Considering Georgetown online

ChristineN, BSN, RN · Jul 5, 2011

Georgetown's on-line programs (ie CNM, FNP, etc) are all brand new and the first on-line class will be the Fall '11 class. Up until now Georgetown has only had on campus classes.

ixchel · Jul 5, 2011

I guess that's why I never noticed them before! I guess that could be good news OR bad news, huh? I can't seem to find any information on their tuition except that they're really pricey. Do you have any idea what the ballpark might be?

ixchel · Jul 5, 2011

Holy crap nevermind. :eek: http://finaid.georgetown.edu/coamnur.htm

mandajeanice · Jul 27, 2011

Ixchel, did you have any success getting additional info? I looked into this as well, but couldn't get any answers from my "adviser". She never emailed me, although I told her I'd prefer communication by email due to a crazy schedule. I emailed her questions and never got a response. She called several times when I was unavailable. This past time, I got an email saying "Sorry you are no longer interested". Ugh!

I didn't know if this program is ALL online, or if you are required to do X amount of clinical hours locally.

allisa07 · Sep 20, 2011

I spoke with a representative today. All courses are offered online and there is 650 hours of clinicals needed at a facility near where you live. i think its around 72000.

WEST1014, RN,BSN · Sep 28, 2011

I spoke with a representative today. All courses are offered online and there is 650 hours of clinicals needed at a facility near where you live. i think its around 72000.

I'm seriously considering it; but the tuition cost has really got me stalling. $73,815 is what they quoted me as the total cost without travel yesterday. That's 4 times the amount of one of the local universities here. It would be a nice vacation for the 2 sessions that require campus visits.

I am trying to find out more about the tuition reimbursement (LOAN FORGIVENESS) offered by government for working in rural health areas or by Americorps. On one of the emails, the "fine print" says they will only forgive loans after you've made 120 consecutive payments. That's like 10 years! Right?

allisa07 · Sep 28, 2011

Yes, that's about 10 years! And who knows how much each monthly payment will be!

ixchel · Sep 30, 2011

Thank you so much for the feedback! I hate the price tag of this school, but it's actually driving distance from me (not for face to face classes, but for the on campus visits we would have-- I live 2.5 hours away) and I love the reputation that Georgetown has in general. After putting more reflection and research into it, I've decided Georgetown is my first choice school. I'm hoping I can manage to keep my 3.9 for the next couple of years and qualify for some money for school. *fingers crossed*

ETA: I just did the math and 650 hours is less than 10 hours a week on the full time program. That's actually really good news! I may be working during grad school, so I was really scared that my clinicals requirement was going to make it impossible to study at the same time.

partera · Oct 1, 2011

regarding loan payment -- there are many different programs for loan repayment. one involves total forgiveness of loans if you've done 120 consecutive payments AND worked for 10 yrs (get it?) in public service of some kind. but if you check out the options on the national health service corps website (NHSC, which is affiliated with HRSA), there are jobs listed where for two years of work at an approved site, you get $60,000 of loan forgiveness (federal or private bank loans), with additional awards for sequential years.

there are other options, but the NHSC one is the most commonly discussed option (i say discussed cause i'm currently racking up all of my debt at OHSU in the CNM program, so i just hear the discussion amongst students -- not amongst ppl who are repaying debt yet... what am i even doing?! oh right, living my dream, haha! YES! that's it!)

on top of those two options, there's becoming an NHSC scholar at the start of your program -- you apply for their scholarship program, get accepted (hopefully!), they pay your tuition AND give you a stipend for living/books. then you owe them two years of your time working in an underserved area. downside is that i hear (hearsay! this is hearsay!) that a lot of the CNM NHSC jobs are doing more well-woman care, fewer deliveries, AND that there aren't a lot of 'scholar' positions even available once you finish your program -- so you might not have too much autonomy in where you end up (have to take what's available, which might not be too many positions).

anyway, that's what i've heard. haven't applied for anything yet though so i haven't been talking to the actual agency -- just other students. but there is hope, if you look hard enough!!! good luck with your applications!

tucsonash · Jan 24, 2012

I just saw this thread, but thought I'd throw this out there. I started the program in August and am halfway through my second block (of six). If you have any specific questions about the program, let me know.

Fairy dust · Feb 5, 2012

hey tucsonash,

i am interested in Georgetown's midwifery online. I know you actually have to log into live classes, are there many class times to choose from, bc it seems limiting for a distance program but i can see the benefits of a live class. Do you have to go to campus. Also, do any of the students not have l&d experience? thanks for any info :)