Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Auburn, New York · Website
$45,439
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$45,439
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a public under 2-year college in Auburn, New York with 32 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $33,996 a year (tuition and fees $14,085). It admits 43% of applicants and 100% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $45,439 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $11,426 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$33,996
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$14,085
US median $11,837
Admission rate
43%
US median 78%
Completion rate
100%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$11,426
About $121 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$45,439
Rank 1,940 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $33,996
- Tuition and fees
- $14,085
- Cost of attendance
- $38,884
- Students with a need-based grant
- 67%
- Students with federal loans
- 81%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $32,864
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $38,884
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $32,505
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $9,613 in 2015-16 to $14,085 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 43%
- Undergraduates
- 32
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 81%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 100%
- Retention rate
- 60%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 1
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,940 of 5,094 US colleges and 177 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $33,996 | $17,682 | $13,490 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,085 | $13,810 | $9,344 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 43% | 73% | 77% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 100% | 64% | 79% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 60% | 79% | 82% | 75% |
| Median debt | $11,426 | $15,250 | $9,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,160 | $38,937 | $37,893 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $45,439 | $47,733 | $40,517 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 32% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
1 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 23 | $7,843 | $39,004 | $50,172 | $56,073 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Auburn and New York on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in New York
- Homes: Homes for sale in New York
Questions and answers
How much does Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program cost?
$33,996 a year is the average net price at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,085, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $38,884. Families earning under $30,000 pay $32,864 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program?
43% of applicants are admitted to Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program graduates earn?
$45,439 a year is the median pay of former Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,160 after 6 years). That ranks 1,940 of 5,094 US colleges and 177 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate) at $39,004.
How much student debt do Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program graduates have?
$11,426 is the median federal student loan debt of Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program graduates, about $121 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 81% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program?
100% of first-time, full-time students at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program finish within 150% of the normal time. 60% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public under 2-year colleges is 79%.
What are the most popular majors at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (23 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 1 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.