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Orleans Niagara BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Lockport, NY · 30 undergraduates · 80% receive Pell Grants
PublicMainly certificates

Not graded. The federal data for this school is too thin to grade it fairly, which is common for very small, new or graduate-only schools. The figures that do exist are below.

Is it affordable?
No
Average net price $40,082 a year after grants. Typical for similar colleges: $17,716.
Will most students finish?
Not enough data
Is it worth the price?
Likely
Graduates owe a typical $13,400 against earnings of $51,779, a ratio of 0.26. Under 0.4 is comfortable; over 0.7 is heavy.

These three answers are rules of thumb from the numbers below, not advice for any one student or major.

What do students really think?

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Would you choose it again? That is the first question the rating form asks.

Why it is good

  • Strong pay: typical earnings ten years after starting are $51,779, higher than 88% of certificate schools.

Why it is bad

  • Expensive: the average student pays about $40,082 a year after grants, more than at 97% of certificate schools.

The numbers

What these figures measure

Graduation rate: share of all students, full-time or part-time, who finish within 8 years. Return for year 2: share of first-time, full-time students who come back for a second year. Earnings: median pay about 10 years after starting, for students who received federal aid. Debt: median federal loan debt among those who finish. Net price: average yearly cost after grants and scholarships. All from the U.S. Education Department College Scorecard, institution file dated November 2, 2026.

Graduation rate
n/a
Typical: 71%
Return for year 2
n/a
Typical: 77%
Earnings after 10 years
$51,779
Better than 88% of similar colleges. Typical: $36,576
Debt at graduation
$13,400
Better than 46% of similar colleges. Typical: $9,500
Net price per year
$40,082
Better than 3% of similar colleges. Typical: $17,716
Published tuition
n/a
Before any aid

Programs and early earnings

Certificates and diplomas: largest programs

FieldGraduates a yearEarnings, 2 yrs afterDebt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants9$31,423n/a

Earnings are the median pay two years after completing, for graduates who were working and not enrolled again. The federal government hides figures for small programs, shown as n/a. Fields are broad groups, so a college may offer several majors inside one.

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