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I can't believe some of the outrageous tuitions I see people paying on this site! My school costs about 1700 a semester not including any extras or books. I cant imagine paying 40,000 or more. Are people paying this much bc they can't get into cheaper colleges?? Whats going on..?

They go to nursing school of course!!! :lol2:

Example- worthless degrees (theater, psych, communications come to mind) from private colleges. What do these people do after they graduate? Some entry level jobs, probably unrelated to their field. Retail, call centers, food industry, etc. I just shake my head.

There are many reasons people will opt for schools with outrageous tuition prices. Some want to get their degree asap and do not want to be on a waitlist. Some do ASBN programs. Some have low GPA's. Some may not have any other options regarding schools and do not want a long commute or move.

I marginally take offense to this - my BA degree is in communications - and yes I did work call center, but I also have a property and casualty insurance license and 3 insurance designations and worked for 10 years in a call center type environment - and then got laid off...I don't consider my degree worthless, as it is allowing me to do my ADN with only 3 pre-reqs as all my electives are covered and I don't have to do 2 or 3 years of 18 credit semesters of pre-reqs...

as for going to community college - the local community college with the ONLY ADN degree program has 1700 applicants for 150 seats...so I'm going back to the university that I graduated from and while it is more costly (6K per semester compared to $2500) I don't have to worry about transferring credits, losing credits that are 20 years old etc since they're all good...

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice.

I'm paying about $3500/semester at a state university. I applied @ a CC last year and didn't get accepted--also they wanted me to retake all my sciences because they were over 5 yrs old. State university accepted all my credits.

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I pay about $1200 per semester. I don't see any problem with paying more especially for people who don't already have degrees. Personally, I already have student loans so I don't need more.

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

So far, thanks to grants and waivers, I've paid a total of $699 for nursing school classes. I start 4th semester ADN tomorrow.

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Specializes in Obstetrics.

I'm in an ADN that charges double tuition for their nursing courses... so I will have paid a little over $10,500 for four semesters of nursing school in December.

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I can't believe some of the outrageous tuitions I see people paying on this site! My school costs about 1700 a semester not including any extras or books. I cant imagine paying 40,000 or more. Are people paying this much bc they can't get into cheaper colleges?? Whats going on..?

It always shocks me too. I could have graduated 100% debt-free from my school, but I took out loans to help pay my living expenses. I couldn't juggle working, nursing school, and family all at the same time. But (thank goodness), my debt is still substantially lower than many of the tuition rates I've seen posted on this site. Personal loans aside, I would never pay > $8 - 10,000 for and ASN program. That's ludicrous.

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I pay about 1000 w/ books and such, thank God.

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Specializes in Medical Telemetry, SICU.
I marginally take offense to this - my BA degree is in communications - and yes I did work call center, but I also have a property and casualty insurance license and 3 insurance designations and worked for 10 years in a call center type environment - and then got laid off...I don't consider my degree worthless, as it is allowing me to do my ADN with only 3 pre-reqs as all my electives are covered and I don't have to do 2 or 3 years of 18 credit semesters of pre-reqs...

as for going to community college - the local community college with the ONLY ADN degree program has 1700 applicants for 150 seats...so I'm going back to the university that I graduated from and while it is more costly (6K per semester compared to $2500) I don't have to worry about transferring credits, losing credits that are 20 years old etc since they're all good...

YES! That part was the best. Some of my pre-req were about 7-10 years old but they just checked them off as done. I was soo relieved.

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical, Telemetry.

HMAmara, that's why I said some, not all. Believe it or not, there are people who think CC classes don't "count" or are dumbed down compared to 4 year schools.

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Typically community college classes are 100 and 200 level classes . . . by your Junior and Senior year at a 4 year school you are taking 300 and 400 level courses. This doesn't mean CC classes are "dumbed down", however by definition community colleges offer the entry level introductory courses. The 300 and 400 level courses at a 4 year school are typically designed to go deeper - even when the course title is the same as a CC course. This line is blurred in nursing because both ADN and BSN programs prepare graduates to sit for the NCLEX - thus there is a minimum amount of cross over necessary. I am constantly amazed at the number of people that don't "get" the difference between community colleges and universities. (That is not directed at the OP or the previous poster - just an observation).

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Specializes in Medical Telemetry, SICU.
HMAmara, that's why I said some, not all. Believe it or not, there are people who think CC classes don't "count" or are dumbed down compared to 4 year schools.

I know :)

Just wanted to give another aspect.

My mother had been an RN for almost 25 years before she went back to get her BSN. People's ignorance will always amaze me :rolleyes:

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I get paid to go to nursing school and my fees are free.. Thank god for the UK on this occassion. ;-)

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