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Thank you for all the replies! I'll be sending my cousin thru nursing in Perpetual Help. It's hard to get the number on the net but I finally got it from PLDT online yellow pages (duh!). As advised by Daly City RN, I called them and got the answer. Thanks!

I am not in the Philippines. That's why I'm asking. I just couldn't believe that tuition can go this high.

Hi. I just want to ask if anyone can help me. How much is the tuition for nursing in Perpetual Help College Manila for 3rd year students? Is it really 60,000 pesos???

Okay, here it is: Yes, men can work in ICU setting. Basic pay for U.S. nurses is about $4300 every 30 days. You calculate your basic pay divided by 240 x 1.5. That's your overtime per hour. No tax, no restrictions on your basic pay or your ovetime. Every cent goes to you. The shifts here are 12 hours. You can do as much overtime as you want, especially on units/wards that are really short of staff. Every year you get a bonus of 1 month salary plus if you did well in your evaluation, you get a step increase, which is 5% increase in your pay. Your 55 days vacation/year is also paid vacation. You get free housing with electric and water bill included. I don't know which agency to contact if you're interested, but here's the website about the hospital: http://www.kfshrc.edu.sa

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this is a very interesting article! i've been working in saudi arabia even before 9/11, and would like to contribute to the discussion. the most common reason why people come here is because of money. saudi arabia, with so much restrictions, has to compensate expats with excellent salaries and tons of benefits. the salary would depend on which country you come from. those coming from the us will get about $4500 a month. some might think this isn't much but think about it: yes, you might earn this (or more) in the us but after paying the mortgage, tax, cost of living, expenses and bills, how much is left at the end of the month? people working here can save 2/3 of their salary easily because there's no tax, housing is paid for by your company and living expenses are not expensive. for some, electric, water, and phone bills are also paid for by the company. the only thing i spend my money on is food. some people can even double their salary by doing overtimes. remember, no tax. you get your salary down to the last cent. canadian and europeans get about $4200/month. the lowest salary i think are those from asia, as low as $1000/month. i knew couples who worked in saudi arabia for 3 years and at the end of their contract, they totally wiped out their debt and was able to save money for a good downpayment on a house. as one of my canadian friends said "if you have no debts, your ahead of the 80% of canadian population." aside from money, travelling is another reason to go to saudi arabia. in the hospital where i work, we get about 55 days paid vacations per year plus one roundtrip plane ticket/year. i have visited a lot of places all over the world because i have the time and the money to do so. you will be working with nurses from all over the world. you might work with other americans, canadians, europeans, australians, asian, south africans, and other people from the middle east in your unit/floor alone. that could either be good or bad, mostly good for me. meeting and interacting with people from other countries broadens my mind like you wouldn't believe! for the bad part. not everyone can work here. the need to have financial freedom has to be greater than any other kind of freedom. the men have an easier time here that women, and harder still for single women. if you are married and both of you are nurses, you will have an easier time adjusting to the cultural/social restrictions. if you going to work in a huge hospital, it's definitely easier. expats have their own community separate from the locals. also, how severe the restrictions are will depend on which part of saudi arabia you'll be working. jeddah will be more lax. riyadh will be very strict. if you are a woman, you cannot: 1)drive 2)leave your house/hospital compound without the "abaya" (that black overall clothing you have to wear) and the head cover 3)eat on public restaurants with other single men, you must be accompanied by other married couples 4)leave your house/hospital compound without your "iqama" or resident permit and hospital id 5)ride in a car with men that's not immediate family or husband except for the licensed hospital transportation. also, riyadh does not have any movie theatres. all restaurants and cafes have separate places for men and women. malls and all stores closes during prayer times (5 times a day) for half an hour. christian holidays and celebrations are prohibited, like christmas and valentine's. for married couples, you must bring your marriage certificate with you at all times. alcoholic drinks and pork are strictly prohibited except at the embassies. violations will mean jail. how are you gonna have a social life, you ask? well, embassies always have functions or parties going on. believe me, i've never been to so many balls in my life! aside from this, western compounds will have private parties as well and no hassles from the police as long as you're discreet. married couples can host private parties and can invite all their single friends. as long as you know people, you can party every week if you want. if you're not a party girl (or guy) there's always shopping. because there's hardly anything to do here except shop, shopping malls are all over the place. you have the money, so buy whatever you want. when the shops go on sale, they really go on sale, up to 90% off. this is a place where ordinary people like you and me can afford a $2500 louis vuitton bag or an armani purple label clothes. if you're not a label queen, there's always persian carpets and gold jewelry. now as for work. english is the language spoken in our hospital but miscommunications are still common. you not only have to communicate to patients who's language you can't understand, you have co-workers whom you also cannot understand even if they're speaking in english. a lot of units in the hospital does not deal with the royal family so most don't have to worry about them. where i work, we rarely get any patients from the royals. you always have to be culturally sensitive when dealing with patients and that might be difficult if your beliefs doesn't mesh with theirs. the type of patients and their diagnosis are sometimes something you've never heard of, especially the genetic and metabolic cases. if you are the kind of person who only see black and white in terms of policies and rules, you can't work here because there are sometimes more exceptions than rules. if you're the kind of person who cannot accept statements like "this is how things are done here" then this place is not for you. if you are tolerant of other cultures, would like some financial stability and is willing to accept that saudi arabia does not have be the "real world" but just the means to an end, you might want to give it a try.