| The Cochran School of Nursing is a hospital-based | | | | with the completed application form, applicants must |
| nursing school established more than a hundred years | | | | also write and send an admission essay expressing |
| ago in 1894 at the St. John's Riverside Hospital in | | | | your interest and motivation to study and practice |
| Westchester County, New York. It is the largest | | | | nursing. There is also an application fee of $25.00. |
| nursing school in the county with over 300 students | | | | Once the Admissions Office has received your |
| currently enrolled and over 2000 graduates. | | | | documents, the applicant would need to present all |
| The Cochran School of Nursing program accepts | | | | official transcripts of your high school and college |
| students who are in their first level of study to | | | | education as well as complete all other pre-requisites. |
| become registered nurses as well as Licensed | | | | The applicant must then arrange to take the school's |
| Practical Nurses (LPN) who wish to further their | | | | Nursing Exam Test. If the applicant passes the test, |
| education and pursue a license as a Registered Nurse. | | | | the next stage will be the admissions interview. The |
| The Cochran School of Nursing has a pass rate of | | | | Admissions Office will then notify all successful |
| over 90% in the State Board of Nursing. | | | | applicants in writing once the Applications Committee |
| The Cochran School of Nursing offers a two-year | | | | has determined results of the application process. |
| nursing program designed to prepare students for | | | | The Cochran School of Nursing has nursing theory |
| licensure as registered nurses. Since Licensed Practical | | | | classes and clinical practice sessions during the day |
| Nurses do not have to take basic nursing courses, | | | | designed for full time students as well as during the |
| they are able to complete the program in 13 months. | | | | evenings and on Saturdays to accommodate the |
| Nursing majors who graduate from the Cochran | | | | needs of other students who may not be available |
| School of Nursing will receive an Associate Degree in | | | | for day studies. |
| Applied Science. In addition, the school's program is | | | | The students of Cochran School of Nursing obtain |
| integrated with Mercy College to help students as | | | | clinical education and training from top hospitals in the |
| they seek higher education. | | | | Westchester County area such as St. John's |
| Those seeking to enroll at the Cochran School of | | | | Riverside Hospital, Westchester Medical Center, and |
| Nursing, may complete the online application process | | | | Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson Valley among |
| or download an application form from the website | | | | others. |
| and send it to the school through regular mail. Along | | | | |