Health Sciences & Nursing community-college programs in New York

62 community colleges in New York report awarding credentials in Health Sciences & Nursing. Two-year nursing, allied health, and medical assisting programs that lead directly to in-demand clinical careers. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Health Sciences & Nursing program in New York, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with New York public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within New York published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for New York and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. AMG School of NursingBrooklyn100%
  2. Arnot Ogden Medical CenterElmira100%
  3. Belanger School of NursingSchenectady100%
  4. Cochran School of NursingYonkers100%
  5. Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health SciencesGeneva100%
  6. Helene Fuld College of NursingNew York100%
  7. Mandl School-The College of Allied HealthNew York100%
  8. Montefiore School of NursingMount Vernon100%
  9. Pacific College of Health and ScienceNew York100%
  10. Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse HospitalEast Syracuse100%
  11. Saint Elizabeth College of NursingUtica100%
  12. Samaritan Hospital School of NursingTroy100%
  13. St Paul's School of Nursing-QueensRego Park100%
  14. St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandStaten Island100%
  15. St. Joseph's College of NursingSyracuse100%
  16. St. Peter's Hospital College of NursingAlbany100%
  17. Swedish Institute a College of Health SciencesNew York100%
  18. Trocaire CollegeBuffalo99%
  19. Maria College of AlbanyAlbany95%
  20. Bryant & Stratton College-GreeceRochester74%
  21. Plaza CollegeForest Hills66%
  22. North Country Community CollegeSaranac Lake61%
  23. Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthLiverpool57%
  24. SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton43%
  25. Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloBuffalo41%
  26. Monroe UniversityBronx41%
  27. Bryant & Stratton College-AlbanyAlbany38%
  28. Orange County Community CollegeMiddletown29%
  29. Clinton Community CollegePlattsburgh28%
  30. Genesee Community CollegeBatavia27%
  31. CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx25%
  32. Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeJohnstown25%
  33. Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown23%
  34. Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy23%
  35. Cayuga County Community CollegeAuburn23%
  36. Jefferson Community CollegeWatertown22%
  37. Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch Sheldrake22%
  38. Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden22%
  39. CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn21%
  40. Rockland Community CollegeSuffern21%
  41. Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua20%
  42. CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside20%
  43. Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn20%
  44. Monroe Community CollegeRochester19%
  45. Columbia-Greene Community CollegeHudson19%
  46. CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx18%
  47. Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUtica17%
  48. Nassau Community CollegeGarden City16%
  49. Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse16%
  50. SUNY AdirondackQueensbury16%
  51. SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla15%
  52. Erie Community CollegeBuffalo15%
  53. SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred15%
  54. SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville15%
  55. CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City14%
  56. CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York13%
  57. SUNY Corning Community CollegeCorning13%
  58. Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden12%
  59. Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer11%
  60. Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie10%
  61. Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady10%
  62. Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge7%

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