You paid HOW MUCH for nursing school??!!

tokyoROSE, BSN, RN · Aug 15, 2011

Yes I don't understand it either. I guess people see it as an investment, but I beg to differ. There are good investments and bad investments and tuition does NOT always fall under good investments no matter what you want to tell yourself. Example- worthless degrees (theater, psych, communications come to mind) from private colleges. What do these people do after they graduate? Some entry level jobs, probably unrelated to their field. Retail, call centers, food industry, etc. I just shake my head.

There are many reasons people will opt for schools with outrageous tuition prices. Some want to get their degree asap and do not want to be on a waitlist. Some do ASBN programs. Some have low GPA's. Some may not have any other options regarding schools and do not want a long commute or move.

That is a great price you are paying. Is it a community college or state university? I pay twice that and am very happy with my decision. I will graduate with no debt and that's a great position to be in, especially in this economy.

ScrappytheCoco · Aug 15, 2011

All I can guess is that maybe they don't have any other options or that is their dream school...mine costs $1083 per semester for tuition and fees...THANK GOD!

NSGstudent12 · Aug 15, 2011

It's an ADN program at a CC. I'll have a little debt when I'm done but not much :)

DBK99 · Aug 15, 2011

I agree! It's crazy. I start my first semester of my ADN program at CC next week and this first semester was about $960 for tuition & fees. I think some people just want the university name with their degree. My CC's RN program is known to be very rigorous and has an exceptionally high NCLEX pass rate, so I'm happy!

szeles23 · Aug 15, 2011

I cannot understand paying $40000 per year or semester, my whole 3 years won't even cost me that much! I go to a 4 year university but its a public school and pretty cheap considering the private university 15 miles away charges a lot! I would say my average cost is 5k a semester, with fees and all the extras they like to add in, but half is covered by pell, half is covered by a loan but it will leave me little debt when I am done. I'm going to look for more scholarships next semester as well... I have other student loan debt that I'm paying on now so hopefully there will be jobs available when I graduate...

Student4_life · Aug 15, 2011

I can't believe anyone would pay to learn path, or to work 12 hour clinicals.

Now on a more serious note 40k a year is alot, but if it means that much to someone what is it for us to judge (personally I think it is a much better idea to get the grades to apply to competition based programs, but not everyone can swing that, and i am sure there have been alot of great nurses that finished the pre reqs below a 3.0).

anonymousstudent · Aug 15, 2011

I think you're paying a lot OP!!! I'm at a CC and I'm paying about $2100 per year.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Aug 15, 2011

Many trade schools offer fast-track nursing programs. The outrageously expensive trade schools offer convenience in exchange for the pricey tuition: no waiting lists, no minimum GPA requirements, no prerequisite courses, and entrance exams that are usually not difficult. Some applicants have been rejected from multiple community college nursing programs and several state university schools of nursing, and would rather incur massive student loan debt in exchange for the RN license.

anonymousstudent · Aug 15, 2011

Example- worthless degrees (theater, psych, communications come to mind) from private colleges. What do these people do after they graduate? Some entry level jobs, probably unrelated to their field. Retail, call centers, food industry, etc. I just shake my head.

They go to nursing school of course!!! :lol2:

Striving2BG8, BSN, RN · Aug 15, 2011

I agree! It's crazy. I start my first semester of my ADN program at CC next week and this first semester was about $960 for tuition & fees. I think some people just want the university name with their degree. My CC's RN program is known to be very rigorous and has an exceptionally high NCLEX pass rate, so I'm happy!

Not really. I'm went to a university for the following reasons:

1. No waiting list

2. A Bachelors vs an Associates

3. Reason #2 because I plan on going to get my masters/doctors in a nursing specialty in the future.

The name of were you got your nursing degree isn't that much as a factor as maybe for a doctor. As long as you have RN after your name you should be good to go and have the ability of getting about the same pay I believe.

I'm paying about 15k a year. As much as I wanted to get in, I wasn't willing to pay 40k a year. The schools that cost that much are usually for profit programs and as has almost no restrictions to get in. Just pay the money and follow the courses.

tojal1989 · Aug 15, 2011

I went to a university for my bachelors and paid $1,300 each year (tuition/fees). I had some scholarships and grants of course. Living on campus first 2 years came out to ~$7,000 each year, and ~$6,000 each year for the last 2 years off campus. Total cost: ~29,000. I graduated this May, got a job last week. I'll pay this off within my first year! Can't believe out of state students were paying $40,000 each year!!