College And The Costs Contained Therin

[Seil]

So... apparently, in order to get my Practical Nursing certification, I have to pay my school about a billion dollars. Wait... it's a little less:

Totaled, it equals out to $7545.16

That's a lot of money. And with bills 'n things piling up and me being currently unemployed, I've got no idea what's gonna happen. Good thing I'm paying even more money in order to upgrade the pre-reqs I need to get into the program, so I don't need to worry about this 'till next year.

What are you guys paying, and where are you paying it out of?

[synkr0nized]

Each semester, I have a net bill of 0 dollars thanks to being funded. Otherwise I'd be paying about 8-10 grand a semester for grad. school.**

Undergrad, I forget the costs. I had a scholarship, though, that paid for half or so. Still, with room and board in addition to basic tuition, I am pretty sure it was more expensive than what I am technically charged-then-paid-for now per semester.

** e: This does not count rent and bills, but my stipend helps me afford those.

[batgirl]

Let's just say that I paid a good 80 grand for my degree and am still paying around 3500 off. That being said I will be another 40+ grand in the hole once I go for my masters.

I've decided to rob some banks, anyone else in?

[bluestarultor]

Originally Posted by synkr0nized

Each semester, I have a net bill of 0 dollars thanks to being funded. Otherwise I'd be paying about 8-10 grand a semester for grad. school.

Undergrad, I forget the costs. I had a scholarship, though, that paid for half or so.

Synk, you're a terrible person for posting that and everyone hates you now.

j/k


I'm paying some odd thousands of dollars, but it's under 3K for 12 credits at the community college.

Once I go to a bigger school, the price will probably increase. I just need to see who will take the credits from my Associate's degree for a computer-related major. I figure one year living off my savings won't hurt too, too badly, but I need to explore my options, because the school I was looking at may have been jerking me around on their competitors' credit transfer systems, and I'm frankly put out by it because I KNOW they were jerking me around during my application process. If they're not going to be honest with me, fuck them. I'll take my business elsewhere if I can.

[CelesJessa]

I'm paying about.... $18,000 a year. So I can be a starving artist. Awesome.

Not to mention the hundreds in art fees.

[Azisien]

All told, not counting living expenses, both undergrad and teaching cert are about $6000 per year. It's not too bad, as long as you work your ass off in the summer, and maybe a shift or two a week.

Or just pile up lots of debt and then be unemployed with lots of degrees when you graduate. :p

[Seil]

Or just pile up lots of debt and then be unemployed with lots of degrees when you graduate.

What, you're going for a liberal arts degree?

[TDK]

I'm looking at around $6000 per year tuition and $2500 for boarding for my engineering degree from West Virginia University, which will be paid for partly by grants/scholarships and partly (perhaps mostly) by federal loans (FAFSA).

Do they have federal loans and junk in Canada?

[Azisien]

Originally Posted by TDK

I'm looking at around $6000 per year tuition and $2500 for boarding for my engineering degree from West Virginia University, which will be paid for partly by grants/scholarships and partly (perhaps mostly) by federal loans (FAFSA).

Do they have federal loans and junk in Canada?

Yes. It's handled provincially in Ontario for the most part, so if you need loans you go through OSAP, and if you're coming from high school, you get automatic Ontario scholarships based on your grades. Between the two, it's impossible to not go to college.


My word though, Canada doesn't even have close to free college. It's just much cheaper than the US, overall.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

Fuck loads of money is what I paid.