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?

[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

[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.

[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?

[Professor Smarmiarty]

Fuck loads of money is what I paid.

[Magus]

Yeah, I thought in Canada that people basically got free college. Where's your utopia now?!

Anyway, I'm paying about 7,000 a year, but about half is paid in grants and the other half paid in loans this year. It varies from year to year but for the most part we haven't had to pay more than about a thousand out of pocket. This includes paying for my rent at an apartment off campus, though I found a really cheap place that most people probably wouldn't get lucky to find. Staying on campus costs WAY too much for the area I live in, since the rent totals out to about 500 a month. Even signing a lease for nine months at 350 is cheaper than that. Right now I'm renting at 250 a month lease free and only have a 20 minute commute.

In any case, if you don't have to stay on campus, don't. You'll save a lot of money. Make sure to look into grants and subsidized (interest free) loans. Don't get unsubsidized loans if you can help it, you'd be better off paying whatever's left over out of pocket it you can. If you can't, just keep in mind that the interest is going to be building on those all the time you're in school.

[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.