Hi so my wife keeps encouraging me to apply to LPN school. Wife is a newly LPN and have all the respect in the world for LPNs. However, even though being waitlisted at the CC and trying to figure what program's to apply to I can't consider LPN school. The reason isn't because it's LPN school it's the cost. It's $30,000 or more our State only has private LPN training school's. For $30,000 may not be right away can obtain a BSN for that cost.Should I consider LPN school? Thoughts & feedback.
Rduncan2 80 Posts May 24, 2017 WOW, that pricey! Here in TN it's less than 10k. If going for your BSN is the same price I would go for it!
aprilc08cna2lpn 18 Posts May 25, 2017 I would not pay that for l.p.n. I would just go for adn or bsn. I'm in florida my program I 6k that's books, uniforms, and supplies included.
vintagemother, BSN, CNA, LVN, RN 2,716 Posts Specializes in Critical Care, Med-Surg, Psych, Geri, LTC, Tele,. May 27, 2017 In my area, LV/PN schools that are private cost from $20,000 to $45,000. The community college programs are much cheaper, however, they've been discontinued from many local community colleges, and there is a wait list for them. The wait list is shorter than the RN wait list, but there's no guaranteed entry right away.I have friends who have defaulted on their loans used to get through LV/PN school. I, myself, have over $50,000 in student loan debt now, which I faithfully pay on every month. So, believe me when I caution you to take out loans only if you know you can afford to repay them.That all being said, I think that it's important to ascertain the likelihood of finding an LV/PN job that pays enough for you to live and pays enough for you to afford the loan repayment. In my area, it all penciled out. However, I live in CA which has very decent nurse wages. The reason I opted to attend an LP/VN program is because I was in a very bad financial situation and very much wanted to become a nurse. I was in and out within 1 year and graduated making enough money to care for my family by myself.
