about how much did your 1st semester cost

benegesserit · Nov 21, 2008

Approximate breakdown of costs from my program for the first semester:

Tuition: $20/unit * 10.5 units = $210/semester (CC cost in California)

Books: $1900 new (I don't know if that's for the whole program, or just first semester, and whether that includes just the required books or the recommended as well. However, most of the required books are bought during the first semester.)

Background check and drug screen: $100

CPR Certification: $35

ATI Testing fees: $100/semester

Uniforms: Approx $100/uniform, with at least two recommended.

Nurse Kit (practice materials): $130

Stethoscope: $60

Passport photos: $15

Badges and patches: $15

Liability insurance: $20/year

Physical exam and immunizations: They estimate $130, not sure how close to reality that is.

Gas and other expenses: ?

There is just one class per semester, which varies between 10 and 11 credit hours (I know other colleges do this differently, often offering lecture, lab, and/or clinicals as separate classes, or having more than one short-term class on different subjects in a semester). They offer a study-skills type class to get students who need full-time status for financial aid or insurance up to 12 units. There are 11 required and 2 recommended books for the first semester.

nneokill175 · Nov 21, 2008

1500$ +300 for boooks....

12 credits

if i were to go to university, i would have probably paid 5x the amount for same exact classes... happy i made the right choice.

oh and dont let people throw you down, when they are making fun of you for going to county, because when you graduate, you will be the one living happy and laughing.

kalley · Nov 22, 2008

I go to a CC and pay $95 per credit. I took 13 credits, 4 classes, this semester, the total being almost $1300 and I paid about $450 for books used & new on amazon. The good thing was I got a grant that paid for almost $1500 of it. CC isn't bad. I figure I end up with the same degree and the same certification for way less $$$.

coolpeach · Nov 23, 2008

9 credit hours x $41 = $369

2 boxes of books $845

Dosage calc book $45

Drug book $35

Lab manual $17

Testing fees $75

Liability Insurance $18

2 pair scrubs, and lab coat embroidered $117

Drug test $39

Background check $45

Medical provider cpr $70

Mock trial ticket $20

Student nurses association fees $30

Laptop $700 (must have for class)

Nursing shoes $45

Skin colored bra's/panties $60 (all our scrubs are white)

Nurse pak equipment $85

Steth/penlight etc $155

Physical

Series of 3 hep shots

MMR

DT

TB test

$2770 + the physcial, shots and tb test. My regular Dr was going to charge $400 for the physical, and about $300 for the shots and tb test. A family friend who is a Dr did it for me without charge otherwise my total would be $3470.

I have also bought some other studies aids, books, flash cards, pens, paper, notebooks etc which I didn't include.

This was at Dallas county community college in Dallas Texas