Vocational Programs at Access Careers

Access Careers is a Less than 2-year, private (for-profit) school located in Hempstead, New York. Its published tuition & fees of Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) program, which is the largest program at the school, is $1,500 for the academic year 2024-2025.

A total of 511 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 90%. Access Careers has 6 vocational programs.

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Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Access Careers is Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) and its 2025 tuition & fees are $1,500. For reference, the average tuition for the Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) program of all trade schools in the United States is $17,783.

The following table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2025 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)	$1,500	$225	125 Hours	3 Months
National Average	$17,783	-	926 Hours	12.71 Months
Nursing Assistant / Aide and Patient Care Assistant / Aide	$2,000	$225	120 Hours	3 Months
National Average	$4,480	-	234 Hours	4.71 Months
Medical / Clinical Assistant	$13,495	-	900 Hours	8 Months
National Average	$16,239	-	318 Hours	9.35 Months
Medical Insurance Specialist / Medical Biller	$2,500	$225	108 Hours	2 Months
National Average	$16,627	-	383 Hours	9.42 Months
Pharmacy Technician / Assistant	$1,900	$300	120 Hours	3 Months
National Average	$14,974	-	422 Hours	9.46 Months
Dental Assisting / Assistant	$7,495	-	900 Hours	8 Months
National Average	$16,730	-	239 Hours	9.22 Months

2025 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average tuition & fees are $1,500 at Access Careers. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $225. The total cost of attendance is $4,741 when a student lives off-campus.

2025 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$1,500
Books & Supplies	$225
Room & Board	$1,828
Other Living Expenses	$1,188
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$4,741

¹Access Careers does not offer on-campus housing facilities and the COA is computed based on off-campus living.

Vocational Programs Information

Total Number of Vocational Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	4	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

Access Careers offers 6 certificate and vocational programs through less than 12-weeks Certificate and 2-Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted on-site education.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

List of Vocational Programs at Access Careers

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Dental Assisting/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	72	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)	749	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at Access Careers is 90%. The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1 an the retention rate is 81%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate	90%
Retention Rate	81%(full-time), 94% (part-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Student Population	511 Students
Number of Faculties	5 Faculties
Number of Staffs	21 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

Access Careers provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	No
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided

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