How much is school costing you?

[tbell2]

I am going to a community college in the suburbs of Chicago. Total (pre-reqs and nursing classes, plus childcare) it will cost me about $20,000. I am including the childcare because it is more than half. Just for classes and books would be about $7000. But since I have three kids who are not yet school aged, I have to have daycare while I am in class. It would be 4x more expensive to have them at a daycare center, so I am lucky to have someone come to my house to watch them

[sugarbush]

State school instate tuition costs about 7 K per semester counting everything, tuition, books, room and board, travel etc. I currently have about 48 K into my nursing education.

[CBsMommy]

Let's see. When I was 19, I decided that I was going to take college courses. Not towards a degree because I had no idea what I wanted to be but just because college sounded like a good idea. I took out student loans to the max (even though I didn't need them) because it sounded like a good idea. Now that I'm 30, and finally have direction, my 2 year ADN will end up costing me about $30K. I do plan on going for my BSN but I'm going to work a little first so I don't have to take out anymore student loans. I also pay $145/week for childcare, own a house, car payment, etc, etc, etc. But, even if I have to sell everything I own to become a nurse, I will. Good luck to all of us!!! We will make it!!!

[Nicole2010]

My accelerated ADN is 43K including books

[Boog'sCRRN246, RN]

First semester LPN-RN transition program tuition $980, books $790, clinical scrubs $40, plus gas, etc...qualified for PELL grant, so this semester school has cost me the price of clinical scrubs, gas, and occassional lunches on campus

[9livesRN, BSN, RN]

9k for pre reqs and 28 for core classes

[sim236]

I go to a private university BSN program and tuition is about 12K a semester.. Nursing program is 2.5 yrs long so total is going to come out to be aroung 60K.. :stone

[GrlStudent]

I know that I need 68 credit hours and each credit is $148. But I am going to Midlands Technical College in South Carolina, Part-time. I now what yuo mean by daycare. I also have2 small children, ages 3 and 4, so daycare would be the one to run me up the wall...but if I can get by with little to nothing, I KNOW that you'll be able to do whatever you want, so go for it.

[K nurse-one-day]

We can do it!!! Nurse moms are the best... I know, I have one! My mom also went to nursing school (in 1980) with twins and a newborn me at home. I just keep telling myself "If she did it, I can do it!"

My pregnancy wasn't a surprise, but the twins were! So I always say "One of them was unexpected, I just don't know which one" Now if I were to get pregnant now... It would be a HUGE shocker and it would mean my hubby's vasectomy failed

I made my husband have one too, after our son was born lol! I told him that if he wants me to finish nursing school sometime this century, we cant have anymore until I graduate:D

[KathyRN2B]

Accelerated BSN program, private school....

at the end about 52K :hdvwl:

[kbm318]

I think I'm going to pay around 25k for a 2 yr. After reading these posts I feel like this is a lot

[ally21]

The spring semester's going to cost $1,602. I registered this morning and got the bill. Dunno how I'm going to pay for it since I can't get financial aid. Ah well could be worse, right? Beats paying $8000 a semester like when I went to PSU.

[RNMeg]

6 semester BSN (with a couple classes at the community college), my total tuition will be $17,500. That's just tuition, without books, living expenses, etc. Luckily, I was one of the last to sign a contract with a local hospital to have my tuition paid in exchange for 4 years of work when I graduate So, it hasn't really cost me anything but books and other incidentals.