i really need honest advice... my job is offering to pay nursing school...

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But by the time my application and everything goes threw all the important people. I will be done with my pre reqs at the community college and will be transfering to the university. So would it be beneifitial to me to allow them to pay for the rest of my schooling(just the nursing classes) and sign the three year contract? Or for me to continue to pay for them like i have been that way I can work where I want when im done?

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That choice is yours and yours alone. Do you like the organization and would you be willing to stay an additional 3 years upon graduation from your nursing program? I am faced with a similar problem. I accepted a job offer and have the option of getting tuition reimbursement while I continue my nursing education. Since I have just started and since my next program doesn't start until Jan 2013 I've decided to wait for a few months to see how well I mesh with my new hospital. If things go well I will request tuition reimbursement and sign a 2 year contract; however, if things do not go well I will pay out of pocket for my schooling to avoid being locked into a contract I do not want.

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Specializes in FNP, ONP.

I would say that depends upon the contract. Have an attorney read it and advise you based on he specificity of it's contents and provisions.

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Specializes in ER, progressive care.

Think about it. The decision is something only you can make on your own. Consider the cost of nursing school. Also consider the hospital you are signing a contract for. Do you see yourself working there for three years? Can you commit to those three years? What if you break off the contract early? Chances are you will have to pay back the hospital, either partially or the full amount of your schooling.

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Specializes in ER, ICU.

Jobs can be hard to find for a new grad. If they pay for school, they will put you to work. Just make sure that you want to work there. Don't do it if you don't like them as an employer.

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I personally have turned down these offers. What is the time commitment when you graduate? As in, how long are you required to work for them after you finish your program? For many hospitals, it's 2-3 years, which doesn't seem like much now, but if you hate the job or decide you want a change or want to move--you can't... because you signed a contract. The alternative would be to pay back the hospital for the amount of money they invested in your schooling. I'll pass on that.

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if you accept that they pay for your schooling, they promise you a job (assuming you graduate and pass nclex-- if you don't then all bets are off). look at it that way and it's a whole different light. i'd tell myself i', going to be working for 25-30 years and so i can stand pretty much anything that's not illegal for three years if it means i don't have thousands and thousands of dollars of debt.

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With the stories you hear about jobs being hard to find, I'd read the fine print to make sure that if something happened, you'd have an out (you are forced to move, get sick and can't work, etc), but HECK YES. I'd be all over that!!! You come out of it with a free education + a job!! Sounds like a win-win to me!!

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If there is a promise of a full time job once you are done I would seriously consider it. If not.. I don't think I would take it.

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

might depend on the market. Would be nice to have a job waiting. But I agree that an attorney needs to see the contract. They might keep you on the low end of the pay scale during that 3 years or have a non-compete clause (so you cannot work elsewhere, even prn) or other things that you do not like. Good luck on school

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