REGISTERED NURSING STUDENTS:
Partner with UNC Health Appalachian and Receive Up To
$30,000 OF YOUR STUDENT LOANS REPAID¹
Start your full-time RN career with up to $30,000 in student loan repayment at an award-winning healthcare destination!¹
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How it Works
Apply
📝 Apply and get accepted to the UNC Health Appalachian Student Loan Repayment Program.
Sync
🔄 Sync up to $30,000 of your eligible student loans directly on the Clasp platform, to be paid by UNC Health Appalachian over 2 years in monthly installments.¹
Launch
🚀 Start your full-time RN career at UNC Health Appalachian and receive monthly payments directly on your student loans!¹
How to Apply
Applying is quick and easy! Here’s how:
- Click on the link below to answer a few questions and check your eligibility.
- Create a Clasp account to submit and track your application.
After submission, if selected, a member of the UNC Health Appalachian team will contact you to schedule an interview and guide you through the next steps on their careers website.
Apply NowContact the UNC Health Appalachian Talent Team if you have questions or to learn more about available opportunities.
Email HereNote: Program selection is not guaranteed and is determined by UNC Health Appalachian based on availability and organizational needs. Applying to or enrolling in this program is not an application for a loan, credit, or any other form of financing. If selected and enrolled, you will receive information on how to sync your eligible student loan(s) for repayment and/or receive information about additional financing opportunities.
Who Can Apply?
This program is open to eligible ASN/ADN and BSN students who meet the requirements of UNC Health Appalachian’s full-time Registered Nurse positions.
What's the Catch?
We get this question a lot—and we don't mind it at all. There is no catch, and there is no cost to students, with a Clasp program. (Think of it like a healthy relationship—where you can exit at any time, but we sure hope you stay.)
Learn more about Clasp, and other FAQs, by reading our Clasp Student Bill of Rights.
Read Student Bill of Rights
About UNC Health Appalachian
Healthcare professionals in North Carolina’s High Country have discovered a well-kept secret: The Blue Ridge Mountains offer an idyllic place to live, work, and play. Big-city cultural attractions and small-town warmth merge in Boone, North Carolina and its neighboring communities.
Upholding the values of One Great Team, Carolina Care, Leading the Way and It Starts with Me, UNC Health Appalachian is a family of three hospitals, 13 medical practices, Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center, Rehabilitation Center, and Appalachian Healthcare Foundation.
We take pride in our education partnership with Appalachian State University, its state-of-the-art facilities and technology, and 1,600 healthcare professionals who have chosen to work in the High Country. You could be one of them.
Learn More About Careers at UNC Health AppalachianQUESTIONS?
Reach out to scholars@clasp.com to learn more, or review the Frequently Asked Questions below!
Contact UsFAQs
¹ If qualified, selected, and employed by UNC Health Appalachian for 2 years of employment, UNC Health Appalachian will pay back up to $30,000 toward your eligible, synced student loans in installments via the Clasp platform. In case of voluntary employment termination or termination with cause, failure to meet the terms of your educational loan repayment agreement, or in the event you choose to leave the program at any time, you are responsible to pay any remaining outstanding amount. You are personally responsible for the financial obligations under your loan agreement(s). Any agreement between you and your employer is entirely separate from your loan obligation(s) and will not in any way offset your obligations to your lender unless payments are made by you or any other party on your behalf.
² You may be subject to income tax for some or all of the loan payments made by UNC Health Appalachian on your behalf. You should consult with a tax professional if you have any questions regarding tax consequences of the UNC Health Appalachian Student Loan Repayment Program.
Information valid as of January 27, 2026.