The Penn Highlands Healthcare Program

Launch your career at Penn Highlands and receive up to $65,000 in loan repayment funds!

Through a special partnership with Penn Highlands Healthcare, GMercyU students in the following programs can apply for Penn Highlands' exciting loan reimbursement opportunities in exchange for a three-year work commitment:

Nursing ($40,000 loan repayment)
Occupational Therapy ($65,000 loan repayment)
Respiratory Care ($40,000 loan repayment)
Radiologic Technology ($30,000 loan repayment)
Speech-Language Pathology ($65,000 loan repayment)

Apply to the program as early as 24 months before completing your degree.

up to $65,000
toward your college loans

3 Year
work commitment

Employment
with Penn Highlands Healthcare nationally recognized workforce

How It Works

Once you earn your degree, become licensed, and launch your career at any of these nine Penn Highlands locations, Penn Highlands will make monthly payments towards your educational loan debt over your three years of employment.

You can leave the program at any time. If you do so before completing your work commitment, you forfeit any further loan repayments made by the health system but are not required to reimburse any payments already made on your behalf.

Who Is Eligible

Students in any of these GMercyU programs:
Be in good academic standing with a GPA of at least 2.3
Be a United States Citizen, Permanent Resident, or with residency under DACA or TPS programs

Selection isn’t guaranteed simply by meeting the criteria.

Your Next Steps

Enroll as a new or returning GMercyU student for any of the programs mentioned above
Apply to the Penn Highlands Healthcare program as early as 24 months before completing your degree

Learn more, apply here

Become a Griffin

Looking to become a GMercyU student to be considered for any of the opportunities above? Apply to GMercyU!

Questions?

Contact Aimee Huffstetler, M.A., VP for Enrollment Management at 215-646-7300, ext 21523 or huffstetler.a@gmercyu.edu.