I have always wondered what amount of nurses paid for their education through financial aid, student loans, or on their own.
The main reason for this thread is to provide information for people who cant afford expensive tuition. I recieved pell grants, student loans and worked part time to get myself through nusing school. Alot of people arent aware of the resources that are availible. I want to see the percentages of nurses who recieved financial aid to get through school
Please share how you paid for nursing school. Give any links or resources that you may have. Thanks!
Oh Geez.....I'm finally going to answer this question. I can't believe how lucky I am. My first degree - all me, baby, and student loans. This time around, well it's amazing. I had a wonderful aunt who left me a load of money! I am not kidding. I had no idea she had money, and no idea she was leaving it to my brothers and me. Anyway, without her, there is NO WAY I could be doing this. $22,000 just for tuition for my 12 month accelerated clinicals.
Specializes in He who hesitates is probably right....
The health system paid for me to go to nursing school. Tuition, books, uniforms, everything. But... I owed them three years upon graduation (one to go), and they add a portion of my tuition to each paycheck, so it is taxable income. In retrospect, I'd have been better off to pay cash or handle my tuition myself.
For LPN school I was a broke single mom with 2 little babies, so the state gave me a grant and I got a small student loan for daycare and a broken down used car that ran. When I go to RN school and even with my pre-reqs, I am getting a student loan. I'm going to owe a pretty penny when I'm done.
I worked evenings as a nursing assistant-3-9, 3-11,6-10(any variety of evening shifts) and weekends(days and evenings) during school, lived at home with my parents during college(age 18-22), had small scholarships. Parents only contribution was a place to live and food for my belly-couldn't afford anything else. I have always been vey frugal anyway so new clothes didn't happen but thrift stores were and still are my friends.
I got out of my BSN program without a dime owed because of this at the age of 22.
I graduated from a 2 year ADN program. I worked part- time in a hospital first as a unit coordinator, then student nurse tech 30 hours (for the benefits) evenings and some overnights. I received tuition reinbursement of $750 first year, along with $1,500 from my mom and the rest I paid. The second year received $1000 tuition reimbursement and $500 from my mom and $100 from my sister......for my main text book that year....I used former year edition from a nurse who took the course and the rest of the needed books I also used either older editions or went to the library and used theirs. My mom said I do not owe her back, but now I am an RN :nurse:and I will surprise her with a check soon.
ps: I do not recommend overnights....while in school...unless you have 2 days after to recover before school.
I have student loans from my computer obsession (2 years worth) I owe about $14,000. Now that I am returning to school and I have had a child, I will just be paying for 10 credits this summer (about $3000 or so) and then it will be all state funded and work study for me.
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OUT OF POCKET -- UGH -- EVERY step of the way!