Ok you passed. How much did you spend?

[snickerd3]

wow...i wonder if it is inflation or just them increasing prices. in 2006 I spent less than $300. Work paid for the test, hotel and time off to take the test. I paid $100 for the state fee, ~$200 for the lindburg book and practice problem book. I got the 6 minute book as a present. I used my old college texts for the rest.

 

[DavidPE]

I passed in NY on my first try, with total expenses of about $1,200. That includes the application fee ($377, includes first 3 years license fees), exam fee ($250), and all my study materials. I will get the exam fee back from work and I expect to sell most of my study materials, so I should be less than $600 out of pocket.

 

[mplydon]

Exam Fees

*Application Fee $60.00

*Exam Sitting Fee $255.00

Total for Fees $315.00

Books/Study Aids

*Mechanical PE Sample Examination, Michael R. Lindeburg $63.54

*Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual for PE Exam 12th Edition $198.61

*Practice Problems for the Mechanical Engineering PE Exam: A companion

to the Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual 12th Edition $64.85

*Shipping for the two books above $7.98

*Official NCEES Practice Exam: PE Mechanical: HVAC and Refrigeration

Sample Questions and Solutions $39.95

*Shipping and Handling for above book $9.36

Total for Books/Study Aids $384.29

*Calculators $40

Grand Total (Payed by Company): $739.29

***Passed First Try

 

[mplydon]

Oops Paid not Payed, Apparently I didn't pay attention in my English classes

 

[brian84]

AZ registration $80
NCEES $265
Transcripts $12.50
Study Materials/Calculator ~ $350
PPI Exam Cafe $75
Parking $12
Calculator $25


Total $819.5
All Reimbursed

 

[TGrits10]

Florida

$230 - FBPE Application Fee + 2 years License Fee (reimbursed)

$265 - NCEES Exam Fee (reimbursed)

$000 - Hand-me-down study materials

$000 - ASHRAE Books & other references already on hand

$~10 - Gas to Exam Site

$~10 - Lunch on Exam Day

$~50 - Wine for friend who helped me get ready

$~30 - Self-Inking Stamp Seal (provided by company)

$~60 - Embossing Seal & JPG Seal

$350 - One hell of a Date Night with the wife

$495 to apply

$20 to take exam

$90 to get seals

$400 to celebrate

$1005 Total

$480 out of pocket

 

[chiko]

$ 3500 approximately. 2 attempts. No review course just books and fees. NOT a penny was reimbursed by my company.

 

[Ship Wreck PE]

I just added up what I could remember, and it was over $3,000.00. I took the Ga Tech class and bought a plethora of books. My company picked up about half of the costs, so I am very happy
that I passed on my first try. Thanks Engineer boards.com

 

[whalende]

Approximately $1200. Passed first attempt, no review classes. Company doesn't pay for exam costs but does pay for issuance fee, stamp and continuing education.

 

[engrstructural11]

Wowzers, I got off light.

265 NCEES test fee (IIRC)

30 application fee

40 dollars NCEES study book

0 dollars for borrowed lindburg references

35 dollar rubber stamp.

Total - $370

Company Reimbursement - $330

Total fee to me $40 dollars + 15 dollars of gas to get to test site = $55

 

[ASG]

$377 to NYS to qualify

$249 to take exam x3

$364 for PPI books (won’t count NEC)

$875 for class in 2010

$498 for class 2nd time (class is now $1K but he offered me half off)

________

~$2900

Reimbursement from work: $0

 

[chiko]

$377 to NYS to qualify

$249 to take exam x3

$364 for PPI books (wont count NEC)

$875 for class in 2010

$498 for class 2nd time (class is now $1K but he offered me half off)

________

~$2900

Reimbursement from work: $0

Spent approximately the same.

 

[nicoga3000]

I am incredibly fortunate in that my company paid for everything - all of my testing materials, test registration, hotel and dinner the night before the exam. They offered to pay my fees to get my license in IN after I passed, but I figured I could spend $50 of my own money given how much they provided for me.

It's a bit of a bummer that it's so expensive to take and prepare for the PE.

 

[cupojoe PE PMP]

Missouri Application Fee - $100

NCEES Exam Fee - $265

Fedex original application - $9

Hotel the night before - $140

Travel cost 135 miles each way to exam site

$20 dinner - night before

$10 lunch - day of

About $570 for reference material (NCEES, Camara, Wildi, Grainger, Beaty)

SchoolofPE $990

Already owned NEC handbook and NESC.

$25 for a rolling box to carry references in to the test

$40 for two TI-36X Pro calculators

$7 for post-it note flags
$30 for misc supplies (ant-acids, earplugs, zip lock bags, trail mix, chips, bottled water)

Stamp is paid for directly by the company,

So of my out of pocket cost (2206+mileage) they reimbursed $500 for study/references and the registration/application fees. So $865 total. Passed the first time, I'm not second-guessing a single cent....except maybe I could have borrowed the back-up calculator.

 

[ex nihilo]

Florida Board Exam Fee: $230

NCEES Registration: $265

Reference books, Transcripts, Calculators: $530

Gas, Hotel, Food, Parking: $250

Miscellaneous: $50

Post-test vacation to celebrate being done studying :drunk1: : $3000

 

[dana]

I spent: TIME

 

[PeeEee?]

$326 Study books

$125 CA Fee

$265 NCEES Fee

$218 Exam day hotel

TOTAL = $934

My company got a bargain!!!

 

[Distant Thunder]

I spent time as well....

Money wise I did not ask for reimbursement, my company puts zero importance on the p.e., it is strictly for my résumé.

I spent around $500 total for registration, MERM and practice tests.

Now if I had failed this time, I probably would have paid for dr. Tom's course.

 

[jf4pe]

Reference Material & Calculator: $490

MT Application fee & shipping: $ 63

NCEES Fee: $265

Lodging, Meals, Fuel: $175

Stamp: $ 37

TOTAL: $1,030

 

[countrytoad]

holy crap how did you people spend so much! i think i was about 600 bucks. lindburg, sample test and the test fees. ?????? Maybe 700. who spent 3k! youch!

Well it's $475 for the application fees (in Oregon), so you had a tight budget for study materials or your state is much cheaper.