hello,my name is hari,am 28 year old from india who had undergone open heart surgery for pericarditis
i want to study health information management associate aas degree course in usa,
i have 10000us dollars,how much more i need? will i get scholarships or grants?
which are the best universities or community colleges who will admit me ?
help me
will i be eligible to get jobs as non usa citizen once i complete aas in health information management course n do rhit exam n get registered ?
so that i can work one year and study bachelors with the fund accumulated during one year of work
@happymomof1 maybe you can answer some of these questions?
OP- I would not advise anyone right now to make predictions on the visa situation a few years from now. Even as it stands today- an Associate degree does not make as strong a case for a work permit as a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree; who knows what our immigration policy will look like when you are finishing up your program.
There are many people who are non-US citizens who are working in the US. But the most reliable way to get sponsored is to finish a Master’s degree at a US university in a field with shortages of American citizens who are qualified to do that job.
I think you need a plan B- there is very little likelihood that even if you got a work permit with just an AA you could save enough money in one year to pay for a Bachelor’s degree program.
This is not a realistic plan.
I do not know of any community college in the US where the Cost of Attendance for international students is less than US $20,000 each year. You will need to show that you can pay that amount, or you will not get your student visa.
Community colleges in the US usually do not offer scholarships to international students. If you need a scholarship, you will need to do a lot of research.
Here is a link to the current rules about OPT.
https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/students-and-exchange-visitors/students-and-employment/optional-practical-training
Here is another link from a community college website.
https://www.lanecc.edu/international/employment-information
After you finish your associates degree at a community college, you are eligible to work here for 12 months. If you complete your bachelor’s degree after that associate’s degree, you would be able to work here for 12 months more.
You should read through everything at https://educationusa.state.gov/ and then find the advising center closest to where you live. There are seven in India: https://educationusa.state.gov/find-advising-center?field_region_target_id=&field_country_target_id=306&field_center_level_value=All The counselors at that center will be able to help you find the information that you need.
Wishing you all the best.
hello
will i be eligible for jobs in usa after earning associated degree with RHIT registeration and work in usa ?
having a tuberculosis history and pericardiectomy surgery affect my chances of being a student in your university to apply for associated degree ?
after i finish associated degree and earn my honored RHIT registeration,can i work for one year in usa to fund my bachelor studies of another 2 years?will i be eligible for jobs in usa ,if not usa ,anywhere in world ?
can i transfer credits earned from your college associated degree course to get bachelors from another college in usa thru credit transfer?
OP- one years worth of employment in the US after earning an associates degree will not pay for even one year of bachelor studies, let alone two.
thank you for your answer,
but i will be working part time for those 2 years of associate degree
then i will pass RHIT exam and get registered,then i will work for one year
then i will go for bachelors ,will be working part time again those 2 years after transferring credit to a good university based on my good marks in associate degree college credits,so i will be getting a solid job in this field in usa right ?because i will have
RHIT registration,
associated degree,
1 year field experience from OPT,
bachelors degree with good marks…
what if i change the subject from health information technology/management to nanotechnology associated degree ?
what if i change the subject from health information technology/management to nanotechnology associated degree ?
Desperate- do you have any idea how much it will cost to support yourself in the US? Your earnings for your first two years will go to pay for books, food, rent, heat, health insurance. How much do you think you will be earning in your first year out of community college?
What if you don’t find an employer willing to sponsor you- are there good opportunities for you back home which will pay you a good salary? Can you get your degree and live at home?
I think your plan severely underestimates two things:
1- the uncertainty and difficulty of getting a valid work permit. None of us can predict what will happen with immigration right now, but I will bet you your entire tuition fund that it won’t mean that it’s EASIER for non-citizens to get a work permit.
2- the cost of living and supporting yourself far from home, PLUS the cost of tuition.
writing SAT exam to get into bachelors of health information management/technology OR nanotechnology works ?
will i get scholarships based on my SAT score
Desperate, I won’t bother to repost my last message to you- post #9. You can read it again.
SAT scores, nanotechnology- all very interesting. But you don’t seem to understand the difficulty and uncertainty of getting a work permit, NOR do you understand the costs of living. If you work part time to pay your tuition, how are you going to eat?
Your ability to work in this country while IN school will be very limited. Once you have an associates degree, you might be able to,find an employee who will hire you… it it won’t be a slam dunk.
Even IF you get a job…you will need a good chunk of what you earn while working to pay your living expenses…rent, utilities, clothing, food, health insurance, transportation, personal care items. Etc. it’s not like you will be able to bank your full salary. OH…and taxes will be withheld from your income as well.
There is NO WAY, in my opinion, that you will be able to save enough money to fund your remaining years in college…no way. Your college costs to complete your bachelors will be $40,000 a year…or MORE…because you will either be paying out of state costs, or attending a private college…both expenses.
You need a very different plan…very different. What you are proposing to do is NOT financially sustainable. At. All.
International students need ~$8,000/year just to cover travel expenses and health insurance. I think you’d need a full ride to study in the US, and those are hard to
come by, especially when you’re from an overrepresented country.
As an international student, you’d have to show that you have the money to pay for college before you’re issued a VISA. If you scraped together the money you’d need for the first year, how would you pay for the second? You can’t earn enough working part-time to cover the costs for a 2nd year of community college at international rates, and you wouldn’t make enough working full-time to cover the cost of a 4-year university.
Many US students come from families who can pay ~$10k/year or less for college. Those students don’t often get to attend residential colleges. They don’t go to out of state schools, and they certainly aren’t attending universities in other countries. They look for colleges close to home and commute. I think you need to find a college in your own country that’s affordable for your family. If you have a bachelor’s, you might be able to attend a US college for grad school, but I wouldn’t count on that either.
The medical questions are something to carefully investigate. You need to find the answers from a reliable source.
Before coming to the U.S., my husband had to get a medical clearance through a doctor approved by the US Embassy in the country where we were living, which included chest X-ray to check for tuberculosis. Thankfully, he never had tuberculosis, but I don’t know how it would have been handled if he did. Tuberculosis is taken verious seriously in the US.
Many, many years ago, I knew someone in the U.S. who came from abroad. Her chest X-ray was clear but she tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis, and she was not permitted to work in certain places. That might be different now.
My family members in the medical field have regular tuberculosis testing. It is necessary to work in a hospital. They usually do skin testing, but I think you will have a positive skin test with a tuberculosis history.
Because tuberculosis is not common in the US, the people who screen new medical employees are unfamiliar with dealing with a positive tuberculosis test from a past infection. This could cause problems that you need to be prepared for. (Nationally ranked hospitals are better than regionally ranked hospitals in dealing with this because they have more experience with international students and employees.)
I am not an expert but with your history, you may want to avoid skin testing and just assume it will be positive, because the reaction could be uncomfortable. You will need good advice from a professional about how to manage this.
You should have your records of your tuberculosis treatment, though they may be questioned.
I don’t mean to discourage you because it could be possible for you to come to the US and pursue your dream, but you need to be prepared if you have a history of tuberculosis, especially if you are planning a career that would involve working in a medical facility.