About Nassau Community College
Garden City, New York, is home to Nassau Community College, a public college serving roughly 10,630 undergraduates, and about 38% of them attend part time. The federal student-to-faculty ratio is about 20 to 1.
Nursing programs at Nassau Community College
According to federal completion records, Nassau Community College awards nursing credentials at the associate degree in nursing (ADN) level. A recent year’s totals include about 143 associate-degree nursing graduates. Programs at this level are the faster, lower-cost way into the profession: an ADN typically takes about two years once prerequisites are done, and many graduates later add a bachelor’s through an RN-to-BSN program.
Cost and student outcomes
Published tuition and fees are about $6,500 a year for in-state students and $12,500 for out-of-state students. The average net price (what students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships) is about $8,500 a year. About 39% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Students who finish the associate level and borrow leave with median federal loan debt of about $20,000. Federal earnings data puts median pay for those associate-level nursing graduates at roughly $85,400 one year after finishing and $116,900 four years out. These are estimates for graduates with reported earnings, not a promise. Schoolwide, about 23% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time and 64% return for a second year.
Applying and licensure
The federal data does not report an overall admission rate for this school, which is typical of open-access colleges. Admission to the nursing major or program is often a separate, competitive step with prerequisites, minimum grades, and capped enrollment. Check deadlines with the nursing department, and read our nursing school requirements guide to prepare. After graduation, the path to a license goes through the New York State Education Department Office of the Professions and the NCLEX exam. Ask the program about its accreditation (ACEN or CCNE) and state approval, and see how it stacks up against other nursing schools in New York.
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and can change. Confirm current details with the school.
