Are they required to buy certain tools/toolkits and what is the average cost. My nephew graduated from a similer program. I recall that the cost of the tools was astronomical. He had no problem getting a job. Even though at first it seemed really high, after diseccting the time it wasn't that much out of the norm. His program was an intensive 13 months. No summer off, no spring or fall break. It was full time school for 13 months.