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Suffolk County Community College · Jane F. Shearer School of Nursing

Nursing (LPN to RN) A.S. - Accelerated LPN-RN Program

ADNLPN / LVN-to-RNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPublic

Award: Associate in Science in Nursing

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

A 12-month accelerated route to the A.S. in Nursing for licensed practical nurses, starting with two condensed six-week summer courses that award prior learning credits. Admission is competitive and based on a rubric.

Credential
Associate degree in nursing
Pathway
LPN / LVN-to-RN
Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
12 months
Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Ammerman Campus — Selden, NY; Michael J. Grant Campus — Brentwood, NY

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Licensed practical / vocational nurse
Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
License requirement
Current New York State LPN registration, if applicable; LPN program graduation within 5 years of the deadline earns bonus rubric points
Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Other requirement
Competitive admission based on a rubric; up to 10 bonus points available to accelerated LPN-RN applicants
Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ATI TEAS
RequiredATI TEAS score is part of the application
Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Other fees

  • RN Nursing ATI/Bundle (NUR 102/126), non-refundable: $3,500 (not to exceed) · mandatory Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $5,640
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $11,280
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $800
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Summer Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • September 15 (year not printed)

    Summer Session · Specific applicants

    Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

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Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • ACEN— Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

    Associate (ADN) · Selden, NY

    Source: acenursing.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

  • ACEN— Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

State board of nursing approval

  • NYSED— New York State Education Department / Board of Regents

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Registered by the New York State Education Department and accredited by the New York State Board of Regents

Sources

  1. ACEN Search Programs: Suffolk County Community College — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. sunysuffolk.edu/apply-enroll/tuition-and-fees/index.jsp — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. sunysuffolk.edu/explore-academics/majors-and-programs/nursing/about-us.jsp — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. sunysuffolk.edu/explore-academics/majors-and-programs/nursing/how-to-apply/accelerated-lpn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  5. sunysuffolk.edu/explore-academics/majors-and-programs/nursing/how-to-apply/application-dea — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  6. sunysuffolk.edu/explore-academics/majors-and-programs/nursing/how-to-apply/index.jsp — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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Nursing (LPN to RN) A.S. - Accelerated LPN-RN Program at Suffolk County Community College