Will a hospital pay for me to go to nursing school?

[easywitheyesclosed]

First off, I'd like to say hi! I'm new here. And I'm sorry if I put this in the wrong forum, lol.

I have a question. I'm a senior in high school, and I live in Texas, the Houston area, and I want to go to Tomball Community College to take my pre-reqs, then apply for nursing school (I want to get my associates).

I was just curious; I've heard of hospitals paying your way, and that that are some ways they do this; that after you're certified you either have to work for them for some amount of years, or volunteer, sometimes they pay it off, or they pay if you choose to get a higher degree. But would I qualify for that? And if I did, would they pay for my pre-reqs or only nursing school after I got accepted?

Also, when contacting HR at a hospital, how would I ask them? Lol. I know it sounds weird and it's not that I'm embarrassed or anything, I just don't know what I would say/ how to ask.

So if you know how would go about doing all of this, please help me, lol. I would really appreciate it.

I'm clueless when it comes to these kinds of things.

Thanks so much.

-Nikki

[chemistry03]

Hello all,

I have a question along the same lines as the original post. In the Fall I will be entering my senior year of undergraduate education. I am a chemistry major but have decided to change my career goals to nursing (if I weren't a senior, I would change my major to nursing). I am therefore looking into a number of accelerated programs. My question is though, should I go for an accelerated BSN program or do a straight-shot direct entry masters kind of program for students with a non-nursing bachelor's degree? I've been looking at the costs for the direct entry master's programs and I'm starting to freak out . If I do the accelerated BSN option does anyone know if I could begin working and then have my employer pay for graduate school? Or is that not a common occurence and I should just go straight for the MSN if I am accepted and just take out a bunch of loans? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated and I hope this wasn't too confusing :nuke: