by hyacinth13

where is the cheapest school to enroll to? but of course with high quality of education. i am working and planning to support my self.

Re: cheapest school (tuition)

Originally Posted by hyacinth13

where is the cheapest school to enroll to? but of course with high quality of education. i am working and planning to support my self.

it is best that you inquire directly with the schools for you to get a first hand info on this. i understand you have been searching for schools lately. which schools have you checked? have you searched for schools near your residence or place of work? perhaps you can make a list of the schools that you prefer. there's a list here (by gemini) of the schools that accept 2nd coursers. have you read it?

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yes i have read the topic regarding 2nd courser school, but there is no info there about the comparison of tuition fees, iam just hoping and wishing that i can get some ideas re the rates. sorry if my post disturbed you...
i have checked on AMA, Perpetual, MDC, UMAC, hmmm... well anyway thank you

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i'll be a 2nd courser next semester and i plan to enrol at MHCN (Metropolitan Hospital College of Nursing). Per unit is around P430 exclusive of miscellaneous fees. UMAK or University of Makati or Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Makati is at around P700 per unit. No idea though regarding their miscellaneous fees. Both schools accept 2nd coursers. I live in Makati and I work in a call center at night but I'll be enrolling at MHCN because they have their own hospital and hopefully that makes it easy for a student to finish duty hours for the clinical setting, right?

Hope the info. helps.

PEACE.

Re: cheapest school (tuition)

I’ve just recently enrolled in UMak under the REGIS Program, which is the BSN curriculum especially tailored for 2nd coursers like us, and here’s the breakdown of the total fees that I paid last May 31 for this coming semester:

Cost per unit = P700
Total # of units = 21 (with 4 lab-units)
Tuition Fee = P14,700 (700/unit X 21 units)

Registration Fee = P100
RLE Fee = 0 (since no subjects with RLE, yet)
Affiliation Fee = 0 (since no hospital duty yet)
Library Fee = P50
Med & Dental Fee = P50
Miscellaneous Fee = P1,500
Laboratory Fee = P2,000 (P500/lab-unit X 4 lab-units)
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Total = = = = = > P18,400
I paid = = = = = > P16,560 (less 10% for cash payments)


1st Semester Subjects, 2006, (with 21 total units):

Foundations of Nursing (2 lec-units + 1 lab-unit = 3 total units)
Science, Tech, and Society (3 lec-units = 3 total units)
Nutrition (3 lec-units = 3 total units)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (3 lec-units + 2 lab-units = 5 total units)
Microbiology & Parasitology (3 lec-units + 1 lab-unit = 4 total units)
Health Economics (3 lec-units = 3 total units)


PROS:

- 100% passing rate in the Philippine nursing board examinations (NLE) since the
first batch
- the only local university (LU) fully owned, managed, and funded by the local
government of Makati City – the financial capital and the richest/cleanest/most
peaceful/most urbanized city of the Philippines
- deregulated and full-autonomy status from CHED, hence the REGIS program
- excellent facilities esp. the library & huge parking spaces for cars, motorcycles,
and bicycles
- base hospital is the Ospital ng Makati, the only hospital fully owned, operated, and
funded by the local government of Makati City
- affiliated hospitals in Pasay City, Pasig, Quezon City, Pampanga, Gen. Santos, etc.
- Saturday and Sunday classes usually from 7 am to 9 pm, depending on the
subjects taken
- one or two weekday classes from 6-9 pm, depending on the subjects taken
- only “major nursing” subjects will be taken under the REGIS program, minor
subjects such as humanities, zoo, psych, asian civ, history, lit, etc are no longer
required since most 2nd courser students have already taken these subjects in their
first degree/course.
- the REGIS program can be finished in 2, 2.5, or 3 years with a degree in
B.S.Nursing


CONS:

- very competitive, a 2nd courser applicant must past the qualifying exams,
interviews, and medical check-up (urinalysis, fecalysis, blood analysis, x-ray, and
complete physical exam to check out for contagious diseases, use of illegal drugs,
physical deformities/disorders, etc.) before he can be accepted as a bona fide
student of the school and must always maintain his good health and academic
standing thereafter
- students will be usually required to go to Gen. Santos City or Pampanga affiliated
hospitals for the completion of their cases within 3 weeks to 1 month (so, if you’re
a working student, you might have to file for a leave of absence or to take a
vacation leave from your company/office/work for 1 month)
- strict discipline inside the campus, esp. w.r.t. uniforms & use of elevators - guards
are all around the campus
- medium of instruction is purely in English, both labs and lectures
- you might be required to speak “English only” while inside the campus

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ohh...ok, i really really appreciate this. thanks for the infos.

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UMAK has 100% passing rate because only 6 took the exam. Let us see if they can be consistent with the June Board Exam.

Re: cheapest school (tuition)

Originally Posted by gemini_star

UMAK has 100% passing rate because only 6 took the exam. Let us see if they can be consistent with the June Board Exam.

What about the 26 who all passed (100%) the last NLE held in december of 2005? And what about the other schools that did not get a 100% passing rate although less than 30 graduates took the board exam? Am I smelling some crabs in here?

Is there any other school in Metro-Manila that offers the combination of LOW “total fees”, very high quality of education, 100% Boards passing rate, excellent facilities, strict discipline, huge parking spaces, AND a special program for 2nd coursers and working students? If you can tell me a school that has LOWER “total fees” than UMak and also possesses the above qualities, then I’ll transfer to that school next sem! Thank you.

Re: cheapest school (tuition)

Originally Posted by 888marc

I’ve just recently enrolled in UMak under the REGIS Program, which is the BSN curriculum especially tailored for 2nd coursers like us, and here’s the breakdown of the total fees that I paid last May 31 for this coming semester:

Cost per unit = P700
Total # of units = 21 (with 4 lab-units)
Tuition Fee = P14,700 (700/unit X 21 units)

Registration Fee = P100
RLE Fee = 0 (since no subjects with RLE, yet)
Affiliation Fee = 0 (since no hospital duty yet)
Library Fee = P50
Med & Dental Fee = P50
Miscellaneous Fee = P1,500
Laboratory Fee = P2,000 (P500/lab-unit X 4 lab-units)
_________________________________
Total = = = = = > P18,400
I paid = = = = = > P16,560 (less 10% for cash payments)


1st Semester Subjects, 2006, (with 21 total units):

Foundations of Nursing (2 lec-units + 1 lab-unit = 3 total units)
Science, Tech, and Society (3 lec-units = 3 total units)
Nutrition (3 lec-units = 3 total units)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (3 lec-units + 2 lab-units = 5 total units)
Microbiology & Parasitology (3 lec-units + 1 lab-unit = 4 total units)
Health Economics (3 lec-units = 3 total units)


PROS:

- 100% passing rate in the Philippine nursing board examinations (NLE) since the
first batch
- the only local university (LU) fully owned, managed, and funded by the local
government of Makati City – the financial capital and the richest/cleanest/most
peaceful/most urbanized city of the Philippines
- deregulated and full-autonomy status from CHED, hence the REGIS program
- excellent facilities esp. the library & huge parking spaces for cars, motorcycles,
and bicycles
- base hospital is the Ospital ng Makati, the only hospital fully owned, operated, and
funded by the local government of Makati City
- affiliated hospitals in Pasay City, Pasig, Quezon City, Pampanga, Gen. Santos, etc.
- Saturday and Sunday classes usually from 7 am to 9 pm, depending on the
subjects taken
- one or two weekday classes from 6-9 pm, depending on the subjects taken
- only “major nursing” subjects will be taken under the REGIS program, minor
subjects such as humanities, zoo, psych, asian civ, history, lit, etc are no longer
required since most 2nd courser students have already taken these subjects in their
first degree/course.
- the REGIS program can be finished in 2, 2.5, or 3 years with a degree in
B.S.Nursing


CONS:

- very competitive, a 2nd courser applicant must past the qualifying exams,
interviews, and medical check-up (urinalysis, fecalysis, blood analysis, x-ray, and
complete physical exam to check out for contagious diseases, use of illegal drugs,
physical deformities/disorders, etc.) before he can be accepted as a bona fide
student of the school and must always maintain his good health and academic
standing thereafter
- students will be usually required to go to Gen. Santos City or Pampanga affiliated
hospitals for the completion of their cases within 3 weeks to 1 month (so, if you’re
a working student, you might have to file for a leave of absence or to take a
vacation leave from your company/office/work for 1 month)
- strict discipline inside the campus, esp. w.r.t. uniforms & use of elevators - guards
are all around the campus
- medium of instruction is purely in English, both labs and lectures
- you might be required to speak “English only” while inside the campus

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looks like a model school you got there...do you have to be a makati resident to be admitted? how long has it been running? do second coursers get to join first coursers for classes? how many students are admitted to the program every year/graduates every year? who's the mayor of makati now???...manila mayor may well exchange notes with him to open a similar program at PLM....

sorry about my questions but if you can answer them, i'd be very much obliged (and so with everyone else interested....)

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tuition fee in lanting is around 10 thou for those with no duties yet. for those with duties-P15 thou to 20 at most. completion of rle- fabella hospital, qcgh, qmmc, and the base hospital of Lanting.