

Certificate & Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $34,800 · Average net price: $32,221 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $50,336

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CUNY Medgar Evers College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $7,352 · Average net price: $3,245

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Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private nonprofit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $19,220 · Average net price: $12,430 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $42,543

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Trocaire College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private nonprofit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $21,480 · Average net price: $24,796

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Finger Lakes Community College

Certificate & Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $6,490 · Average net price: $13,117

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SUNY College of Technology at Canton

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $8,742 · Average net price: $12,696 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $34,379

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Transitions Career Institute School of Nursing

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $24,500 · Average net price: $38,032

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Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $14,500 · Average net price: $23,048 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $34,770

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Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $16,951 · Average net price: $23,073 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $35,274

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Austin Medical Assistant Training

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $27,000 · Average net price: $21,369

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Marion S Whelan School of Nursing of Geneva General Hospital

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private nonprofit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $12,295 · Average net price: Not reported

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Access Careers

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,500 · Average net price: Not reported

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Herkimer County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $17,115 · Average net price: $32,309 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $36,148

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Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing

Certificate & Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $20,230 · Average net price: $39,339 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $49,790

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Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $19,500 · Average net price: $11,231 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $36,996

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Access Careers-Islandia

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,500 · Average net price: Not reported

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Hunter Business School

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $15,225 · Average net price: $24,975 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $43,243

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Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $16,034 · Average net price: $24,511 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $38,748

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Orleans Niagara BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $14,070 · Average net price: $40,082 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $35,309

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CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $5,254 · Average net price: $4,184

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Center for Instruction Technology & Innovation

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $19,770 · Average net price: $16,494 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $35,276

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CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $5,170 · Average net price: $2,955

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Mildred Elley-New York Campus

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $17,926 · Average net price: $26,950 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $38,596

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New Age Training

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private for-profit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $17,370 · Average net price: $27,231 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $20,635

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Orange Ulster BOCES

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $16,263 · Average net price: $25,323 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $38,440

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Western Suffolk BOCES

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $37,025 · Average net price: $26,300 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $51,970

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Delaware Chenango Madison Otsego BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $14,500 · Average net price: $24,823

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Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $17,900 · Average net price: $18,852 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $32,017

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Otsego Area BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $16,250 · Average net price: $29,339 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $33,829

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Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $15,100 · Average net price: $15,988 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $38,632

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Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $14,250 · Average net price: Not reported · Median earnings 1 yr after: $48,064

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Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private nonprofit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $24,540 · Average net price: Not reported · Median earnings 1 yr after: $36,021

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Niagara County Community College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $6,990 · Average net price: $8,745

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North Country Community College

Certificate & Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $6,802 · Average net price: $12,639

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Eastern Suffolk BOCES

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $23,870 · Average net price: $24,842 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $49,542

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Suffolk County Community College

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $7,340 · Average net price: $5,315 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $49,657

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Hudson Valley Community College

Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $6,796 · Average net price: $8,022

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Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Private nonprofit

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $15,358 · Average net price: $31,306 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $39,993

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SUNY Westchester Community College

Certificate & Associate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $6,270 · Average net price: $7,291

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Madison Oneida BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $16,050 · Average net price: $20,488 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $32,959

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Jefferson Lewis BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $22,972 · Average net price: $19,926 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $33,314

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Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $21,475 · Average net price: $80,062 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $49,221

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Erie 1 BOCES

Certificate · Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Public

Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $16,000 · Average net price: $15,672 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $37,400

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Frequently asked questions

How many cna & practical nursing (lpn/lvn) programs are in New York?

We found 53 certificate or associate programs at 53 schools in New York in College Scorecard data, 36 of them at public schools.

What are the lowest-tuition cna & practical nursing (lpn/lvn) programs in New York?

By school-wide yearly tuition and fees: Access Careers (Hempstead, $1,500); Access Careers-Islandia (Islandia, $1,500); CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (New York, $5,170). Program costs can differ, so ask each school for the program's total cost.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which lists programs at schools that take part in federal student aid. Confirm details, licensing and current enrollment with the school.