Tuition and Fees Estimate

The following costs for the BC3 Nursing Program are only estimates. These may be changed at any time without prior notice. Additions may also be made to this list without prior notice. The BC3 Shaffer School of Nursing and Allied Health has no direct control over these costs. See www.bc3.edu/paying for more information.

• Application Fee | $25.00
• Butler County Residents Tuition | $135.00 per credit
• All other Pennsylvania Residents College Tuition | $238.00 per credit
• All Non-Pennsylvania Residents College Tuition | $338.00 per credit
• Comprehensive Fee (All Students) | $62.00 per credit
• Distance Education Fee | $25.00 per credit 
• Lab Fee (per course) | $35.00
• Malpractice Liability Insurance (per semester) | $10.00

Additional Program Costs

• Pre-Entrance & Annual Physical Assessment | $800.00--$1,000.00 + immunizations
• Urine Drug Screen (Annually) | $40.00/per year
• Clearances
  • PA State Police (PATCH) Criminal Record Check | $22.00
  • PA Child Abuse History Clearance | $13.00
  • PA Department of Public Welfare (FBI Background Clearance (Fingerprints) | $23.85
• Castle Branch Electronic Document Tracking System
  • First year | $142.75
  • Second year | $99.75
• American Heart Association CPR for Healthcare Providers | $55.00 – 75.00
• Student Uniforms (approximately)
  • Women's top and pants Set | $47.00 – 53.00 
  • Men's top and pants | $53.00 – 59.00
  • Stethoscope | $79.00
  • Student Pocket Organizer | $13.00
  • Watch with second hand, white shoes, and white stockings
    (Variable prices - to be purchased by student off campus)
• Textbooks (approximate and variable)
  • First year | $1,048.00
  • Second year | $310.00
• HESI Computerized CURRICULUM SUPPORT PACKAGE | $185.00 per semester
  • Fundamentals/Medical/Surgical Nursing administered at the end of NURS 101
  • Customized: Medical Surgical, Maternity, Pediatric Exam at the end of NURS 102
  • Customized: Medical Surgical, Psychiatric Nursing Exam at the end of NURS 103
  • Pre-Licensure Readiness Test – HESI E² at the end of Nursing 105
  • Computerized Nursing Case Studies for Classroom/Clinical Enhancement
  • Remediation Support and NCLEX-RN Review Course (included)
• Graduation Fee | $40.00
• NCLEX Exam Fee | $200.00
• State Board Initial Licensure Fee | $95.00
• Temporary Practice Permit Fee | $70.00
• Graduate Pin | $65.00