Cochran School Of Nursing

The Cochran School of Nursing, founded in 1894 at St. John’s Riverside Hospital, is the oldest nursing school in Westchester County. This hospital-based nursing school is situated in Yonkers, New York and grants associate’s degree in applied science to students upon graduation. The two-year nursing program prepares students to become Licensed Practical Nurses. The school offers both day and evening classes to facilitate all types of students. Students also have the opportunity to obtain clinical education and training from local hospitals like the Westchester Medical Center.

The Cochran School of Nursing offers a chapter of the National Student Nurses Association. Membership offers various benefits such as scholarships, partnership programs with other professional associations, and nursing journals and book discounts, among others.

Cochran School Of Nursing Highlights

Where Cochran School Of Nursing stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High faculty salary.

Other important characteristics:

• Library on-campus
• Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Cochran Students

The student enrollment at Cochran was 322 in 2007 (191 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Cochran participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.