Where did you find financial aid when you decided to go for the 2nd degree in nursing

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where did you find financial aid when you decided to go for the second degree in nursing?

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Specializes in Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management.

Look into schools that offer some sort of tuition forgiveness if you work in a hospital that is connected to the school in some way. I got a full ride by agreeing to work at a university hospital for 2 years. I also got scholarships through the state. Look on your state's BON website-they may offer some guidance.

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Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.
where did you find financial aid when you decided to go for the second degree in nursing?

i didn't. plus, my current facility does not pay tuition or reimbursement due to budget cuts (so they say). i worked ft and paid for my education by taking classes pt. i completed my program in 3 years, where 1 year was completed prior to my adn program (the pre-reqs) and during the summers of my adn program. thus, i spent my first two years working as a nurse completing my bsn program.

i know that it sounds bad (three years total due to taking classes pt and paying out-of-pocket), but it is worth every penny! i just landed a job with a facility that pays twice what i am making now per year. the facility requires rn work experience and bsns of new employees, which is why i suspect the pay difference.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Cardiology, Geriatrics.

Although I had two years of experience when I started my RN-BSN program, family issues resulted in my having been unemployed for over two years (so no employer tuition assistance and no ability to get a new job as hospitals around here want BSNs only now), so I had to pay for it with Pell Grants and Stafford Loans. I look at it as an investment in my career and myself.

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I didn't, I paid for it all out of my savings. I wasn't eligible for any kind of aid.

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I lived at home with my parents and paid for my education, books, fees and other living expenses from my savings and my job as a CNA.

Community college was a bargain.

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I get nada for financial aid. I was told when I go for graduate level I will get some assistance, thankfully I have the GI Bill!

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Combo of GI Bill and loans (old GI Bill barely covered anything from my first year, so I have significant loans from that year, but the post 9/11 GI Bill covered quite a bit my 2nd yr). I have a fairly significant amount of debt, but I look at it as an investment, and we can afford the payments, so for us, it was the right choice. Oh, and I did a MEPN program, so I don't know if that affected what I was eligible for, either.

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Specializes in School Nursing.

Private loans which, unless the economy improves, I'll be paying off until long after retirement. If and when it improves and my husband's income goes back up, we'll start paying it down again and get it out of my hair sooner.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

My close friend has a prior bachelor of science degree that she earned 10 years ago. When she returned to school to pursue a nursing degree in 2009, she obtained a private student loan through Chase.

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I already had a BS so when I went back I was not eligible for any pell grants that do not have to be paid back :mad:. I have to take out federal student loans and try to find scholarships (which I haven't been able to find any). GL

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Specializes in L&D/Maternity nursing.

Federal Loans. I qualified because it was a Masters program (I already had a Bachelors)

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