Training Start Date: TBD - Apply now to join our waitlist!

This program is 100% FREE for immigrant nurses. It can help you:

1. Improve your English language skills

2. Learn about nursing in the US healthcare system

3. Prepare for the NCLEX-RN exam to become re-licensed in NY State

4. Apply for employment upon obtaining NYS RN licensure

Meet our Faculty

Meet the Current Trainees

PROGRAM BENEFITS

Benefits include:

• Over 500 hours of training in English as a Second Language and NCLEX-RN exam preparation

• Hybrid schedule: online learning and in-person training

• NCLEX test prep software

• Textbooks

• Counseling support

• Tutoring in English, NCLEX content, and technology skills

• NCLEX-RN exam registration fee

• Job readiness including resume writing, interview skills, and job references

 

PREREQUISITES

All applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Have a nursing equivalent degree from a country outside of the US

• Read at an intermediate-to-advanced level in English

• Be an English language learner

• Have the authorization to work in the US

• Be a full-time resident of New York City

• Have the authorization to test for the NCLEX-RN exam or have recently applied to NYSED and CGFNS

• Be fully vaccinated for COVID-19

• If employed, earn less than $40,000 a year

 

APPLICATION PROCESS

Qualified candidates must participate in all components of our application process:

Orientation and Online Reading Assessment (2-hour online session; registration required)

Technical Assessment and Required Document Review (1-hour online session; registration required)

Registration with Workforce1 (free online account with NYC Career Center)

In-person Interview and Spoken English Assessment (2-hour appointment at COTC)

Agree to attend all training sessions, including online lessons, tutoring, and in-person sessions

Location: CUNY On the Concourse (COTC), 2501 Grand Concourse, 3rd Floor, Bronx NY 10468

For more information, call: 929-390-6002