Who will buy tuition forgiveness in PA?

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Specializes in LTC.

I paid for school by signing a tuition forgiveness program where the school pays for tuiton if I promise to work for UPMC for two years. My instructor told me I didn't have to stay with UPMC if I didn't want to, that lots of places would be willing to buy my loan, and I would work for them for the two years. I have been looking around and have yet to find anyone willing to buy my loan. Does anyone know of facilities in the Pittsburgh/Butler area that buys loans? I would greatly appreciate any leads.

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Specializes in Emergency, neonatal, pediatrics.

I don't know of any loan "buybacks", but certainly West Penn Allegheny offers sign on bonuses to new grads. Mine was $10,000 over three years at West Penn, but that was awhile ago and they may have increased it.

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Specializes in ER.
I paid for school by signing a tuition forgiveness program where the school pays for tuiton if I promise to work for UPMC for two years. My instructor told me I didn't have to stay with UPMC if I didn't want to, that lots of places would be willing to buy my loan, and I would work for them for the two years. I have been looking around and have yet to find anyone willing to buy my loan. Does anyone know of facilities in the Pittsburgh/Butler area that buys loans? I would greatly appreciate any leads.

god no, but I wish I knew some place that would offer that - I know of ZERO facilities that do that for nurses. Now if you're a doctor.....

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Specializes in LTC.

I did actually apply to a position at AKMC, and they wanted to hire me...at $12.50/hour, with no mention of any sign on bonus, and no buying of loans. You would think with the Nursing shortage that bonuses would get better, not worse!:confused:

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Specializes in ER.
I did actually apply to a position at AKMC, and they wanted to hire me...at $12.50/hour, with no mention of any sign on bonus, and no buying of loans. You would think with the Nursing shortage that bonuses would get better, not worse!:confused:

$12.50 an HOUR for what? You're a nurse, right? An RN or LPN?

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.

The VA hospital has been known to pay off tuition forgivenes offers

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What is AKMC? it's not in PA, is it? Is this a CNA position because offering a nurse, an RN, $12.50/hr is just a sin.

I did actually apply to a position at AKMC, and they wanted to hire me...at $12.50/hour, with no mention of any sign on bonus, and no buying of loans. You would think with the Nursing shortage that bonuses would get better, not worse!:confused:
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Specializes in LTC.

Do you happen to know how long you need to work for them to be free of the loan? Do you know anyone who has done this with them?

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I worked for the VA for a very short time. I'm pretty sure it's 3 years you have to give them.

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Specializes in LTC.

I'm guessing that you didn't like it because you were there only a short time. Or was it just circumstancial?

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I didn't like it. It was extremely boring. Kinda hard to believe for a nursing job. I was an LPN at the time and on the floor I was on, I was more or a less a CNA. I don't mind giving baths and such, but I was lucky if I passed meds once a month. My skills were not being utilized.

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I did actually apply to a position at AKMC, and they wanted to hire me...at $12.50/hour, with no mention of any sign on bonus, and no buying of loans. You would think with the Nursing shortage that bonuses would get better, not worse!:confused:

$12.50 an hour??? For an RN position?

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