How much was your lpn program?

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Even though I know my program was highly over priced reading these threads makes me feel like I paid more than most people do. My program was $28,000 and I graduated in 2010. How much was your program and what year did you graduate?

I just graduated Sept 2013. $28,000 One year program. Yes, it is over priced, but they were available. If I had it to do over, maybe I wouldn't have. I say that now, because I'm not quite finished hating it. :-) I don't think I got what I paid for.

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17000 18 mos. part time program.

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Specializes in LTC, Memory loss, PDN.

$ 0.00 for an 8 month program at Ft. Sam Houston

just had to sign on the dotted line - for 6 years that is

the local votech wanted about $ 2000.00 for tuition

books not included

i got a $ 2000.00 bonus, paid over 4 years

the year was 1990

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

The LPN program that I'm in currently is about $5400 for the 3 semesters, but that doesn't include books (which on Amazon, totalled to about $400 in all) & uniforms which were about $200.

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My program was $600.00 in 1987.

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Specializes in hospice, HH, LTC, ER,OR.

About $4000.00 tuition paid for by HOPE scholarship, in 2008.

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$ 12,000 including books & uniforms. I saved about half on books by buying them used on Amazon.

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Even though I know my program was highly over priced reading these threads makes me feel like I paid more than most people do. My program was $28,000 and I graduated in 2010. How much was your program and what year did you graduate?

I attended a local community college and I will say that I didn't pay anywhere near $28K for it. We basically covered everything except psych stuff. Here where I am you have to be an RN to be a psych nurse or behavioral health nurse. We did the normal beginning nursing stuff then went on to pediatrics, and also maternal/L&D, pharmacology classes, administering IV medications, wound care. I feel like I got a good basic overall education to be an LPN. I managed to pass the NCLEX-PN exam on my first try. I feel confident that I can handle being an LPN. I'm now enrolled in a LPN to BSN program so my education is by no means over

PS: Got my Practical Nursing certificate in 2012 - Tuition at our local community college system is approx $130 per credit hour. Affordable for someone like me without a lot of money plus they take monthly installment payments for tuition without interest. As opposed to the local "big name" university which is up to I believe around $400 a credit, and even higher for some private colleges.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Med-Surg, Psych, Geri, LTC, Tele,.
I paid $32000 at Kaplan College. Graduated October 2011 in southern CA.[/quote'] Ditto for me and my program costs. But I'm in Northern California. Before people make assumptions as to whether the costs of a program are "too expensive" it's important to consider the costs at other local programs and the new grad job opportunities as well as the pay rate for new grads.
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Does anyone know if there's an LPN/LVN school in Maryland? And, if it's 'cheaper' (or, more affordable) compare to nearby states?

Thanks ahead!

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Starting in November... $24,000 includes everything but white shoes and pen lights

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Nothing.. except for graduation fees which were about $500 all together. I did it in my high school so it was free.

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