Hospital paying for school?

SCmomof3, RN · Jan 3, 2005

I just have a second to post, but there are tons of threads on this topic here in the pre-nursing forum as well as the general student forum. Try a search and you should find lots of discussion on the topic, with pros and cons. Good luck :)

bioniclewoman · Jan 4, 2005

I just have a second to post, but there are tons of threads on this topic here in the pre-nursing forum as well as the general student forum. Try a search and you should find lots of discussion on the topic, with pros and cons. Good luck :)

None of the other threads say what a hospitals does if a student isn't excepted to a nursing program. Do they make the student repay the cost of the prerequisites or what?

Fun2, BSN, RN · Jan 10, 2005

I am going to school with a hospital scholarship. I am not working for them, but I will after I become an RN. (I've got a job waiting on me!!) :rolleyes:

If I never make it, or fall below a 2.5 GPA, I loose the scholarship, and I will have to pay back what I have been given. However, I think this would be set up in payments with interest. ******BUT****** I'm not going to worry about that, because it "ain't gonna" happen!! :chuckle

When I finish I have to work a certain amount of hours to pay back the full amount. If I work full-time, and ADN = about 1 year.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Jan 10, 2005

We have $2250 tuition reimbursement, for all employees working. We have to make a "C". I used it about ten years ago to take nutrition and algerbra as part of my BSN. Then didn't take another course. They never came after me and asked "where is your BSN". It's a benefit we get, whether or not we ever finish the program.

I've recently started up and started using them again.

SCmomof3, RN · Jan 10, 2005

None of the other threads say what a hospitals does if a student isn't excepted to a nursing program. Do they make the student repay the cost of the prerequisites or what?

I'm sorry, I read your post too quickly. I don't think that any hospitals will enter into a contract with a student until that student has demonstrated that they will be accepted into the program, or at least has a strong chance of doing so. From what I understand, hospitals will pay for the nursing program itself, but what you need to do to get yourself into it is your responsibility. I am not certain on this, though it makes sense. If they paid for pre-req's, people could really abuse that privelege, treating it like a student loan program. I hope that my wording makes sense:uhoh3: .

If I were you, I would call the various hospitals in your area that you are interested in working at and ask them to send you information on their reimbursement program, allowing you the opportunity to ask them what their specific requirements are. I imagine that each place will have some differences in their practices. HTH and good luck to you!

Fun2, BSN, RN · Jan 10, 2005

I agree with 3rdShiftGuy. Many employers offer tuition reinbursement. Most of them just have a general rule that the classes you take have to pertain to your career. i.e., you can't expect to have your tuition reinbursed to major in dancing, if you work in a hospital :rolleyes:

mom2michael, MSN, RN, NP · Jan 10, 2005

The hospital where I work at has a scholarship program. You have to be accepted into the actual nursing program to even apply so if you are still taking your pre-reqs you can't apply. You are required to work 12 hours per month while in school. When you graduate you are required to work for the system for 2 years. If you are already an employee of the system when you apply for the program, you are more likely to get it approved.

If you leave the program during any point and time you must agree to pay back all costs that the hospital has paid.

I would suggest calling the local hospitals in the area and see what their programs are. All of them around here do the scholarship thing and all are very specific that you must be accepted into the nursing program to even apply for the program.

Achoo!, LPN · Jan 10, 2005

The hospital I work for pays up to 1,000 a year for tuition reimbursement( I don't work full time- so I do not qualify). It doesn't have to be a nursing program though. Some go for business management, HUC, etc.. if they do not get a "C" in whatever classes they take, they pay it back.

AdobeRN · Jan 11, 2005

At the hospital I worked at a few years ago, they had tuition reimbursement. The classes you took had to pertain to your medical career. They reimbursed for tuition & books on a scale...if you made an A, you were reimbursed 100%, for a B it was 75% and a C was 50%.

They also had a scholarship program for the actual medical programs(nursing, resp therapy etc)...You were paid at 40 hours/week + full benefits (health, vaction etc ) but only were required to work 24 hours/week, for each year that you were a part of this program you had to agree to work for a certain time when you graduate. If you didnt finish, you had to pay all that money back.