Nursing Program

The nursing program at Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing prepares students for careers in hospitals, convalescent centers, clinics, home care, and physician's offices. The program focuses on knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for the sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Program courses include: administration of medication and treatments, assisting and physician during treatments and examinations, referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. Get more details below including other New York colleges that offer nursing program.

The Nursing program at STAC is accredited by the New York State Board of Regents, State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Nursing Education) for more than 36 years.

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Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing (STAC)

125 Rte 340, Sparkill, NY

Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing is registered by the New York State Education Department and has earned an accreditation status from the New York State Board of Regents and the New York State Commissioner of Education. It is also affiliated with several nursing organizations such as the National League of Nursing and National Organization of Associate Degree Nursing, among others. With its affiliation with the Northeast Health, this school works closely with the Memorial School of Nursing.

Since it was established in 1903, this school has prepared thousands of students for a fulfilling and rewarding career in nursing. Associate degree and Practical Nurse Certificate programs are offered to provide strong foundation for students to become competent nurses. Graduates of these programs are eligible to take the NCLEX.

Located at 2215 Burdett Avenue, Troy, NY 12180, Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing campus provides comprehensive and sophisticated learning resources. Classroom instructions are conducted within the hospital’s premises while the hands-on trainings are held at fully equipped learning laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment designed to simulate a real hospital setting and practice patient care.

Students are also given the opportunity to have real-world experience in long term and acute care settings including the Samaritan Hospital, Albany Memorial Hospital, Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center, South Troy Health and On Call Center, Albany Medical Center Hospitals, Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital and St. Peter’s Hospital.  Apart from these settings, they are also trained at local physician’s offices, childcare centers and elementary schools.

Graduates of this school have consistently achieved high NCLEX passing rate in both the Associate degree and Practical Nurse Program.  The most recent reported data shows a  100% passing rate has been recorded for the PN program.  Get additional admission information and the complete school catalog today by visiting SPHP.

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. STAC offers an associate's degree program in nursing.

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Description

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Registered Nurses

Description

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).