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Overview
The SUNY Niagara Registered Nurse degree program is committed to the education of registered professional nurses and the promotion of wellness in the community.
The Nursing program offers clinical experiences at hospitals, health care facilities, and community agencies in Niagara, Erie, and Orleans counties to provide students with important clinical experiences in all areas of health care.
Graduates of the program are eligible to take the National Council License Examination (NCLEX-RN) for registered nurses through the State Education Department. The Registered Nurse program has been accredited since 1976. The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) is located at 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, Georgia 30326 404-975-5000, www.acenursing.org.
The nursing program is also accredited by The State Education Department, Division of Professional Education 89 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Albany, NY 12234 518-486-2967, opprogs@nysed.gov.
Program Goals and Objectives
- Be employed in a position for which the program prepared them and express satisfaction with the program.
- Students are expected to complete the program in four semesters.
- The graduates will be reported by the New York State Education Department to have passed the NCLEX-RN licensure exam at a rate equal to or exceeding 80%.
Professional Licensure Disclosure
Effective July 1, 2024, federal regulation requires institutions of higher education to make a determination whether a Title IV eligible academic program that leads to professional licensure or certification meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the U.S. State where the institution is located and the U.S. States where “distance education” students are located at the time of initial enrollment in the program, as well as U.S. States where the program is advertised as meeting such requirements, and if applicable, the U.S. State where students attest they intend to be licensed/certified.
The Nursing A.A.S. program at SUNY Niagara is registered by the New York State Education Department and thus meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification for New York State.
Through a good faith effort, and for the purpose of complying with the federal regulation, we have determined that Nursing A.A.S. program at SUNY Niagara, if successfully completed, is sufficient to meet the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the following U.S. States:
| State | Nursing Licensure Board |
| New York | https://www.registerednursing.org/nclex/ |
SUNY Niagara has made the determination that completion of the Nursing A.A.S. program is not sufficient to meet the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the following U.S. States:
| State | Nursing Licensure Board |
| North Carolina | https://www.ncbon.com/ |
| Texas | https://www.bon.texas.gov/ |
It is important to note that SUNY Niagara is not the licensure/certification authority in these U.S. States and cannot assess whether an individual candidate will be issued a license/certificate in these U.S. States and instead it is incumbent on each individual candidate to contact the licensure/certification authority in the applicable U.S. State for any further guidance on the requirements for licensure/certification requirements and application processes.
Alumni Spotlight
Tammy M. Pesaresi ’16, RN BSN
“SUNY Niagara’s Nursing program gives students a strong nursing foundation through its combination of classroom, laboratory skills, simulation laboratory and clinical rotations. The talented nursing faculty at SUNY Niagara helped me to not only become an RN, but gave me the tools to succeed in other advanced nursing degree programs and professionally. In addition to my educational journey, my professional career has also led me back to where my nursing career began, SUNY Niagara. In early 2019 I began working as a clinical adjunct instructor and part-time lab skills evaluator for the RN program.”
2024 Nursing Information Center
All applications, forms, and transcripts to be in the ranking for Fall 2024 Nursing acceptance should be completed between September 1, 2023, and February 1, 2024.
Student Achievement Data
RN
The Aggregate NCLEX-RN pass rate for the May 2023 graduates is 94.94%.
The completion rate (150% of time) for the 2020-2023 cohort is 40%.
The completion rate (100% of time) for the 2023 cohort is 36%.
Program Coordinators
Kareen Klettke, MSNEd, RN
Nursing I Course Coordinator
Phone: 716-614-5956
Email: kklettke@niagaracc.suny.edu
Location: C-170
Anne Marie Holler, MSN Ed, RN
Nursing II Course Coordinator
Phone: 716-614-5944
Email: aholler@niagaracc.suny.edu
Location: C-183
Babette Strassburg, MS, RN
Nursing III Course Coordinator
Phone: 716-614-6803
Email: bstrassburg@niagaracc.suny.edu
Location: C-179
Dr. Julie Woodworth, RN, CNE
Nursing IV Course Coordinator
Phone: 716-614-5938
Email: jwoodworth@niagaracc.suny.edu
Location: C-176
Program Contact
Dr. Diane Pytlik-Flammia, DHA, MSN, RN
Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs, Nursing, Physical & Allied Health Programs
Phone: 716-614-5940
Email: dpytlik-flammia@niagaracc.suny.edu
Location: B-133
Division Office: 716-614-5940
Admissions Contact
Phone: 716-614-6200
Email: admissions@niagaracc.suny.edu
Location: A-105 Notar Administration Building
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