Public · Community college
Genesee Valley BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Batavia, New York · Distant town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $23,658
- Avg net price
- 73%
- Grad / completion
- $46,695
- Median earnings
Genesee Valley BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a public certificate-granting institution in Batavia, New York (distant town setting), enrolling 93 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Batavia, New York
Batavia is a city in and the county seat of Genesee County, New York, United States. The current City of Batavia was an early settlement in what is today called Genesee Country, the farthest western region of New York State, comprising the Genesee Valley and westward to the Niagara River, Lake Erie, and the Pennsylvania line. Author John Gardner, a Batavia native, set his novels The Resurrection (1966) and The Sunlight Dialogues (1972) in 1960s Batavia. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 31 miles to Rochester, NY
- To Great Lakes shore
- 25 miles
- Nearest airport
- 27 miles to Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester (ROC) · major hub
How Genesee Valley BOCES-Practical Nursing Program compares
Higher than 67% · #85 of 185 in New York
Higher than 77%
Higher than 86% · #49 of 148 in New York
Cheaper than 21% · #129 cheapest of 175 in New York
Lower than 22%
Lower than 16%
Larger than 26%
Percentiles compare Genesee Valley 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 gender
- Women8389%
- Men1011%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White46%
- Black40%
- Hispanic7.5%
- 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
- 93
- Student–faculty ratio
- 24 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 72%
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Students over 25
- 69%
- Median family income
- $26,118
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
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $23,658
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
- 73%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,953
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,695
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,000
- Students with federal loans
- 84%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 45%
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.
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)
- $46,695
- Typical debt at graduation
- $13,000
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 28%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 67%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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
- 80°F
- Winter low
- 16°F
- Annual rain
- 36.6″
- Annual snow
- 73.9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Batavia, NY US station (1.3 mi from campus).
What Genesee Valley 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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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Genesee Valley BOCES-Practical Nursing Program side by side →
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- 166
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Albany BOCES-Adult Practical Nursing Program
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- Students
- 187
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Madison Oneida BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
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- Students
- 113
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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- Earnings
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Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Poughkeepsie, New York · Fringe rural · 57 mi to New Haven
- Students
- 81
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Herkimer County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Herkimer, New York · Fringe town · 59 mi to Syracuse
- Students
- 58
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $42k
Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
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- Students
- 99
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $53k
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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.