How common is it for employers to pay for BSN?

Nursing Students ADN/BSN

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sorry in advance if this question seems presumptuous :p

If I were to graduate with an associates in nursing, get my RN license and find work, what are the odds that my employer would offer to cover some or all of tuition costs? Is this common or is it a long shot? I'm willing to get FAFSA loans to cover the BSN tuition if I have to but I want children young and would rather not be in debt

thanks so much!!

Specializes in Cardiac.

I'm starting back next semester to work on my BSN and my hospital will pay for one class a semester. I get 100% if I make an A, 75% for a B, and 25% for a C. Once I'm done with my BSN I believe I'll get a whole $1/hr raise. Lol. But worth it to further my education .. Most hospitals in my area (GA) have some type of continuing education assistance though if the classes are in a field of study related to your job.

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Specializes in Pedi.

If you live in an area of the country that will hire ADN new grads into hospital positions, it may be possible.

The only employers in my city that offer this benefit aren't paying for any RN-BSN programs since they aren't hiring ADN nurses to begin with.

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Specializes in Nurse Scientist-Research.

All the hospitals I have worked for as a benefits eligible employee have offered tuition reimbursement. In recent years they have become more restrictive such as requiring the education be in healthcare. I also noticed in the last couple of years my employer added a restriction that they will not pay for books for nurses in CNS programs. Don't know what that's about.

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If you want to get a ballpark idea, just call all the HR departments in your area and ask. If you get told they won't provide that information over the phone, just consider that to be a "no" on your unofficial poll.

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My employer does not offer anything,no 401k,no tuition reimbursement,nothing.

I work for a homecare agency though.

It seems if you want your employer to pay for extra education,your BEST bet is to find work in a hospital.

Skip nursing homes and home care agencies for now.

My home health agencies don't even offer decent wages. Every one that has hired me in the last ten years has decreased their pay rates across the board, unless you happen to belong to the secret "inner" circle. I would never think to ask about tuition reimbursement. Ha!

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