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SBS, Laguardia Community College, and Lehman

College Welcome new classes of Nurse-Trainees

No-cost Program Prepares Candidates with International Nursing

Experience to Pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN)

and Places Them in the City’s Top Healthcare Facilities

by 24% over the next decade, nearly
OUR BUREAU
triple the profession’s projected 9%
New York, NY growth rate nationwide.
These no-cost programs feature
he New York City Depart- English for Speakers of Other Lan-
ment of Small Business guages (ESOL) bridge courses, and
TServices (SBS), LaGuardia both hybrid and online- and- in-per-
Community College, and Lehman son programming. The program
College celebrated the start of SBS’s pays for the first NCLEX-RN exam
2024 National Council Licensure fee, and participants receive free
Examination for Registered Nurses textbooks and test prep software.
(NCLEX-RN) for English Language LaGuardia Community College of-
Learners (ELL) Training Program. fers evening courses on a part-time
Open to New York City residents basis, while Lehman College offers
with nursing-equivalent degrees courses through a full-time program
from countries outside the United in mornings and afternoons. Both
States who are currently earning less programs are currently accepting
than $40,000 per year, this program applications on a rolling basis. The
helps internationally trained nurses upcoming cohort at Lehman College
with the essential skills and knowl- is set to commence on March 28,
edge needed to successfully pass the 2024. Meanwhile, the training cohort
NCLEX-RN exam, obtain nursing meeting demand for one of the fast- connect more New Yorkers to these at LaGuardia Community College
licensure in New York State, and se- est growing occupations in the city.” family sustaining jobs. This program started on January 29, 2024.
cure positions in hospitals and clin- “Beyond boosting the number is just one of many that are part of a The passage of the NCLEX-RN
ics across the city. As of 2024, nurses of registered nurses in our city, this comprehensive workforce strategy to exam holds immense significance for
who complete the SBS NCLEX-RN training program facilitates access to ensure employers across the health- immigrant nurses seeking to practice
ELL training program and subse- well-paying jobs for immigrant New care sector have access to the talent in the city, as it significantly enhances
quently pass the exam can expect to Yorkers,” said SBS Commission- they need to care for generations of their earning potential. Those who
more than double their pre-license er Kevin D. Kim. “I want to thank future New Yorkers and that New successfully pass the exam may earn
income, with average salaries ex- LaGuardia Community College and Yorkers themselves have access to upwards of $100,000, a substantial
ceeding $100,000. Lehman College for their incredible these careers.” increase from the pre-licensure av-
Following the blueprint laid out work delivering life-changing results Coming at a time when hospitals erage of less than $40,000 annually.
in Mayor Adams’s Working Peo- to so many immigrant nurses. The are facing shortages of nurses and Graduates from these programs of-
ple’s Agenda, the administration has NCLEX-RN ELL program doesn’t critical support staff, the NCLEX- ten receive job offers from prom-
committed over $2.9 million to the just create new pathways to employ- RN ELL training program facilitates inent hospitals in New York City,
NCLEX-RN ELL training program ment—it builds sustainable liveli- the entry of qualified New Yorkers where the current demand for reg-
since 2022, delivering tangible results hoods and wealth within immigrant into of one of NYC’s fastest-growing istered nurses exceeds 4,000 open-
on the promise of supporting 30,000 communities in New York City.” industries while promoting job re- ings. The training programs not only
current and aspiring nurses over the “This program addresses a crit- tention and opportunities for career pave the way for successful careers
next five years. ical public heath need by expanding advancement. The SBS Workforce1 but also empower nurses to generate
“This program is a perfect re- our nursing workforce and enhances Healthcare Career Center works wealth and elevate their livelihoods
flection of our administration’s vi- shared prosperity by enabling immi- with the city’s healthcare industry in the dynamic environment of NYC.
sion for a city that meets the needs of grant nurses to fulfill their dreams partnership within the Mayor’s Of- Both LaGuardia Community
working New Yorkers,” said Deputy and practice nursing again, one of fice of Talent and Workforce Devel- College and Lehman College host
Mayor for Economic and Workforce New York City’s highest paying and opment, the New York Alliance for NCLEX-RN training programs
Development Maria Torres-Spring- in-demand careers,” said Abby Jo Si- Careers in Healthcare (NYACH), funded by the Department of Small
er. “Immigrants are the backbone of gal, Executive Director of the May- to offer no-cost training programs Business Services (SBS), which ex-
our city, our neighborhoods, and our or’s Office of Talent and Workforce that prepare New Yorkers for jobs tends logistical support through its
economy. Through the NCLEX-RN Development. “Our office’s health- in healthcare. According to NYS 18 NYC Workforce1 Career Centers.
program, we are promoting career care industry partnership is working Department of Labor (NYSDOL) These colleges consistently achieve
advancement and wealth-building with SBS, CUNY, and other public data, pre-pandemic trends suggested success in launching the careers of
opportunities for a new generation and private sector partners to build New York City’s more than 75,000 internationally licensed immigrant
of immigrant New Yorkers while also stronger nursing talent pipelines and registered nurses were set to grow nurses in New York City.

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