Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota

What is the cost of studying for a year at Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota?

For 2024-25, reported full-time undergraduate tuition at Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota was $21,813, with $1,280 in required fees, for a combined published amount of $23,093 before living expenses and other costs. The reported in-state and out-of-state tuition amounts were the same. Part-time tuition was reported at $818 per credit hour; applicants should confirm how fees change with enrollment intensity.

• 2024-25 full-time undergraduate tuition: $21,813.
• 2024-25 required fees: $1,280.
• Combined published tuition and required fees: $23,093, before living and other expenses.

The reported room-and-board figure of $12,668 is a budgeting measure, not a charge for college-operated housing. A complete personal budget also needs to account for books and supplies, transportation and expenses associated with clinical participation. Applicants should request a current, term-by-term cost-of-attendance estimate and check which nursing supplies, screening costs or exam-related charges are included in published fees.

Net price is different from the sticker price: it reflects an estimated cost after grant aid for students in a defined group. For students from families earning $0-$48,000, the reported average net price was $27,222; for the above-$110,000 group, it was $34,305. Those figures can exceed tuition and fees because the cost measure includes living and other attendance expenses. They are group averages, not individual aid offers.

Financial aid can reduce the amount a student pays immediately, but loans must ordinarily be repaid. In 2024-25, 92% of students received financial aid and 89% received student loans. The reported average undergraduate grant award was $6,676. Eligible students should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and ask the financial aid office about federal grants and loans, Florida aid, institutional scholarships and qualifying veteran or military education benefits. An award letter should distinguish grants from borrowing and show costs for the full nursing sequence, not just the first term.

What are the work-study opportunities at Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota?

Students should distinguish ordinary part-time employment from Federal Work-Study, which is need-based financial aid earned through an eligible job rather than a grant paid automatically toward tuition. A financial aid offer should identify Work-Study eligibility if it is available to the student; eligibility by itself does not secure a position.

Applicants hoping to work during the BSN should ask Sarasota's financial aid office how eligible students find and apply for jobs, and whether approved positions fit nursing-course schedules. They should also compare any job hours with clinical shifts, study time and transportation. A clinical placement is a program requirement, not necessarily paid employment, and neither a part-time job nor Work-Study should be treated as a guaranteed source of income.