Public · Community college
Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Olean, New York · Fringe rural
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- Transfer rate
- $15,000
- Avg net price
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- Grad / completion
- $39,581
- Median earnings
Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a public certificate-granting institution in Olean, New York (fringe rural setting), enrolling 31 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Olean, New York
Olean is a city in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The first European in the area was possibly Joseph de La Roche Daillon, a missionary and explorer from Canada. La Roche reported on the presence of oil near Cuba, New York; the first petroleum sighting in North America. Hysol Corporation, later bought by Dexter Corporation and then Henkel was one of Olean's largest employers. Henkel sold the company to SolEpoxy in 2010. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Fringe rural
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 60 miles to Buffalo, NY
- To Great Lakes shore
- 51 miles
- Nearest airport
- 23 miles to Bradford (BFD)
How Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES-Practical Nursing Program compares
Higher than 28%
Higher than 67% · #91 of 148 in New York
Cheaper than 50% · #78 cheapest of 175 in New York
Lower than 89%
Larger than 7%
Percentiles compare Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES-Practical Nursing Program 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 race / ethnicity
- White94%
- Other or multiracial6.5%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 31
- Student–faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 65%
- First-generation students
- 54%
- Students over 25
- 83%
- Median family income
- $21,686
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
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- Room & board
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- Total cost of attendance
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- Average net price
- $15,000
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
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- First-year retention
- 63%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,660
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,581
- Median debt at graduation
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- Students with federal loans
- 78%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 39%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
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.
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)
- $39,581
- Typical debt at graduation
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- Debt vs. one year's pay
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- Out-earn a HS grad
- 42%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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
- 80°F
- Winter low
- 13°F
- Annual rain
- 40.7″
- Annual snow
- 64.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Olean, NY US station (2.7 mi from campus).
What Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES-Practical Nursing Program graduates study — and earn
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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- Transfer
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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.