So how much do you owe?

mitchsmom · Apr 25, 2006

I'm about $27k down. I am graduating this week and still have $3k in my bank account - if I don't put that right back into the loan (which I probably won't, I will probably use it to invest in something else) it will be $30k.

manna, BSN, RN · Apr 26, 2006

Wish I could be one of those posting "$0" ! I'm jealous! :)

I'm graduating in a matter of days and will have ~$25,000 in student loan debt. I'm already calculating how many, many years it's going to take me to pay it off (we're on a debt-free, Dave-Ramsey-type plan - too bad I didn't discover that BEFORE I took out all these student loans). :)

tadaye · Apr 27, 2006

I owe roughly 50K. It took me awhile and three majors to figure out that nursing was where I'm supposed to be.

Alexsys · Apr 27, 2006

There was a workforce education development comapny that paid all of my school expenses including books, supplies,uniforms ,and additional learning tools. So I didnt need to take out a loan

GooeyRN, ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN · Apr 27, 2006

I owed $14,000 from the LPN program I went to. I had the loan deferred while I went to school for my RN. I paid it off with in 18 months. I owed nothing from the RN degree. I had a free ride except for books, uniforms, lab fees and stuff like that since I had a parent working at the college and free tuition for family was a fringe benefit.

ready2BanRN · May 7, 2006

GOSH, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN ROBBED! I WENT TO A PRIVATE COLLEGE...I HAVE TO PAY $7,500 A SEMESTER.. WHEN IT IS ALL SAID AND DONE, I WILL OWE $40,000 OR MORE...THAT IS FOR ADN. OH WELL, IT WILL BE WORTH IT. I AM FINISHED NOW!!!!!!!!! I GRADUATE MAY 13th, 2006!!!!!!!! yeah

LeesieBug · May 7, 2006

Graduating this week...my final tally is $30,000. My payment is going to be $329 a month. With the vast increase in income my family is about to get, that's peanuts.

I am a happy camper! This is the best investment I could ever make. I know people wiho pay more than this for their cars.

cynt77 · May 7, 2006

:w00t: I won't owe a penny!!!! I am military in the AFELA program so i am still receiving my base pay every month & the GI bill & I received the pell grant & since Katrina happened book companies have donated our books for free & we have a katrina fund. This has been a dream come true (not the hurricane of course)! I am doing well in school & it is not costing me a penny. :yeah:

ChesterRN · May 7, 2006

With the CPNE and all of the exams, and books, from Regents College (now Excelsier) and NCLEX-RN, I think it was around $1,300 or maybe $!,400 bones for the whole thing, and I paid for it as I went through the 8 or 9 month ADN ordeal.

Now, the BSN completion deal is costing me about $14,000 bones, not including books, and the MSN will be another $15K. What a difference 12 years does to the cost of education:uhoh3:

-Chester

babynurse06 · May 16, 2006

i'll be down 24k for my BSN from a state university in pa...close to pittsuburgh!!

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · May 17, 2006

I completed my nursing program in October 2005 and owe about $20,000.

shawnrj · May 17, 2006

The great thing about schools in California is that the tuition is not that much. At the Junior Community College level, the tuition is $26 a unit. So, I have that going for me. As for debt and loans, I will have none of that. I start in JUne and have saved up the money to cover the cost of the whole two years of the program, including books, uniforms, immunizations, tuition, First Aid and CPR certification, etc. I also have additional money put aside for personal expenses and my wife will be covering all the bills including mortgage because I will not be working. Because I live 3 miles from the college, I will be walking back and forth (even in the rain during that season) which will save me money on gas. Because I will not be driving as many miles per year, my insurance will be cheaper which my wife will cover. God bless this wonderful and beautiful women of mine. It's true what they say, "behind every man is a good women" and she really is. With all that said, I'm still scared shitless!