**D** **eadline** **for Fall Start Application: April 1st, 2025** **Premier Health Wright State University Nursing Academy** Premier Health and Wright State University have partnered to create an academy for Wright State nursing students. This is an exciting opportunity for students to pursue their aspiration to become a Registered Nurse, to receive an education from an excellent nursing school, to be exposed to a real-life nursing community at Premier Health and to graduate without the typical college debt. **Benefits Of The Academy** Nursing students participating in the academy will gain real-world, hands-on experience to become practice ready upon graduation. Additionally, nursing students will have access to full-time tuition assistance, lowering or eliminating out-of-pocket tuition costs, allowing them to focus on their studies and experience. Wright State nursing students must join the Premier Health team in entry-level part-time position such as safety companion, home health aid, and patient care technician. **Program Benefits** + Students in the Wright State Nursing Academy are eligible for up to $5,250 annually in tuition assistance from Premier Health. + When combined with Wright State University’s merit and need-based scholarship programs along with federal and state financial aid, earning a degree in nursing becomes even more affordable. + Participants will gain hands-on experience to help them be practice-ready upon graduation. + Participants will have access to full-time employment at Premier Health after graduation. **Eligibility Requirements** • Participants must work part-time at Premier Health (24 hours per pay period) while attending Wright State University full-time as a nursing student (12 credit hours minimum) • Participants must complete courses to receive tuition assistance from Premier Health • Participants must be financially responsible for payment of any WSU educational fees not attributable to a completed course • Participants must qualify for in-state tuition • Participants must satisfy all Premier Health pre-employment requirements To remain eligible for the program, participating nursing students must maintain good standing with employment at Premier Health.