I am Looking for a School

robpritc · Mar 2, 2007

Hi Bella, This is my first posting on here as I just joined but I thought maybe I could help a little. I am not yet a nurse. Nursing school has always been a dream of mine, and I need to get serious about it before I get much older (I am 43).

Anyway, I don't know of any hospitals that will pay for your tuition ahead of time, but there are many in my area that will pay tuition if you are working for them.

I am in the Rochester, NY area. My niece worked at Highland Hospital right out of high school as a patient care tech (glorified CNA), and while working, they paid for her RN schooling. This may be a possibility for you. You would be getting paid and also getting your tuition covered. I think pretty much any job at the local hospitals have tuition reimbursement.

Here are some hospitals for you to check into if you haven't made a decision as to what to do already.... Highland Hospital, Rochester, NY; Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY; Rochester General Hospital. We have a number of schools for nursing in the area. A 2 year school is MCC (Monroe Community College). They have a program for RNs. Then the 4 year schools are Roberts Wesleyan, Nazareth, St. John Fisher, and U of Rochester. I hope some of this helps you.

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Mar 5, 2007

I am looking for a school to go to, but my dilema is that I want to move back to New York and I would have to wait untill I finish school or face paying out of state tuition. Does anybody know of a hospital that will pay for you to go to college and move to New york. Help me please it is too HOT in Florida

Well, most hospitals I'm aware of will offer tuition assistance while you're in school IF you're already employed by them in some manner (care tech or nurse's aide, for example). There is no hospital I have ever heard of that will offer a potential student any moving expenses. Actually, if you're not an RN, forget about any moving expenses, period. You'd have to do that on your own, and then get a job there. Then, they will expect you to compensate them in the form of an employment contract after graduation (oftentimes, an hour per dollar they spent on you, for example). This can be great if you want to work for that facility for several years after graduation, but not so great if you don't, or are particular about what unit you wish to work on. Typically the "indentured servitude" tuition contract means that they get to put you anywhere they want, whatever hours they want, and that's not negotiable on your part. Some people hate this. Some love it. But consider it very carefully.

Also, I'm not sure if this is still the case, but in order to qualify for in-state tuition rates at a SUNY school, you needed to establish residency for 6 months prior to admission to the school. In other words, you couldn't move in to a new address one week and start school as a resident the next. Additionally, competition into nursing schools here can be fierce, depending on the program and the actual area. You might want to move to an area of NYS that has a 3 year wait for nursing school entry; look into this carefully before making a decision.

Hope this helps you sort it all out. Welcome! :)