Nursing Program Cost Estimates

2008-2009

 
ACCEPTANCE FEE     Upon receipt of written notification from the Dean of Nursing of acceptance into the nursing program, students will be required to pay a fee of $200.00 to secure a slot in the nursing program. This is a non-refundable fee. The fee will apply toward first semester tuition and fees ($100), uniforms ($50.00), and background check ($50.00) for those who enroll in the PCC nursing program. 
 
TUITION & FEES       $74 .00 per credit hour (for Kansas residents) plus $50 per semester for non-Pratt county residents. Tuition and fees for out-of-state residents are $76.00 per credit hour plus $100 fee each semester in attendance. International student fees are $118.00 per credit hour and are also required to pay an additional fee of $150.00 each semester in attendance. 
 
NCLEX-RN®  Review    $233.00 special fee
IDS299
 
ASSESSMENT            $90.00 per semester. 
TESTING
 
NURSING                  Approximately $1200.00.   Nursing textbooks are purchased for  
TEXTBOOKS              NUR101 and used all four semesters.
 

UNIFORMS AND       Approximately $160.00. Scrubs, stethoscope, bandage scissors, 
EQUIPMENT              goggles, pen light, black ink pen, watch with a secondhand, patches and picture nametag.  
                                      A hemostat with teeth will be required 
for students enrolled in NUR 103 and 104.    

 
PHYSICAL EXAMS     Students are required to have a physical exam prior to the first day of NUR 101, and again prior to beginning the NUR 103. Physical exam costs (and any necessary immunizations, titers, lab work, etc.) will be paid by the student. It is strongly recommended that students complete the Hepatitis B vaccination series. Costs will be approximately $120.00.
 
TRAVEL                         All travel, meals and lodging costs are at student's expense.
 
NCLEX-PN® EXAM    $272.00 for students taking the PN licensure exam. This includes $200.00 in the form of a money order or cashier's check made payable to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) and a money order or cashier's check made payable to the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN) for $50.00. Applications and money orders for the NCLEX-PN® exam must be paid 30 days prior to completion of NUR 102. No refund will be made if student withdraws from the NCLEX-PN® examination. Approximately $22.00 is required for the official photograph taken by a designated photographer for the application form.
 
 
RN NCLEX ® EXAM   $297.00 for the student completing the Associate in Applied Science in Nursing degree. This expense for applying to take the RN licensure exam must be paid in two money orders or cashier checks; due spring semester of the second year (in the amount of $200.00 made payable to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and the second made payable to the Kansas State Board of Nursing for $75.00). No refund will be made if a student withdraws from the NCLEX-RN® examination. Approximately $22.00 is required for the official photograph taken by a designated photographer for the application form.
 
STUDENT NURSE      $18 per semester for mandatory coverage through the college.
LIABILITY                    This fee is assessed as a special fee at enrollment. 
 

HEALTH INSURANCE    The Chandler School of Nursing and Allied Health, in accordance with various clinical facility contracts, requires that nursing students obtain and maintain health insurance. The student will be responsible for all medical expenses incurred through accident or illness at the clinical facility while present in the role as a nursing student of Pratt Community College. The student will be required to submit a copy of their health insurance policy information annually to the nursing department before being allowed on the clinical floor. Student health insurance is available through this website: www.studentresources.com or other sources.

 
Student Nurse          $30.00 per year – paid as a special fee each fall semester. For local
Association               National Student Nurses Association chapter, P-KANS (Pratt Kansas
Membership              Association of Nursing Students)
LAB FEE                    There will be a $75.00 lab fee with NUR 101, 102, 103, 104.