I have bungee jumped but yet to skydive. I will definitely do it before I get too old.
I did have a friend skydive. He did a tandem jump with so that he didn't have to take a lot of instructional classes. Plus it was cheaper. He said it was a blast.
That site has pricing info and info about classes and stuff if you want to get an idea about time and prices. Of course, I don't know if prices vary a lot throughout the country.
Well worth it. You can do the tandem, or on a weekend course you can do solo jumps. Try get a place that will allow you to do multiple solo jumps, each extra one doesn't cost much and you'll want to do many :-)
I have a horrible fear of heights, but I did the tandem one in college anyway. I remember it being about $150 for a few hours of instruction then one jump. It was fun, worth the $$$ (pretty inexpensive considering), and felt completely safe pretty much the whole time. Feels more like a powerful fan on you then falling really, and the parachute part is fun too. Definitely should give it a try IMO.
I have always always wanted to try it, but I can't now because my Back is so f'd up, and obviously the jerk you get when you open your shoot would just kill it.