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

Nursing A.S.

ADNPrelicensure — 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 traditional associate-degree RN program offered at the Ammerman and Grant campuses, with nursing courses spread over four semesters. Graduates are qualified to sit for the NCLEX-RN and can transfer to RN-to-BSN programs through articulation agreements.

Credential
Associate degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
Nursing courses spread over four semesters
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
New to nursing (no prior degree needed)
Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam
Graduates are qualified to sit for the NCLEX-RN
Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Other requirement
Admission is competitive and based on a rubric; Suffolk County residents receive preference over other NY counties
Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 85Current high school students: high school academic average of at least 85 unweighted
Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
Admission rubric scores relevant coursework: Anatomy and Physiology I and II, English Composition, Introduction to Literature, Microbiology, Statistics
Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Background check
Background check through a designated company before the first clinical experience
Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ATI TEAS
RequiredATI TEAS score is part of the application; scored in the admissions rubric (Reading, Mathematics, Science, English); accepts TEAS at ATI (remote) or in person by PSI
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

  • Approximate additional out-of-pocket expenses before the first nursing course (background check, CPR, shoes, stethoscope, watch; excludes physical exam and immu: $443 (one time estimate) · mandatory Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
  • RN Nursing ATI/Bundle (NUR 102/126), non-refundable: $3,500 (not to exceed) · mandatory Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
  • Liability Insurance Fee: $55 (per course) · mandatory Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
  • Approximate additional out-of-pocket expenses before the first nursing course (background check, CPR, shoes, stethoscope, watch; excludes physical exam and immu: $443 (one time estimate) · 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: Fall, Spring Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • January 15 (year not printed)

    Fall

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

  • September 15 (year not printed); applicants previously or currently enrolled in college

    Spring

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

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

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

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

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

Published outcomes

Exactly as published, with year and population. Results for one program or campus are never applied to another.
MeasureYearResultPopulation / scope
NCLEX-RN pass rate202595.65%First-attempt NCLEX-RN pass rate, Associate Degree RN program, Traditional Program Option, Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2025
Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Program completion rate202556.66%On-time program completion rate, Associate Degree RN program, Traditional Program Option
Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Job placement rate202594%Job placement rate (RN employment among survey respondents within six months), Associate Degree RN program, Traditional Program Option
Source: sunysuffolk.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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/approximate-student-expenses — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  5. sunysuffolk.edu/explore-academics/majors-and-programs/nursing/how-to-apply/accelerated-lpn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  6. sunysuffolk.edu/explore-academics/majors-and-programs/nursing/how-to-apply/admissions-rubr — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  7. sunysuffolk.edu/explore-academics/majors-and-programs/nursing/how-to-apply/application-dea — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  8. sunysuffolk.edu/explore-academics/majors-and-programs/nursing/how-to-apply/index.jsp — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  9. sunysuffolk.edu/explore-academics/majors-and-programs/nursing/student-achievement-outcome. — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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