Education Benefits

Employee Tuition Assistance

If you are regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week, you are eligible for tuition assistance after 90 days of employment. 

Note: 

• Assistance is provided only if you attend an accredited college/university for studies toward an approved degree. 
• You must also agree to work for Johns Hopkins for a pre-determined period of time as detailed in the Tuition Assistance Policy.

If you were hired on or after Jan. 1, 2006 and have completed six months of service, scheduled at 20 or more hours per week, with Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center prior to class start date, you’re eligible for tuition assistance at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing as well as other institutions:

• Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing: $15,000 per fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) for degree-seeking students with satisfactory completion of approved courses as detailed in the policy
• Other institutions: $7,500 per fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) for degree-seeking students with satisfactory completion of approved courses as detailed in the policy; Degree-seeking studies include associate’s degrees (A.A./A.S.), bachelor’s degrees (B.A./B.S.), master’s degrees (M.A., M.S.) and doctorate degrees (Ph.D., J.D.)
• For Undergraduate, Graduate, BSN, and MSN degrees, please review the below table as tuition reimbursement is determined based on your schedule hours worked and the degree you are seeking (RN/SBU employees, please refer to the contract):

Dependent Child Tuition Assistance

If you’re an active full-time employee (scheduled to work 36 hours or more per week) with two years of continuous full-time service, your dependent children can receive tuition assistance if your dependent is:

• 25 years of age or younger at the beginning of the academic period for which assistance is being requested,
• Enrolled in an undergraduate program at an accredited college or university and
• In good academic standing

If eligible, you receive a taxable payment for 50% of the tuition and eligible mandatory academic fees up to a maximum of 50% of $20,000, or $10,000 for each eligible dependent per fiscal year (July 1 through June 30). Payment is limited to four academic years of full-time undergraduate study per dependent child at an accredited, degree-granting institution. Assistance combined with grants, scholarships, awards, employer benefits, etc. (excluding loans) may not exceed 100% of the tuition and eligible mandatory fees.

The following expenses are not eligible for reimbursement

• Tuition expenses at accredited institutions that do not offer degrees, but instead issue diplomas or certificates
• Room and board
• Books
• Part-time and graduate study

Assistance is available for mini-sessions and summer courses only if:

• The courses will count toward a degree
• The dependent child is a full-time student who participated in the Dependent Tuition Assistance Program for a previous fall or spring semester
• The student has not received the maximum benefit allowance for the fiscal year

There are a couple of scholarship opportunities available:

• Nursing Scholarship: If selected, you’ll receive up to $3,000 per year or $6,000 for an approved, accelerated nursing program.
• Hoerichs Nursing Scholarship Fund: If selected, you or your children can complete two clinical years of the nursing education program at Howard Community College.

For more information about either scholarship, call HCGH’s Nursing Administration Office at 410-740-7794 or the Howard Hospital Foundation at 410-740-7840.