Outrageous tuition?

Christies

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I'm new to EMT, I already have a B.S in Human Services, but am already a bit burnt out. I've always wanted to be in the health field, so I enrolled in the College of Southern Nevada EMT cert program. The issue is that I lost my residency because I moved back to my home state of California, then back to Nevada. Now I am considered out of state for tuition.

The basic EMT program that starts in a few months came out to about $4,182! Do you guys think this is too costly? My circumstances are, right now I don't have a job, so I have the time to go to school (husband works and I'm a stay at home Mom). If I want in state tuition, I'd have to wait over 10 months, the cost is around $1500 I believe. I want to continue education after within the Nusing or Paramedic field. It would kill me to have to wait for that stupid residency! Also, a Masters program to continue off of my Bachelors doesn't sound too thrilling within the Human Services/Social Work field anymore. Any opinions would be nice, thank you! :)
 
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Not sure how it is in NV, but in CA, I paid $1200 for my EMT-B class and that was already a fairly expensive program (convenient location/time at my university). I'd definitely look into other places where you can take the EMT course, as $4000+ is ridiculously pricey.
 
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In Virginia, my EMT-B class through my volunteer rescue squad was around $200. At the local college, tuition is around $400 for a summer class. Add about $100 for the textbook. Some programs don’t include testing fees (Virginia skills testing, NREMT).
 
Gurby

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Yeah, don't pay that much for an EMT-B course. I paid 1400 I think but it was an accelerated 9-5 M-F thing for a month. For 4 grand you could fly out here, rent a hotel for a month, take the course I took, fly back, and probably come out way ahead if you considered opportunity cost of taking a 3-month vs 1-month course...
 
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Christies said:
I'm new to EMT, I already have a B.S in Human Services, but am already a bit burnt out. I've always wanted to be in the health field, so I enrolled in the College of Southern Nevada EMT cert program. The issue is that I lost my residency because I moved back to my home state of California, then back to Nevada. Now I am considered out of state for tuition.

The basic EMT program that starts in a few months came out to about $4,182! Do you guys think this is too costly? My circumstances are, right now I don't have a job, so I have the time to go to school (husband works and I'm a stay at home Mom). If I want in state tuition, I'd have to wait over 10 months, the cost is around $1500 I believe. I want to continue education after within the Nusing or Paramedic field. It would kill me to have to wait for that stupid residency! Also, a Masters program to continue off of my Bachelors doesn't sound too thrilling within the Human Services/Social Work field anymore. Any opinions would be nice, thank you! :)
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Mine was around 1500 here in Round Rock TX.
 
Jim37F

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I paid ~$800 for my accelerated 4 week EMT-B course, Long Beach, CA
 
TransportJockey

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I paid 500 w/ book at my local community college
 
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That sounds about right, since out of state tuition is generally 3X higher than in-state.
Check out your local non-accredited private EMS academies, as I'm pretty sure they don't worry about residency, since they don't receive state subsidies anyway.
 
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Christies

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I checked a few local places, and their tuition is around the $1200 range, but I have financial aid, and I think these places want it up front. Thank you for all the feedback. I know I'm going to sound soooo newbie-ish, but is there any work at the basic level that is paid after I am done? I'm trying to do as much research as I can. I want to continue education though, but while continuing education I am trying to think of what to do work wise.
 
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Also 1 more question guys, I have a CPR card that I just received for a job I was working at, I emailed my instructor and asked about me going to school to become an EMT and she said the current card I have would work for school. It says: EMS safety, AED, CPR-ADULT-INFANT. I read something about having a health provider certification though? I was guessing I had to retake my CPR? Would the CPR have to cover first aid and more in depth practices?
 
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Some programs require you to have CPR for Healthcare Provider before starting, others include the course as part of their curriculum. But you'll need it to advance or to work anywhere.

There are plenty of Basic jobs out there, but many places are chronically oversaturated with basics, so you'd need to move up to stand out. But there should always be private companies around with a high turnover rate.
 
JPINFV

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$120 here, including books, through a Regional Occupational Program (ROP).

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JPINFV said:
$120 here, including books, through a Regional Occupational Program (ROP).

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Free for me through an ROP program while I was in high school.
 
Christopher

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In North Carolina: ~$165 for EMT, waived if a member of a fire/EMS department (fee exempt through community college system). Insurance for clinical time not covered (~$65). ~$800 including books for EMT-P, again, waived if a member of a fee exempt department.

If you're not getting a degree out of it...I wouldn't spend any more than $1k for EMT thru EMT-P.
 
Anjel

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Mine was somewhere around 600. My entire medic program was $4000+ books.
 
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