LPN training in New York

University of Phoenix

Location: Online School

How to Become an LPN in New York

To become an LPN in New York you will need to:

  1. Be of good moral character.
  2. Attend an approved practical nursing program in the United States.
  3. Complete an application form for licensure and send it to the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, Division of Professional Licensing Services, Nurse Unit. You can download an application form at http://www.op.nysed.gov/nurse1.pdf. Your application must also include a copy of your high school diploma or GED and a $135 application fee in the form of a check made out to the New York State Education Department.
  4. Request that your nursing school fill out a Certification of Professional Education form and send it to the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, Division of Professional Licensing Services.
  5. Register for the NCLEX exam at http://www.pearsonvue.com/nclex/. The exam fee is $200.
  6. Once you are approved to test, take and pass the exam.
  7. Receive your license from the New York State Board of Nursing.

Did you know that LPNs in New York earn a mean hourly wage of $19.77 or a mean annual wage of $41,120?

New York State Board of Nursing

Education Bldg.
89 Washington Avenue
2nd Floor West Wing
Albany, NY 12234   
Phone: (518) 474-3817, ext. 280
Fax: (518) 474-3706
Website: http://www.nysed.gov/prof/nurse.htm


Other LPN schools in New York

Albany BOCES-Adult Practical Nursing Program

Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

CUNY Bronx Community College

CUNY Hostos Community College

CUNY La Guardia Community College

Delaware Chenango Madison Ostego BOCES-Practical Nursing

Dutchess BOCES-School of Practical Nursing

Eastern Suffolk BOCES-School of Practical Nursing

Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Genesee Valley BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Greater Southern Tier BOCES-School of Practical Nursing

Herkimer County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Isabella G Hart School of Practical Nursing

Jefferson Lewis BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Madison Oneida BOCES - Practical Nursing Program

Marion S Whelan School of Nursing of Geneva General Hospital

Niagara County Community College

North Country Community College

Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES

Orange Ulster BOCES-School of Practical Nursing

Oswego County BOCES

Otsego Area School of Practical Nursing

Putnam-Westchester BOCES Practical Nursing Program

Rensselaer BOCES-School of Practical Nursing

Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing

Schuyler-Chemung-Tioga BOCES

Southern Westchester BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

St Lawrence Lewis County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Sullivan County BOCES - Practical Nursing Program

SUNY Westchester Community College

Syracuse Central Technical Vocational Center

Trocaire College

Ulster County BOCES-School of Practical Nursing

Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing

Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing

Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES-School of Practical Nursing

Western Suffolk BOCES