Public · Community college

Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing

Hicksville, New York · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate: $39,938
Avg net price: 48%
Grad / completion: $62,185
Median earnings

Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing is a public certificate-granting institution in Hicksville, New York (large suburb setting), enrolling 193 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 193 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About Hicksville, New York

Hicksville is a hamlet and census-designated place within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. Hicksville was founded accidentally when a financial depression brought the LIRR to a stop at Broadway, Hicksville. Metalab Equipment Company, a division of Norbute Corp, made laboratory furniture and cabinetry. Alsy Manufacturing manufactured electric lamps and lampshades from 1975 through 1991. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 26 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean: 8 miles
Nearest airport: 16 miles to John F. Kennedy (JFK) · major hub

How Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing compares

Graduation rate48%

Higher than 34% · #126 of 185 in New York

First-year retention78%

Higher than 60%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$62,185

Higher than 97% · #22 of 148 in New York

Average net price$39,938

Cheaper than 2% · #164 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment193

Larger than 44%

Percentiles compare Veeb Nassau County School of Practical 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

Women16787%
Men2613%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White4.2%
Black75%
Hispanic8.3%
Asian6.7%
Other or multiracial5.7%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 193
Student–faculty ratio: 12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 28%
First-generation students: 48%
Students over 25: 63%
Median family income: $26,146

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 86 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From New York100%

A regional draw: about 50% of first-years come from New York, the rest from elsewhere.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $20,230
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: $45,829
Average net price: $39,938

Outcomes

Graduated: 48%
First-year retention: 78%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $58,467
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $62,185
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 39%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 43%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $150

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

$39,163

$30–48k

$45,049

$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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $62,185
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 15%
Out-earn a HS grad: 81%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.5 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: 86°F
Winter low: 27°F
Annual rain: 45.3″
Annual snow: 18.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mineola, NY US station (5.6 mi from campus).

What Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing graduates study — and earn

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

319 grads$56k 1 yr$57k 5 yr$12k debt

319$56,142$56,890$12,406

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.