Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, NY
Program Details
Duration
About 2 years
Completers
35
Median Earnings (1yr)
$80,603
Outcomes
Median Earnings (1 Year)
$80,603
Outcomes data from College Scorecard (2023). Earnings figures represent median values for program completers.
How This Program Compares
First-year graduate earnings vs. Nursing programs in New York
Benchmark: $84,258 — average of 90 comparable programs
National median wage — Nursing
$81,708
Across all experience levels in this field
Projected job growth — Nursing
+4%
National outlook for this field
About This Program
Dutchess Community College, a public institution in Poughkeepsie, NY, offers a two-to-four year certificate program in Registered Nursing. This nursing field program (CIP 51.3801) is designed to prepare graduates for the NCLEX-RN licensure examination and entry-level registered nurse positions across various clinical settings.
The Registered Nursing certificate program is one of several technical and health-related programs available at Dutchess Community College, alongside Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology, Architectural Engineering Technologies, Building/Construction Site Management, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, and Web/Multimedia Management. Students can expect clinical rotations, nursing fundamentals coursework, and preparation aligned with New York state licensure requirements.
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