Public · Community college

Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Auburn, New York · Distant town

#1 graduation rate in New York
0%
Transfer rate
$33,996
Avg net price
100%
Grad / completion
$45,439
Median earnings

Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a public certificate-granting institution in Auburn, New York (distant town setting), enrolling 32 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 32 undergradsDistant townSelective · 43% admitCold wintersSnowy

About Auburn, New York

Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States. Auburn was founded in 1793, during the post-Revolutionary period of settlement of western New York. The founder, John L. Hardenbergh, was a veteran of the Sullivan-Clinton campaign against the Iroquois during the American Revolution. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
23 miles to Syracuse, NY
To Great Lakes shore
28 miles
Nearest airport
27 miles to Syracuse Hancock (SYR) · major hub

How Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program compares

Selectivity42.9%

More selective than 87% · #12 most selective of 57 in New York

Graduation rate100%

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

First-year retention60%

Higher than 23%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,439

Higher than 84% · #53 of 148 in New York

Average net price$33,996

Cheaper than 4% · #155 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$11,426

Lower than 33%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 78%

Undergraduate enrollment32

Larger than 7%

Percentiles compare Cayuga Onondaga 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

  • White75%
  • Black6.3%
  • Hispanic6.3%
  • Asian3.1%
  • Other or multiracial9.4%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
32
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
67%
First-generation students
Students over 25
72%
Median family income
$25,405

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$14,085
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
$38,884
Average net price
$33,996

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Admissions

Admission rate
42.9%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated
100%
First-year retention
60%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,160
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,439
Median debt at graduation
$11,426
Students with federal loans
81%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
29%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$75

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.

< $30k
$32,864
$30–48k
$38,884
$48–75k
$32,505
$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)
$45,439
Typical debt at graduation
$11,426
Debt vs. one year's pay
25%
Out-earn a HS grad

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

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
81°F
Winter low
15°F
Annual rain
44.3″
Annual snow
109.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Auburn, NY US station (2.3 mi from campus).

What Cayuga Onondaga 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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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.