So I currently attending Chamberlain College of Nursing in Houston and it is great, but crazy expensive. I am only in my third session and I am already in debt for $8,000. Is there anyone out there going through or have experience with the same financial situation? I am thinking of putting school on hold,maybe exploring another, cheaper major. I just feel like I am giving up, but then I also feel like I am saving myself from financial destruction. Is a career in nursing worth it? I wanted to become an NICU or Labor and Delivery Nurse? If any NICU or L&D nurses are reading, how would you rate this profession? Is it something you have been doing for a long time? How do you deal with the death's? Sorry I am rambling, but that is literally how my brain has been. I can't sleep, I am having anxiety attacks because I am so worried, because I have to make sure I am paying my car note and school and gas and food and insurance and then I got a speeding ticket so that is just icing on the cake. Is there anyone out there who has felt how I am feeling? Overwhelm I guess.
The entire ASN program in the local community colleges in my area is less than $4k for tuition...for the 2 year program in it's entirety. I don't know what a "session" is (class, semester, block, year??) but I'm just pointing out you have cheaper options & don't need to quit your major but perhaps find a more reasonably priced school in your area.
You can get a great education at a state university or community college for far less money. I think you are wise for questioning the costs of tuition you are currently paying. Before making a change, can you find out if your local community college or state university will allow transfer of your credits? Please make an appointment with an advisor and ask lots of questions.
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Oh darling- get the heck outta there and enroll in a community college!!! In California $8000. would cover all your tuition, books, uniforms, equipment, with some money left over. You'd likely qualify for BOG waiver s( free tuition), maybe for help with everything else as well. That RN degree is going to cost you what- $80-$100k? Hell no! Just looked up their NCLEX pass rate- 78%!!!! Run like the wind!
MiladyMalarkey, ASN, BSN
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The entire ASN program in the local community colleges in my area is less than $4k for tuition...for the 2 year program in it's entirety. I don't know what a "session" is (class, semester, block, year??) but I'm just pointing out you have cheaper options & don't need to quit your major but perhaps find a more reasonably priced school in your area.