Lake of the Ozarks Program Costs

College application fee: $35

Tuition: General education, mathematics and science courses: $165 per credit hour, nursing courses: $289.00 per credit hour

Admission testing costs: NET test fee: $50

Criminal background check: $9 

Urine drug testing: check with campus for price

Textbooks for nursing courses: Estimate: $900 

Physical exam: Required to start the nursing sequence (student's expense). Immunizations and lab tests may be required. 

Incidental fees/lab fees:

• Lab fee for NURS 200: $50 (Due at the time of registration for the course.) Lab fee covers supplies used in the fundamentals course, student nametag, course syllabus/notes and handouts for NURS 200. This fee is non-refundable.
• Incidental/lab fee to cover the rest of the nursing courses: $350 (Due at the time of registration for NURS 201.) Incidental fee covers course syllabi/notes and handouts for the nursing courses (NURS 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, and 206), supplies used in NURS 201, student nametag and a pre-NCLEX Assessment Test fee. This fee is non-refundable.

Parking Expenses: Some clinical facilities charge a parking fee. Fees generally run $2 per day. In a typical clinical course, parking fees could cost up to $30 per course. Carpooling is a less expensive option to consider. 

Graduation Expenses:

• Diploma, cap and gown: $55
• Nursing pin: cost can range from $80 to $300 depending on type of pin ordered (gold-filled, 10 karat or 14 karat).
• Transcript fee: $7.50 to have copy sent to the state board

State board application fee and NCLEX application fee: approximately $300