2 accredited schools across the Kiryas Joel metro area trained 97 LPNs in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
51 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,497 for a program of about 40 weeks.
46 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,000 for a program of about 40 weeks.
2 accredited schools in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area graduated 97 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Orange Ulster BOCES with 51.
Among schools that published a program price, Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program in Poughkeepsie listed the lowest total: $15,000 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro earn a median $66,360 a year ($31.90/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $67,180 statewide and $64,400 nationally.
State-approved practical nursing programs usually take about a year of full-time study; part-time and associate-degree routes take longer.