How much is school costing you?

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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

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My school says it's supposed to cost about $7k, but that's if you are taking the class in the order that they say and finish in 4 semesters and a summer. Since you aren't allowed (due to space) to even take the nursing courses until you are done with core classes and have at least one semester wait, it's really going to cost closer to $10 or $12k (depending upon how long of a wait I have after finishing). On the bright side, I'll be taking classes during that time that will help me towards my BSN so it won't be a total loss.

Now, that doesn't include the costs of daycare/preschool. I little ones at home.

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i go to a private university with a great reputation around here.

cost per year just for tuition: $26,000

add in books and a billion nursing class fees: $27-28,000

living on campus + meal plan + tuition: over $38,000 ... PER YEAR.

so, I'm going for 4 years. I don't live on campus, thank God. But still, I'm looking at $100,000 debt after college? lame.

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I forgot to mention that I do get about half of that in scholarships/grants. even so, image people that don't have any scholarships or grants.. ugh

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I took the cheap route by going to a community college. I get a Board of Governor's fee waiver for registration fees and I get reimbursed for my books at my job (I work in a hospital). So basically I go to school for free! I got 10K in federal loans to help out because I'm only working part-time and my husband and I have a mortgage to pay for and two little kiddos to take care of also.

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That was a very smart decision to make Dannibee:yeah:. I wish I could say the same about myself.

I took the cheap route by going to a community college. I get a Board of Governor's fee waiver for registration fees and I get reimbursed for my books at my job (I work in a hospital). So basically I go to school for free! I got 10K in federal loans to help out because I'm only working part-time and my husband and I have a mortgage to pay for and two little kiddos to take care of also.
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Its a lot of hoopla you go through just for a 2 yr degree! All the pre-reqs, then the adding your points up to see if you have enough to get in, and lastly instructors who only lecture (if reading off a power point is considered lecturing) not tutor. Not just the cost of it. Oh btw they say books cost this much....but when you buy the required books along with the not required it is almost always at least double what they tell you. (Have to buy not required books d/t self teaching) I go to PSC. What school do you guys go to in the Chicago burbs?

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I am paying $8550.00 per semester plus books for 5 semesters. That will get me a BSN.

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In Meridian, MS you can attend school for ADN right out of high school with free tuition if you maintain a C average and are a resident of the city or county. You may also qualify for extra free money for books. Otherwise, it's probably around $4000-$5000 if you pay out of pocket. When you finish the ADN you can go right across the street to get your BS or RN to MSN at the local university branch. IF you work for the state hospital, they will pay you to go in return for 2-3 years service for LPN or ADN. THe state will also send you to get your nurse practitioner in return for service. And you are guaranteed a job once you graduate.

I went years ago before they started this program and I went full time, worked full-time, was married, pregnant and taking care of a parent with heart surgery while I went. At that time it probably cost me $3000 total.

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Mine should be under $7K with books since I don't have to take any of the liberal arts classes and can just concentrate on core curricula. Woo!

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In Omaha, Nebraska $8,000 for a two year associates program. Add another $2,000 for books. About $10,000...not bad.

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School cost me nothing out of pocket yet. However, I have been purchasing all my stuff on my own for NS. My grants cover tuition and fees, but once I start NS Jan 2010 I will be unemployed and it will cost me $1100 a month to survive. My parents will help out financially, but they think I do not know that they have money saved for me.

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