Paramedic Books are Expensive.

[Katee]

A friend and I registered for a Paramedic class thru BC3 in PA a couple of months ago.

We started looking at the book list for the class... let me tell you, the books are expensive! The total comes to nearly $550.00. :pukeleft: For some people that may not be much, but for others, it is quite an expense. On the other hand, my friend that goes to college says we have it easy and that her books total waaay more than that!

Soooo... does anyone know of any textbook grants?

We realize there are things like Amazon out there, but why pay for something if someone else is willing to give it away for free?

Thanks for your help!

-Edit... also, this is the site for our class information. If you scroll to page 18, you will find the book list.

http://bc3.edu/publicsafety/pdf/PSTraining.pdf

[spenac]

Sorry no grant info. Don't forget to check ebay and half.com.

[JPINFV]

$550 one time isn't bad. I spent about $6-700/year on books during undergrad.

[Yummymedic05]

I went to my local job works office who granted me money for books, uniforms, and fuel for my car. Something to look into if you ask me.

[chbare]

Yeah, $550.00 for a one time deal is not bad. You do not even want to know what I paid for books when I was in nursing school. However, I think JPINFV most likely spent more. And that was several years ago. In addition to the other suggestions, you may want to try Amazon as well.

Take care,

chbare.

[Ridryder 911]

Add another zero on that, then you have what I spent on textbooks for just this mini-semester alone...

So when I hear $350.00 .. I chuckle...

R/r 911

[emtannie]

$550 for books.... is just part of the cost of education. I spent more than that each semester of university, and that was a long time ago....

You can pay the cost of education now, or you can pay for the rest of your life to be uneducated. In the long run, the short term pain of school expenses is worth it..

[Just Plain Ruff]

for 16 courses in grad school I spent around 300-1000 per course in books. Thank god for school loans.

i think one of my courses with 2 books was 550.00 for those two books alone.

[Katee]

I went to my local job works office who granted me money for books, uniforms, and fuel for my car. Something to look into if you ask me.

Wow, really? Hmmm!

Its not that we won't go to the class if we don't get a grant or loan or help. We're just curious about these things.

Thanks for your help

[cfaulknor]

What books are you using? If you're using the Principles and Practice 5 Volume Set, I'd be willing to part with them for far cheaper than you'd pay for a new set...