How much should Nursing School be?

misswhitney · Nov 30, 2010

I paid less than $7,000 for my ADN program (community/junior college) and less than $15,000 for my year long bridge program at a private school for my BSN.

Streamline2010 · Nov 30, 2010

OP, look up online the One Stop (the unemployment office people) for your state. Then look up via their web site, resources for Individuals, or for those seeking training, the training provider list for WIA, TAA, etc. On that list you will usually find the major nursing schools for diploma RN, assoc degree RN, and LPN, and maybe also the BS RN, too. If you click the appropriate listing for that school, there should be cost data for it, including books, tuition, fees, and uniforms and equipment.

edit: FL is organized differently. Try Florida's Eligible Training Providers, Area Selection and looks like they only list LPN programs (??) Oh, if you look through the individual schools you can find some Nursing like Florida's Eligible Training Providers, Selected Program at $60k.

Try your local workforce board: Agency for Workforce Innovation - Florida One-Stop Career Centers Maybe FL schools are just very expensive.

Mel328 · Dec 2, 2010

That sounds right for a career college, but they tend to be a waste of money. You're much better off going to Broward College or Miami Dade College. If you're going to shell out 60k for a degree, at least go to UM or Nova and get a BSN from a reputable university.

itsmejuli · Dec 2, 2010

Cool your heels and go to a community college. In the long run this makes much more sense financially. You won't end up with huge student loans plus your credits will be transferable to other public colleges. This is especially important if at some point you decide to go on to BSN or higher. If you go to a private college you'll be stuck continuing your education at private, expensive colleges like University of Phoenix.