is this expensive for a BSN?

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Greetings all!

I just joined Allnurses (I've lurked here for months though).

My names is Fay Lynn and I am an 18 year old pre-nursing student.

I am looking at attending a 4 year private university BSN program which includes a biology minor l, and I am wondering if it's a good deal... or too pricey. The school is non for profit and tuition is 20k a year. However I got an academic scholarship that brings the costs down to 10k

Per year (including my living arrangements and food).

My parents are generously paying half provided I maintain a specific gpa.

I have a job (12 dollars per hour) so I'm hoping that will offset prices if I go down to part time work. I've worked full time through pre nursing and maintained a 4.0 but I realize nursing school is different.

Is this a good deal? I am so scared of student debt/making bad choices ..

Thank you all for your time.

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5-10k lol? My undergrad BSN was close to 180K....

Mine too. Annual costs were $33K when I started and up to $48K when I graduated. 8 years out, still have $35K in loans. So basically the OP's entire education will cost about what I paid for 1 semester. My alma mater's costs are over $60K/year now.

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5-10k lol? My undergrad BSN was close to 180K....

What? How is this......I can't......

I didn't even finance 180k for my house!

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100% NCLEX pass rate?! I didn't think such an animal existed....unless you're talking about ONE year, in which nobody managed to fail the thing ;)

You've described an economical and well-considered educational plan. Kudos for getting in, getting a great scholarship (State school, I assume, at that price?) and for asking these questions. :)

Good luck!

There is a rare breed of awesome nursing schools out there. And the most special of them is North Dakota State College of Science, they were ranked #1 in the nation for their pass rates. Link below...

https://www.ndscs.edu/news_events/news/7788

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Probably close to 150K for my BSN...but it was a private school and I had some VERY nice scholarships. So all told I ended up with a number that I already paid off.

I also have another degree from a school that was a good 50K per year. So for four years? And that was a while ago. I'm sure it has gone up.

OP, just as a FYI, it's suggested that you don't use your real name or picture on this website. Safety, and you never know who sees all this...

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That sounds awesome! And kudos to you for putting so much thought into this commitment!

I started college as a music major, at a private liberal arts ELCA-affiliated college that happened to have a very renowned music dept. Tuition was $50K a year. :uhoh3: (And like Nonyvole ^^^ said, this was in my case 18 years ago. Half my lifetime and all of yours. I'm sure the tuition has gone way up!) The whole reason I went for the ADN in the first place was when I decided to change majors, I couldn't stomach paying that amount for a nursing degree. Not to mention this ELCA-affiliated college wasn't teaching me anything in line with Martin Luther anyway; the head of the religion dept. is as polytheistic as they come... :sarcastic: Closer to my hometown was a state university which had a 2-year-minimum wait for the nursing program, and a tech college with an excellent reputation and 96% NCLEX first-try-pass rate. I graduated five years after finishing high school! Now twelve years after that I'm finally days away from completing my BSN.

Sounds like a fantastic opportunity for you!

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I am paying about 3.5k a semester. Tuition and fee wise my tuition will be 14k for last two years of my BSN program. 20k a year sounds like a lot. I think 10k isn't to bad for a year after your scholarships are figured in. I will graduate with zero debt because of a little help from my parents and my savings/working.

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Sounds dreadfully expensive to me but then again my nursing degree was four years at $1800/year including books and uniforms. The place where I studied has zero fees which basically meant I paid $1000 a year for materials cost, and approx $800 for course related costs.

A foreign student would pay upwards of $18000 a year, as a resident I get a subsidy.

I take it those who reside in the US have to pay the entire amount?

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Sounds dreadfully expensive to me but then again my nursing degree was four years at $1800/year including books and uniforms. The place where I studied has zero fees which basically meant I paid $1000 a year for materials cost, and approx $800 for course related costs.

A foreign student would pay upwards of $18000 a year, as a resident I get a subsidy.

I take it those who reside in the US have to pay the entire amount?

WOW really? Where did you go to school? That's awesome.

Even our state schools (US) are about 9k in tuition per year plus 9k or 10k for room and a meal plan.... So it brings it up to 19k....

Need base aid helps a lot but if you don't receive it you're stuck with scholarships, working, and loans.

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That's awesome, congrats!

Fortunately my parent's are paying half of the remaining costs after my scholarship. Which leaves me with 5k, which I have the first year in savings, and I work for my Family's business so my hours are flexible and I can earn years 2-4 by doing that.

=)

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That sounds awesome! And kudos to you for putting so much thought into this commitment!

I started college as a music major, at a private liberal arts ELCA-affiliated college that happened to have a very renowned music dept. Tuition was $50K a year. :uhoh3: (And like Nonyvole ^^^ said, this was in my case 18 years ago. Half my lifetime and all of yours. I'm sure the tuition has gone way up!) The whole reason I went for the ADN in the first place was when I decided to change majors, I couldn't stomach paying that amount for a nursing degree. Not to mention this ELCA-affiliated college wasn't teaching me anything in line with Martin Luther anyway; the head of the religion dept. is as polytheistic as they come... :sarcastic: Closer to my hometown was a state university which had a 2-year-minimum wait for the nursing program, and a tech college with an excellent reputation and 96% NCLEX first-try-pass rate. I graduated five years after finishing high school! Now twelve years after that I'm finally days away from completing my BSN.

Sounds like a fantastic opportunity for you!

Fantastic Job and Congrats on your BSN =D

I too looked into my CC's ADN program but they did a lottery system... and I wasn't about it haha.

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Probably close to 150K for my BSN...but it was a private school and I had some VERY nice scholarships. So all told I ended up with a number that I already paid off.

I also have another degree from a school that was a good 50K per year. So for four years? And that was a while ago. I'm sure it has gone up.

OP, just as a FYI, it's suggested that you don't use your real name or picture on this website. Safety, and you never know who sees all this...

Thanks so much, I will take my photo down and probably change my name too. I guess that was stupid on my part. :o

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Thanks so much, I will take my photo down and probably change my name too. I guess that was stupid on my part. :o

Don't feel stupid, most of us were there too, someone warned us and we changed our profiles. Goodluck in school!

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