Thank you both for your helpful posts!
Sarah, I have no idea how much international tuition might be there, however, if I stay here to become a midwife, I'm looking at anywhere from $12,000-20,000 to complete my B.S.N., in order to be able to progress to the Master's program for Midwives. And since that would be post-graduate work, I would be paying anywhere from 20-38 grand a year to be able to receive my degree and certification.
Since the U.S. doesn't offer the equivalent of a four year degree in midwifery (direct-entry), I'd HAVE to go the route of a master's degree before even being allowed to practice.
Both Canada and the U.K. do offer a 4 year degree in Midwifery, and for those who are already registered nurses, they have an 18-month program to confer a BSc or HonsBS to those students. It's this program I'm interested in, as I will have an A.S.N. degree R.N. from here first. If I go this route, I won't have to bother with picking up two four-year degrees, but in essence, only completing my first by combining the schooling from here in the U.S. with theirs in the U.K. I hope all of this makes sense! It's really hard to know what's the best route to take, especially since the training here is set very differently.
One other question; I'm not opposed to paying the int'l rates, however if I'm working for the NHS as a nurse, do you think I might be supported financially through educaational endowments to defray some of the costs? I figure they need both nurses and midwives, perhaps that would be motivation enough to help me complete my education. And we are planning on staying there long-term, so of course I would be "paying it back" in terms of service while living there.
Ok, enough rambling.
Rebekah