Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing
The Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing offers a three-year dual enrollment program in partnership with Alvernia University, leading to both a Diploma in Nursing and an Associate Degree in Applied Health Sciences. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on clinical training through its affiliation with Lehigh Valley Health Network facilities, including a modern Simulation Center. The school recently added an evening and weekend program for increased flexibility, catering to working adults or those with family obligations.
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All Programs at Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing
1 trade program at Joseph F McCloskey Nursing, 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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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
73 | $74,192/yr | $14,822 |
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 Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing 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.