Private nonprofit · Community college

Belanger School of Nursing

Schenectady, New York · Small city

#1 graduation rate in New York

0%
Transfer rate: $13,185
Avg net price: 100%
Grad / completion: $79,677
Median earnings

Belanger School of Nursing is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Schenectady, New York (small city setting), enrolling 162 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 162 undergradsSmall cityCold wintersSnowy

About Schenectady, New York

Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. In the 1640s, the Mohawk had three major villages, all on the Mohawk River's south side. The easternmost one was Ossernenon, about 9 miles west of present-day Auriesville, New York. Schenectady was a manufacturing center known as "the City that Lights and Hauls the World"—a reference to two prominent businesses in the city, the Edison Electric Company (now known as General Electric), and the American Locomotive Company. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 13 miles to Albany, NY
To the ocean: 103 miles
Nearest airport: 7 miles to Albany (ALB) · major hub

How Belanger School of Nursing compares

Graduation rate100%

Higher than 98% · #1 of 185 in New York

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$79,677

Higher than 99% · #10 of 148 in New York

Average net price$13,185

Cheaper than 57% · #62 cheapest of 175 in New York

Student–faculty ratio4 : 1

Lower than 98%

Undergraduate enrollment162

Larger than 39%

Percentiles compare Belanger School of Nursing with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women14187%
Men2113%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White52%
Black9.9%
Hispanic4.3%
Asian17%
Other or multiracial17%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 162
Student–faculty ratio: 4 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 25%
First-generation students: 49%
Students over 25: 29%
Median family income: $34,283
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $87,993
Endowment: $180,074

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $12,444
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $3,223
Total cost of attendance: $18,492
Average net price: $13,185

Outcomes

Graduated: 100%
First-year retention: 100%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $70,109
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $79,677
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 21%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 62%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $70

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$13,185

$30–48k

—

$48–75k

—

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $79,677
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 78%

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high: 84°F
Winter low: 16°F
Annual rain: 40.7″
Annual snow: 59.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Albany AP, NY US station (6.8 mi from campus).

What Belanger School of Nursing graduates study — and earn

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

55 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.