Do I establish residency first? Seems impossible to be a PT otherwise.

[StormCrow]

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Hey all. I'm a Nevada resident.

The only currently accredited school for PT in the state is UNLV. Tauro University is in the process but I can't bank on that.

I sort of feel like I am putting all of my eggs in one basket because it seems like I pretty much have -no- options outside of this one school. For example (I used to live in NY in high school) I'm looking at Stony Brook University and where the cost of tuition is 80,000 for an in state resident over the duration of the entire program (About 9,000 a semester, 9 semesters), it is about 150,000 for an out of state residency (16,000 a semester, 9 semesters). Basically paying double.

I've looked at about 12 other schools, and I have seen the same thing. Double cost.

I'm pretty green in the whole application process: Are there normally things like grad assistantships available?

It just seems -impossible- to pay 150,000 for tuition and then another 50,000 for 3 years of living expenses. I'd never be able to pay off $200,000 on a PT salary which is like 55k starting, max (which after taxes is like $40,000).

I'm considering moving to a state like New York, California, Texas etc. so at least I have multiple schools to apply to. I'd move in April so that, before the May in which I started occurred, I'd be a resident of the state and thus wouldn't have to pay 3 years of out of state tuition.

Any opinions on this? Has anyone dealt with out of state costs? It just seems absolutely ridiculous that this is my -only- school option in the entire world. There has to be another way.

 

[rockstudy]

Touro NV is now accredited by CAPTE.

 

[goyo1010]

check tx schools. out of state student costs are ~58-60k. TWU also has a scholarship that most out of state students get, and it gives them in-state tuition instead of out of state, for example.

 

[okramango]

Definitely don't move to California for the purpose of getting residency for in-state tuition. It's just too expensive here. I'm actually saving money by going out of state!

I applied to TWU and NAU, and both of these programs are quite affordable for out of state students and have other scholarship options that you can look into. Keep in mind, though, that these are both very competitive programs. I hear that in Arizona, most students are able to get residency by their second year, even if they moved to AZ just for school, which is not the case in Texas. However, Texas has lots of great PT programs at great tuition costs.

 

[nicolej5]

you're trying to establish residency by moving one month before school? lol good luck. Most states don't count just going to school as residency.

 

[okramango]

you're trying to establish residency by moving one month before school? lol good luck. Most states don't count just going to school as residency.

I think the OP meant moving in April the year before starting school, so that by May of the following year, residency would be established.

 

[Junta87]

Make sure to check the residency requirements. The school I applied to requires you to have lived here for two years, and they check employment records and tex returns to verify.

 

[nicolej5]

I think the OP meant moving in April the year before starting school, so that by May of the following year, residency would be established.

Even then it may not be enough in most states. Some states (florida?) actually require you to get a state license plate, registration, etc plus you need to intend to stay for a certain number of years after. It can get really crazy haha