Suffolk County Community College LPN Program in Selden, NY

The LPN program at Suffolk County Community College prepares students for a rewarding career as a Licensed Practical Nurse. This comprehensive program provides a strong foundation in nursing principles and clinical skills necessary to deliver competent and compassionate patient care. The curriculum covers a broad range of topics, including medical-surgical nursing, pharmacology, geriatrics, pediatrics, and maternal-child health. Students benefit from a combination of classroom instruction, hands-on laboratory practice in state-of-the-art simulation labs, and extensive clinical rotations in diverse healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County, such as hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and community health agencies. The program typically takes one to two years to complete, depending on whether it is full-time or part-time. Graduates are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-PN exam and, upon successful completion and licensure, can work in various healthcare settings providing direct patient care under the supervision of registered nurses or physicians. Furthermore, the LPN program provides a pathway for students interested in further advancing their education and becoming Registered Nurses through articulation agreements with other colleges and universities offering ADN and BSN programs.

You can view detailed information about the programs or certificates available at Suffolk County Community College on the NCES website.

* Cohort Year represents the year for which students began their studies and applies to Graduation and Transfer Out Rates.
** Net Price is Average Net Price for 2022-2023 generated for full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded grant or scholarship aid from federal, state or local governments, or the institution. For public institutions only students paying the in-state or in-district rate are included. For institutions that charge students by program, net price is generated for the institution’s largest program.
NA (Not applicable) – Graduation rate, transfer-out rate and the net price are not applicable to institutions that do not have full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students in the applicable cohort year or the financial aid year.