IS 15,000 to 20,000 a reasonable loan for LPN

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I was accepted to LT in paramus and basically thats whats not covered and now I'm rethinking attending as much as I want it that is alot for lpn I know loans go with school but :eek:. I would love to keep the cost down for lpn and save most of my loans for RN or is this what it is any advice or info would be appreciated. :crying2:

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

I would recommend a public/not for profit school for your LPN. Saddling yourself with that much debt is a big risk, especially with nursing jobs few and far between, and LPNs relegated to HH and LTC only in some areas. Personally, because there is a great school offering an LPN program for 5k, I am paying out of pocket and using some grant money to make it through, and will save the student debt for later education.

Honestly, I think you should do research for your particular region and figure out whether LPNs are easily able to find work, what kind of work they are permitted to do, and if they are even hireable in acute care/hospitals.

If you are going to commit 15k to 20k, why not go ahead and get your ADN? That is the cost to acquire one at a community college and then some!

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I agree since I wrote the post I decided not to do it I will just keep looking and Thank you for the advice:)

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i went to community college lpn program, total cost was around 4400$.

i have a 3.8 gpa going in, high entrance test scores, and all of my pre req's were completed. i was accepted after my first application.

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Yep...I went for the private school because I had no other way around it. It's really hard to get into an RN program in Oregon. I now have 28,000 in student loans for LPN school not counting my other student loans from the community college. Sometimes you've gotta do what you got to do even though it is painful. If you are able to go around it, more power to you!

The other day I was looking at how much the prices have gone up for my LPN program now that I'm graduated...it's up to 31,900. :bugeyes:

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Wow...I totally agree sometimes you have to just do it and before I take that leap there are a couple schools with much lower tuition of course more competitive but I am cool with that. If they don't work out then Lincoln Tech I will go happily as long as it gets me to my goal and Congratulations on your LPN. :balloons:

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Yikes, that's high! I'd look for a technical or community college. My LPN program is only $3500 for the entire 18 month program.

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My only piece of advice is to consider the difficulty of finding a job, and your ability to pay back the loans. They do not care if you are working as an LPN or not, you must pay those loans. If you cannot find a job, or it takes 6-8 months, you could be very much up the creek without a paddle.

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If nursing is what you want to do then go for it! It is a bit high but you must pay the cost to get where you want go. I wish you the best!

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OMG! That is absurdly expensive. You could've done that at the local community college for around three thousand bucks. I hope you get a fat check on the job soon.

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Specializes in Public Health.

btw thats three times the cost of my adn program with a nclex pass rate of 98%!!

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