Public · Community college

Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Hudson Falls, New York · Small suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$18,800
Avg net price
79%
Grad / completion
$48,129
Median earnings

Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a public certificate-granting institution in Hudson Falls, New York (small suburb setting), enrolling 35 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 35 undergradsSmall suburbAccessible · 88% admitCold wintersSnowy

About Hudson Falls, New York

Hudson Falls is a village located in Washington County, New York, United States. In 1764, Albert Baker built Kingsbury's first sawmill near what is known today as Baker's Falls. As early as 1792, the area of Kingsbury near Baker's Falls was referred to as Sandy Hill. Its boundaries expanded to their current limits in the 1840s. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
47 miles to Albany, NY
To the ocean
128 miles
Nearest airport
35 miles to Rutland - Southern Vermont (RUT)

How Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing Program compares

Selectivity87.8%

More selective than 44% · #29 most selective of 57 in New York

Graduation rate79%

Higher than 75% · #69 of 185 in New York

First-year retention73%

Higher than 50%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$48,129

Higher than 88% · #39 of 148 in New York

Average net price$18,800

Cheaper than 37% · #103 cheapest of 175 in New York

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment35

Larger than 8%

Percentiles compare Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex 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

  • White89%
  • Black5.7%
  • Hispanic2.9%
  • Other or multiracial2.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
35
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
76%
First-generation students
Students over 25
65%
Median family income
$28,265

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

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$18,800

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
87.8%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated
79%
First-year retention
73%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,415
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,129
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
97%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
56%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$25

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
$15,995
$30–48k
$21,191
$48–75k
$23,918
$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)
$48,129
Typical debt at graduation
Debt vs. one year's pay
Out-earn a HS grad
55%
Weigh it value

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
82°F
Winter low
10°F
Annual rain
38.2″
Annual snow
60.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
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Average precipitation (inches)

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

What Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex 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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