The Cochran School of Nursing is the oldest nursing school in Westchester County, New York. The nursing school is preparing excellent nursing clinicians since long. The achievements of the school can be gauged from the fact that, more than 2000 nurses have already graduated from the Cochran. Each student receives individualized attention from the faculties during their classroom and clinical setting.

Clinical hand-on training is offered at the best hospitals in Westchester County including St. John’s Riverside Hospital Andrus Pavilion, St. John’s Hospital Park Care Pavilion, Westchester Medical Center, St. Joseph’s Medical Center, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson Valley, Michael Malotz Skilled Nursing Pavilion, Kateri Senior Residence, Community Hospital at Dobbs Ferry, and Jacobi Medical Center.

The basic aim of the school is to fulfill its goal of preparing competent and quality nursing clinicians through curriculum and the academic infrastructure of the school. The motto of the school is to provide quality health care needs to the communities through competent nurses prepared by the school.

CSN has also same mission of offering excellent nursing education to men and women in the art and science of professional nursing and to achieve its mission, the Cochran School of Nursing has two-year program, which can earn an Associate Degree in Applied Science and to prepare students for licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).

The basic curriculum of the School includes:

PRE-NURSING COURSES                                             CREDITS

BIOL 257 Applied Microbiology with Lab                               4

*BIOL 130 Human Anatomy & Physiology with Lab              4

*BIOL 131 Human Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab          4

Total   ………          4

NURSING COURSES

FIRST YEAR FIRST SEMESTER                                CREDITS

NUR 100 Math Dosage & Calculation For Nursing                  1

NUR 101 Foundations of Nursing Practice                              7.5

PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology                                          3

Total …………        11.5

FIRST YEAR SECOND SEMESTER                              CREDITS

NUR 100  Math Dosage & Calculation For Nursing                 8.5

*BIOL 117 Nutrition                                                                    3

PSY 233 Developmental Psychology (Life Span)                        3

Total ………             14.5

SECOND YEAR FIRST SEMESTER                                CREDITS

NUR 201 Maternity Nursing                                                        4.5

NUR 202 Nursing of Children                                                       5

SOCL 101 Introduction to Sociology                                                        3

ENGL 109 English Fundamentals of Exposition                           3

Total ……….               15.5

SECOND YEAR SECOND SEMESTER                          CREDITS

NUR 203 Advanced Medical/Surgical Nursing                             6

NUR 204 Psychiatric Nursing                                                        5

NUR 205 Power Bases/Trends in Nursing                                     4

ENGL 110 English Elements of Exposition                                   3

Total ……….                 18

Total Nursing Credits                                                               41.5

Total Liberal Arts & Science Credits                                        30

Total Credits
(Required for AAS in Nursing)                                                    71.5

*These courses must be taken within the past 5 years of admission

The Contact details of the school comprises of:

The Cochran School of Nursing:
967 North Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
Tel. (914) 964-4296
Contact Admissions at The Cochran School of Nursing:

E-MAIL: Admissions@cochranschoolofnursing.us