Estimated Costs

The tuition and fees listed are those incurred for either St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing or Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing and Hudson Valley Community College courses. Actual costs vary with the number of credits taken. If you will be a first-time, full-time student, you may use the Net Price Calculator to help you estimate your out-of-pocket expenses to attend either of our schools.

The Federal Register requires institutions to report certain information about students who are enrolled in Title IV eligible educational programs that lead to gainful employment in a recognized occupation (GE programs).

PN certificate program’s Gainful Employment Disclosure

Job placement rate methodology: graduates are surveyed 3 months after graduation. Job placement rate is calculated by the number of respondents who state they are employed divided by the total number of respondents.

St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing and Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing Costs

Tuition per credit ... $395
Nursing lab fee per semester ... $150
ATI fee - RN (per course) ... $756
ATI fee - LPN (per semester) ... $659
Health Service fee fall and spring semesters (non-refundable) ... $100 each (summer = $25)
Payment plan and late fee ... $50 (summer Payment plan =$25)
Returned check fee ... $20
Student service fee fall and spring semesters (non-refundable) ... $75 each (summer = $25)
Matriculation fee ... $200 (Non-refundable; applied to 1st-semester tuition)
Deferral fee ... $200
Graduation fee (applied to students in their final semester only).... $175
Estimated cost for uniforms ... $150
Books
- RN first-year average cost ... $1,100
- RN second-year average cost ... $600
- LPN average cost ... $950
Make-up time on a contractual basis ... $35 - $40 per hour
Estimated room and board is $13,000 for the entire year (off-campus only)
Estimated travel and other expenses are $125 per credit

Hudson Valley Community College Courses

Registration for courses at Hudson Valley Community College must be done through the Schools of Nursing.

Tuition per credit: (New York State residents) ...$211 per credit hour
(Out of state-residents) ... $422 per credit hour
(In state non-residents) ... $422 per credit hour
Lab fees ... $10 - $200
Technology fee ... (part-time) $37.50 per credit; (full-time) $450 per semester
Records & Activities fee... (part-time) $17 per credit; (full-time) $204 per semester
Vehicle registration fee* ... (part-time) $10.42 per credit; (full-time) $125 per semester
Health Facility fee* ... (part-time) $3.25 per credit; (full-time) $40.00 per semester

*Students enrolled solely in web-based courses may not be charged some of these fees.

Published tuition and fees are subject to change without prior notice. Students may apply for financial aid to assist with costs.

Samaritan offers both the PN and RN programs. About 76% of Samaritan students take out student loans. The average loan amount is $12,366 for the PN program and $16,488 for the RN program.

Samaritan's graduation rate is 66% for PNs and 75% for RNs. The current loan default rate is 4.6%.

St. Peter's only offers the RN program. About 65% of St. Peter's students take out loans. The average loan amount is $16,152. St. Peter's graduation rate is 76%. The current loan default rate is 2%.