Nursing is a recession-proof career

Health care careers are recession-proof. Entrance exams are now being held for the Capital Region BOCES'part-time/evening-study Practical Nursing (PN) for Adult Students program, which begins on November 22 at the Health Careers Center of the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical School,
501 New Karner Rd., Colonie.

Classes for the part-time PN program meet for 18 months and accommodate adult learners’ busy schedules. To enroll, individuals must have a high school diploma or GED and pass an entrance exam. Tuition is $10,464. Call (518) 862-4709 to sign up for an exam, take a free test-prep class or for further information.

Entrance exams are held at the BOCES Health Careers Center every Monday from 11a.m. – 2 p.m. and Wednesday at 3 – 6 p.m. A free test prep class is offered every other Monday from 4 – 6 p.m.

The part-time Practical Nursing for Adult Students program meets Monday through Thursday from 3 - 7 p.m. for the first four months, and then Monday and Wednesday from 3 – 7 p.m., with a choice of clinical instruction time on either Thursdays from 2:30 - 10:30 p.m., or Fridays from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The program encompasses 1,100 hours of classroom and clinical instruction, and upon completion, students are eligible to take the National Council Licensure exam and apply for state licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse. The Practical Nursing program also prepares students to advance their nursing education.

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