Tuition cost

Alfi_srq · Sep 6, 2014

I am in RN- to-BSN program at a local community college. I pay around $1,150 each semester in tuition. The program is 4 semesters if you keep the pace they recommend.

jar312 · Sep 6, 2014

I started looking into it and our cost in MI looks around 20-25k

adnrnstudent, ASN, RN · Sep 6, 2014

I'd look at getting into a public school. $84,000 is a lot, especially at 40 years old.

anixon · Sep 6, 2014

Yes. I got into a 80k program just 2 wks ago and for me and my family decided it was stupid to pay that much for a job that only pays 21-24/hr. Plus to incur that debt at 37 yrs old would be unthinkable for me and my family lol. Yes, my hubby would have done it and yes I had financing in order to go.... But in the end... I chose not to.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Sep 6, 2014

I think $84,000 is tremendously expensive tuition based on the numbers. If you finance $84,000 over 10 years at 6.8 percent interest, you'll have a monthly payment of $967 for the next 360 months.

You'll be paying $1,000 per month for the next 10 years, and perhaps more. I doubt you'll be able to cover the entire tuition amount with federal student loans, which means you'll likely be turning to expensive private loan products.

You'll be paying more than $32,000 in interest and fees on this loan, bring your total repayment to $116,001 for 10 years. This is definitely not worth it to me.

Ozzy84 · Sep 6, 2014

If you have good GPA on your pre req, you would have wait for enrolling local community college or so! However, if u are really become a nurse and not have good GPA on pre req, maybe private school that doesn't care much GPA best option for you. 84k is a lot !! Go find Adn program local and finish and get RN licence. After that I can go BSN online while working. Good luck

libran1984, ASN, RN · Sep 6, 2014

My LPN+ASN was less than $12,000 and I left school debt free.

My RN to BSN is going to be approximately $8,000 - $12,000 dollars; which is how much I make as an RN in just 2-3 months. However, this path is significantly much more time consuming.

I firmly believe 4 year education costs are significantly over inflated and believe the debt incurred by them is not justified. But sometimes time will play a very important factor in one's life and career

hs4lisha · Sep 7, 2014

Thank you so much for the break down on numbers! Def not going to put myself in that situation after all...

kbrn2002, ADN, RN · Sep 7, 2014

Of course it is your decision to make, but I am very pleased to hear that you are deciding against it. There are definitely other options that will be much more cost effective. I just can't see the worth in a degree that you will still be paying for when you reach retirement age, or even beyond.

RedInScrubs, ASN, RN · Sep 7, 2014

My community college ADN was around $25,000, though that was largely because I had to be unemployed or PRN to succeed, so I had loans to offset everything. Finishing my BSN now to the tune of another $15,000. Overall, the entire experience will be about $40,000 when I'm done.

If you're paying more than that, I would say that's pretty outrageous. $40,000 for a four year education was hard for me to swallow, especially since my daughter's dad finished his Master's in wildlife biology with about the same debt.

AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P · Oct 12, 2014

That is absurd!! I am paying around 700.00 for every 3 credit course which isn't bad at all. I am working OT to pay for it...