Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a public less-than-two-year institution located in Angola, New York, in a rural fringe setting. As a Board of Cooperative Educational Services center, the school provides vocational nursing education to residents of Erie, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus counties in western New York. The program focuses exclusively on Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training at the certificate level. With a total enrollment of 44 students (IPEDS 2023), the program operates at an intimate scale suited to hands-on clinical instruction.

The school reports a completion rate of 72% and a perfect retention rate of 100% (IPEDS 2023), indicating that every enrolled student persisted through the reporting period. Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES holds an overall quality score of 69.33 out of 100. The combination of complete retention with a focused single-program model reflects a student body that is committed to finishing their nursing credential.

For prospective practical nurses in rural western New York, this BOCES program provides a publicly funded training option in a region where access to healthcare education can be limited. The program serves a critical role in supplying trained LPNs to hospitals, long-term care facilities, and medical practices across three counties that face ongoing healthcare workforce shortages.