What was the cost of your LPN school

medsurgcutie · Jul 11, 2005

I'm in school right now, in Ohio to become an lpn. Our tuition is about $8,300 but that included books and uniform a nursing kit and it covers payment of the NClex.

Bobbiejoan2002 · Jul 12, 2005

At Concorde,

Mine was $15,000. Yep, fifteen thousand! From what I understand, the new classes are around 20K now. In Colorado the only non-wait list RN schools cost an additional 25K, (private schools), for the one year.

As hard as jobs are to find, I really wonder if it was worth it. CNA's and MA's make more here than we do. With a BS is computer science and 3 classes away from finishing an MBA in project management, I wonder if I should just go back to the world of IT or something.

I do question the so called shortage of nurses. Maybe they mean a shortage in Siberia!

Bobbie

land64shark · Jul 12, 2005

At Concorde,
I do question the so called shortage of nurses. Maybe they mean a shortage in Siberia!
Bobbie

Come to Florida. There's plenty of jobs here, though you might not like the pay. :uhoh21:

RobLPN · Jul 13, 2005

Free! Well, free to me. I got it through the US Army nursing school.

bloodmonster · Jul 13, 2005

Free! Well, free to me. I got it through the US Army nursing school.

Fort Sam Huston! Hoorah! Free for me, too! Second half of training took place at Fort Bliss in 1996. I would recommend the military to those who dont mind being told what to do every 2 minutes. I, personally, couldn't take much more of it. There are other ways to get a free nursing education. There are government grants. Do the research. The money is there and its FREE!

RobLPN · Jul 13, 2005

Fort Sam Huston! Hoorah! Free for me, too! Second half of training took place at Fort Bliss in 1996. I would recommend the military to those who dont mind being told what to do every 2 minutes. I, personally, couldn't take much more of it. There are other ways to get a free nursing education. There are government grants. Do the research. The money is there and its FREE!

I did second phase in Ft bliss too, graduated in 1995. BTW wereyou active duty or reserve? and are you now?

nursekerri · Jul 13, 2005

hiya gang,
just a little info on the total cost
Mine says 3200 pays for it all, wohooooooo wow thats cheap.
another girl on here said hers is gonna cost 12000 now that is quite a difference
what is the average cost across the U.S. Im in OK going to a technical school
was just curious
thanks
Christi

I went to a technical school in houston,tx and the total cost was $2400. I had to pay for books and uniforms separate of the above cost but I found a lot of my books used on amazon much cheaper. They also had a tuition defferal program we all had to pay the first installment of $800 and then they deffered the rest and if they found you a job the debt was forgiven after 2 yrs and if they didn't you only had to pay back $800 of the $1600 they deferred. Good luck to all.

anita2812 · Jul 14, 2005

It costs 3000 for the LPN program here.However there is a program that is for nursing students-more than half of the students are enrolled in it.It is geared towards those who dont have a degree and want to become nurses. They also base it on income. They give you a gas card, pay for uniforms, tuition, books, clinical supplies, and pay for daycare. It's great .There are some people I know who wouldnt have graduated otherwise.

jada2u · Jul 14, 2005

Yes it's true, it was free.
I got my training in high school. I went to Clara Barton High School for the Health Professions in Bklyn.
Graduated when I was 18, passed my LPN state board and started working at 19. I only paid $150 to take the state boards.
I can't stress it enough to young people everywhere please try to get a career in high school so if something should happen that you can't make it to college until a later date(like me) you have something to fall back on.
Spread the knowledge to the young, please. :)

very smart move. I wish we had those kind of high schools in nj.

frodo · Jul 15, 2005

I graduated from a junior college in 1972, it was around 400.00

But that ws a lot of money in those days! :)

bloodmonster · Jul 15, 2005

I did second phase in Ft bliss too, graduated in 1995. BTW wereyou active duty or reserve? and are you now?

Reservists only. And, now only IRR Navy. I just recently interviewed for a position at an LPN school, for teaching. I enquired about the cost. I could not believe it! $16,000 it cost per student just to get an LPN. Money seems better spent on going to a JR College to get an ADN, instead. Why do so many choose to spend that kind of money for an LPN? I dont get it. In a way its good for me, though. I'll probably get a part time teach position out of this.

n8isgr8 · Jul 17, 2005

Hi,

Hi, I just graduated, my school was a little over 5000 for four months and was all inclusive, books and everything else.(except for uniforms) lol. I was able to get a grant through the states unemployment/work force department office based on my financial situation, THANK GOD! about 1/3 of my class was going on a grant as well.

Our school also has an outstanding reputation for being though and they WERE but we are one of the best in our state with a 100% pass rate in the last five years.! Anyone thinking of LPN school in south jersey should call the Camden county technical school!

Good luck!

-Jami