Herkimer County
BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Public College in Herkimer, NY. Median 10-year earnings $41,763.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $41,763, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Graduates leave owing a median of $8,975 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.21 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
No six-year graduation rate is reported for this institution, which is common for schools whose students are mostly part-time, transfer in, or enroll in short programs that the federal cohort measure does not track. Its absence is not itself a bad sign, but it does remove the clearest completion signal. First-year retention of 100% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. A 8:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a public short-program institution, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. The undergraduate body is just 65, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 65 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $17,150 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $18,150 at $0–30k, $15,997 at $48–75k. Most students get help: 86% receive grants worth $4,487 on average. Borrowing is widespread: 80% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 4 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $18,150 |
| $30–48k | — |
| $48–75k | $15,997 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 52 of these 65 students, totalling $198,040 — an average of $3,808 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Herkimer County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026