How expensive is your program?

I paid almost $20,000 to attend a private 12-month LVN program at a trade school in the Los Angeles area in 2004. And yes, I know community colleges and adult education schools have cheaper tuition rates.

My 13 month program is now 15,500 I paid 12,500
plus-
2 sets of blue scrubs about 40.00-50.00
2 sets of white clinical uniforms- & shoes 150.00-200.00
2 pins for clinicals -about 5.00
Books- including Tabers-drugbook & class books- 500.00
Flashlight,Kellyclamp-5.00
Graduation uniform- about 50.00
Needed a laptop computer-Yes could of gone to Library
I am going to say I paid about 14,000 -15,000 all said and done

Some of the above could of beed cheaper
I bought new books
Some people only bought 1 scrub 1 uniform evan though we were told 2
Did not "have" to get a computer and so on

I am in a 12 month LPN program at a local vo-tech, in Indiana
It is a "program" so fees are not broken down into semesters
Fail a class after week 8, and you are not onlyout of the program but also your money.


It was $7,350.00

This covers tutition
Books
2 Uniforms
Lab Kit
Parking permits and
ID cards

Cheap compared to LA

Mine was around $5,000 at a CC.

My program is roughly $4,100

25k in Southern Cali. And, I didn't pass the NCLEX. Waiting to resit.

I'm also in L.A. I need to try other alternatives. I heard from everyone that the Suzanne Plan is great.

Before you do anything, make sure to get your confidence and mind in order!!! I heard that the reason the rate of passing goes down with the more times you take the NCLEX is likely because of what people who don't pass tell themselves, and their confidence sinks... Don't let this happen to you....YOU WILL PASS!

I paid about $5000 in total at a community college. Some of the schools around here are 4 times that. Ouch! What we do to be nurses! If I HAD to pay that outrageous rate to be a LPN, I'd probably do it. With LPN salaries, though, I'd really have to sit and weigh the +/- of waiting for a community college spot for a year vs. that debt.