Published Oct 14, 2005
daholetruth
3 Posts
Hello NP's
I am an RN whose looking to become an FNP through an accelerated course (full-time). The sooner the better, right. Does anyone know of any program that will pay all or some of my NP tuition? I know that hospitals have tuition reimbursement programs however I detest working in hospitals as a staff RN. I would not mind working in a hospital on an NP level, though. Do you all know of programs for ex: where I can go to school full time for free, and after graduation, work for a particular company until I repay the funds. Kind of like an being an indentured servant. I live in the new york city area. Also, do y'all know of good schools in the new york city area that offer accelerated FNP programs?
I would appreciate your thoughts. And of course the whole truth, no politically correct statements, please.
sirI, MSN, APRN, NP
17 Articles; 45,839 Posts
Hello NP'sI am an RN whose looking to become an FNP through an accelerated course (full-time). The sooner the better, right. Does anyone know of any program that will pay all or some of my NP tuition? I know that hospitals have tuition reimbursement programs however I detest working in hospitals as a staff RN. I would not mind working in a hospital on an NP level, though. Do you all know of programs for ex: where I can go to school full time for free, and after graduation, work for a particular company until I repay the funds. Kind of like an being an indentured servant. I live in the new york city area. Also, do y'all know of good schools in the new york city area that offer accelerated FNP programs?I would appreciate your thoughts. And of course the whole truth, no politically correct statements, please.
Hello, daholetruth,:balloons:
Welcome to Allnurses.com:)
I am not aware of any programs that fully reimburse your expenses. Have you checked at http://www.allnursingschools.com/
There are a few programs listed in NY on the above site. I do not know if they meet your expectations.
Also, try these:
http://www.choosenursing.com/schools/prog_practitioner.html
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/pdf/APLIST.PDF
Good luck!!
elkpark
14,633 Posts
When I was in my CNS grad program, many of the NP students at my school had contracts/scholarships with the US Public Health Service, the VA, or the Indian Health Service. They would pay all your school expenses (and, in some cases, a monthly stipend for living expenses) in return for your commitment to work for them for a specified amount of time after you graduated. Although the students did have some choice/flexibility about where they went to do their service after they graduated, their choices were limited by the particular agency's needs.
I would have JUMPED at the chance to get a deal like that, but none of those agencies funded my specialty (child psych).