Is $18,000 "to much for LPN program"

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Hello i want to get into the nursing field ASAP. :nurse:

There is a school in New jersey that gives classes every 3 months,, is 18,000 a good price or WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY EXPENSIVE.:uhoh3:

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Hello i want to get into the nursing field ASAP. :nurse:

There is a school in New jersey that gives classes every 3 months,, is 18,000 a good price or WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY EXPENSIVE.:uhoh3:

honestly, i thinks thats way to expensive. im actually going to this school called mid Manhattan learning center in Harlem. there tuition is like 2,000 dollars :up:

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I realize that NJ is more expensive, in general, than my state, but we would consider $18,000 for an LPN program to be highway robbery.

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I realize that NJ is more expensive, in general, than my state, but we would consider $18,000 for an LPN program to be highway robbery.

haha i wouldn't be able to afford that:down::uhoh3:

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I'm paying $16,000 for my RN-BSN Accelerated Program.

That is way too much for an LPN/LVN.

steph

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honestly, i thinks thats way to expensive. im actually going to this school called mid Manhattan learning center in Harlem. there tuition is like 2,000 dollars :up:

i'm graduating from the school you speak of this month, and looking back at the past year, I don't think the tuition was worth it. All those students, every 3 months for almost 5 years and you would think we'd have a better campus. The only positive thing I can say about said school is that almost 100% of the teachers there are wonderful- if they see you struggling in a course, they are always willing to help.

:twocents:

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honestly, i thinks thats way to expensive. im actually going to this school called mid Manhattan learning center in Harlem. there tuition is like 2,000 dollars :up:

i think NY schools get more funding from the state and/or city

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Im paying not much more than that for my RN program in NJ (not too far from the school that you are asking about). That is definitely too expensive.

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You are the only one who can decide it it's worth spending the money for the LPN program. Some factors that may affect what you are willing to pay are:

What are you getting for you money? Is it just a certificate? Are you going to get college credit for the LPN program? How easy is it going to be to transition to RN once you are done? Will you need to go back to school to take a lot of pre-reqs once you are done?

Convenience: Is the school far from your home or place of employment (if you will be working)? A long commute can wear a person down after a while and the fact that my school is less than 15 minutes away from my home and job was a HUGE factor.

Do you have a lot of student loan debts already? Have you attended school previously and exhausted all of your financial aid? Are you eligible for financial aid? This is important because you may not be responsible for paying all of that tuition.

If you haven't started any pre-reqs and just want to jump into nursing ASAP I recommend going to a private trade college like Touro or Monroe. Those programs are expensive but they have their advantages.

http://www.touro.edu/shs/Job-Nursing.pdf (Since you are in Brooklyn, check out Toruro, why go all the way to Jersey?)

You can start by just taking an entrance exam and no prior pre-reqs are needed. Both programs will take you 2 years to become an RN. If you go to Monroe you can do the LPN first and then have a semester off and do the RN like I am doing.

I paid through the nose to get my LPN but to me it was worth it because I started out with nothing and in 22 months (total) of schooling I will be an RN.

Some people would say that I was a fool for spending so much but I look at it differently.

I had made a lot of false starts with the CUNY system and I was tired of starting classes only to drop them or have them be closed out because I wasn't available at a certain time. I have a previous degree but even to do an ASBN you have to do pre-reqs and that would have added a minimum of 18 more months to my starting the ASBN (and there was always the IF I got accepted since it's competitive to get in).

Once I am done I will have spent what equals up to the price of a decent car to pay for my education. :rolleyes:

Oh well, at least my education unlike the car isn't a depreciating asset.

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Sorry I gave you the wrong link to Touro and I can't edit my post again.

http://www.touro.edu/shs/openhouseN.asp

http://www.touro.edu/shs/nursing/nursingapp.pdf

Good luck!

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i'm graduating from the school you speak of this month, and looking back at the past year, I don't think the tuition was worth it. All those students, every 3 months for almost 5 years and you would think we'd have a better campus. The only positive thing I can say about said school is that almost 100% of the teachers there are wonderful- if they see you struggling in a course, they are always willing to help.

:twocents:

well thats good to know i actually go there 3 times a week for the prep program so i can pass the cnet. do you believe that the teachers help prepare for the state exam? failing isn't a option for me i need to pass and get into the program

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