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Western
Interstate Commission for Higher Education Student
Exchange Programs (Nevada)
Eligibility
– WICHE is a student exchange program in which the
following states participate: Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and
Wyoming. WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for
Higher Education) Student Exchange Programs (Nevada) has
four separate programs for Nevada residents.
PROFESSIONAL
STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Nearly
one million dollars in grants for out-of-state studies
in the fields of dentistry, optometry, veterinary
medicine, pharmacy, and physician assistants. The
program is competitive, open to all Nevada residents.
The tuition is paid directly to the schools on your
behalf at a reduced rate. You must repay 25%
of the support fee within 5-10 years after you graduate
and return to Nevada and practice the profession for
which you received assistance for as many years as you
received support.
HEALTH
CARE ACCESS PROGRAM (HCAP)
The
State of Nevada is concerned over the growing number of
medically underserved people. Therefore, WICHE has
offered a relatively new program for Nevada students.
The fields of studies are dentistry, pharmacy, physical
therapy, nursing, mental health and physician
assistants. The tuition is paid directly to the schools
on your behalf at a reduced rate. You will not
be required to repay any portion of the
funds, but you must
return to Nevada and practice in a
medically underserved region or with a medically
underserved population for two years. The penalties on
these programs are sever, if the students do not fill
their requirements the students are requested to pay
triple the principle and 8% interest compounded daily.
This program is competitive, based upon ranking
by the institutions and interview with WICHE.
WESTERN
UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
(WUE)
This
program is for students at the undergraduate level
within the WICHE Compact.
Nevadan's can attend 141 participating colleges
and universities in 14 western states. The tuition cost
for Nevada residents is just 50 percent more than the
fees charged to in-state residents.
WESTERN
REGIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAM (WRGP)
Qualified
Nevada residents can enroll at reduced tuition rates in
any one of the 95 programs at 35 graduate institutions
within the 14 states WICHE Compact. These distinctive
programs are at the master's and doctoral degree levels
at reduced tuition rates.
Application:
For information specific to your state of residence
contact:
WICHE
Student Exchange Programs
Mail Stop 304,
University of Nevada Reno
Reno, Nevada
89557-0116
Phone # (775)
754-4900 (Fax) (775) 327-5193
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