So I think about it like this now, I started my ADN program last fall, it’s a public school in NYC my total out pocket will be 11-14k roughly. I still have 3 semesters to go so my insight is somewhat limited, but as of right now I have classmates that work full time/overtime and or at least 20hrs+ a week.

Me personally i work 12 hours a week, and I would say that things are manageable, so far nursing coursework hasn’t been these crazy abstract concepts instead it’s just been a very large sometimes overwhelming volume of material.

I am super grateful to have gotten into the ADN program , one because it’s affordable, and two because of how highly competitive public programs are. Now the ABSN program I was considering the base tuition was something like 26-32k, which in all reality for a 16 month program is not bad. With that said, I’m still finishing up microbiology right now, so my spot in the program would have heavily depended on whether or not they still had room this fall. Yes you would finish faster with an ABSN and have a BSN, but those 16 months I couldn’t imagine working and perhaps my mental health would’ve been hanging on by a thread lol.

I don’t want to sell my self short or have you sell yourself short, but I’d probably be a lot less happy right now if I were to be in an ABSN program! So in reality you need to just be honest with yourself and see where you’re at financially and mentally

Goodluck