How much does Excelsior's LPN to RN cost?

KitkatPRN · May 9, 2012

That's a hard question to answer because it depends on how many gen ed's you have to test out of or take from them. I just enrolled and my estimate thus far is this:

$ 80 Application fee

$975 Enrollment fee

$1925 Nursing theory exams

$2000 Clinical Performance exam

$450 Focused Clinical Assessment

$355 Information Literacy

$550 College Math (@ my technical college this summer)

$395 Test out of College English

$395 Test out of Microbiology

$395 Test out of Humanities (Philosophy)

$100 StudyGroup 101 Notes (Ebay, covers micro and all 7 theory exams)

$1000 Misc extra books, study guides, etc.

GRAND TOTAL : $8620

(Yikes, and I had 19 credits transfer, I'm also really pushing it with my estimation of only spending a $1000 on study supplies). Hope that helps. Best of luck ! I just passed my NCLEX-PN Jan 4th, and have been working as an LPN since Jan. 25th, and LOVE it !!

nursetabitha · May 9, 2012

That's very helpful. Thanks! I'm going to a technical college that doesn't require much general ed. So I probably would have quite a few of those, but this gives me a much better idea! Congrats on being an LPN and I'm glad you're loving it! :) I can't wait!

Editorial Team / Moderator · May 9, 2012

Marianne, search this forum for Penn Foster information -- you can take ENG 103 (I think that's it) from Penn Foster for something like $90 to satisfy EC's Information Literacy requirement. A little cost savings, but every bit counts! There are also CLEP exams for Humanities credits that are less expensive.

Editorial Team / Moderator · May 9, 2012

Oh, and here is what I spent back in 2006-2008; bear in mind that tuition goes up every July 1, so some of these prices are older.

Info Lit..........$260

Enrollment......$895

Annual Fee.....$440

Classes.......$2,645

CLEP tests.....$160

CPNE..........$1,825

Grad fee........$480

Total...........$6705

I took Info Lit in 2006, so it was a little less expensive then. "Classes" includes all the nursing exams, A&P, Micro, AND all the practice exams for each of those exams. The CLEP tests were Human Growth & Development (accepted in place of Lifespan Dev. Psych.) and Introductory Sociology. Each CLEP test was $65 plus a $15 site fee at the university where I took the exams.

I was VERY fortunate to receive a $3K scholarship in May 2007 from the Ladies Board at the hospital where I worked, and my employer reimbursed me for the CPNE ahead of time. I took A&P as my first exam, before I got my scholarship, and my employer reimbursed me for that as well. So out of my pocket, I only paid for Info Lit, the enrollment, the A&P practice test, and the CLEPs. Total for me: $1375. Can't beat that! And I actually had a $260 credit with EC -- a small surplus from my scholarship -- so my graduation fee was $235 (program completion fee of $495 minus the $260).

That figure does not include study materials, which I estimated at $300. I also went to a couple of CPNE workshops, which probably ran me another $1K. But all of it was still worth every.single.penny. :)

ineverseeu · May 9, 2012

i never knew that there was graduation fee of around $495. this is a first time seeing any school charging a fee for graduation.

Editorial Team / Moderator · May 9, 2012

EC has a document on its website called something like "How much with my ADN cost?" or something similar. In any case, it details all the costs -- nothing hidden. Yes, there is a graduation fee.

nursenora1 · May 10, 2012

for me, the price is around $5,500 and i pay as i go.