<p>m2ck: I don’t know how competitive the nursing programs are, but the NPCs for York College of Pennsylvania, Waynesburg University, and Carlow University all showed a net price (without loans) equal to or less than our 14 state (PSSHE) schools. Per NPC, all of the private schools in PA with nursing programs have a lower net cost than Penn State for our family. I realize that Pennsylvania is more the exception than the rule, since our publics have relatively high tuition and give very little if any financial aid other than federal and state grants.</p>