Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing

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The Samaritan Training School for Nurses was established in Troy, NY in 1898. In 1902, the first class of ten nurses graduated, receiving a diploma and pin (From the History of the Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, Poster, Samaritan Hospital). Now named the Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, the school has a long and distinguished history in the Capital Region. 

According to the Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing 2021-2021 Catalog, "the mission of the Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing is to prepare students for entry into the profession of nursing as competent, caring practitioners." Offering a two-year Associate Degree in Science (RN) and a Practical Nurse (PN) Certificate program, the school has been chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York since 1903. The school is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. Along with a sister school, St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing, Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing is affiliated with St. Peter's Health Partners, a member of Trinity Health.