Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program
Delaware County Technical School's Practical Nursing Program provides a one-year, hands-on training program for aspiring Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs). The curriculum emphasizes practical experience through clinical rotations and advanced simulation labs, including those with labor and delivery mannequins, to prepare students for diverse healthcare settings. The program focuses on developing essential nursing skills and functions, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1 or 11:1, depending on the source. Graduates are prepared to take the NCLEX-PN licensure exam and have a strong record of job placement in various healthcare environments.
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All Programs at Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program
1 trade program at Delaware County Technical School, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
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Practical Nursing
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71 | $65,986/yr | $16,500 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.