Discover the Difference at a Community Health Center in the Dakotas
Why Choose a Career at a Community Health Center?
Impact Your Community – Join a team that serves over 160,917 medical patients and 27,650 dental patients each year.
Work Where You’re Needed Most – With over 55 medical sites and 16 dental sites, you’ll have the opportunity to serve rural and urban communities across the Dakotas.
Be Part of a Growing Team – More than 1,308 full-time employees make a difference every day in health centers across our region.
Get Support for Your Education – You may be eligible for up to $50,000 in loan repayment or a scholarship covering up to four years of schooling.
Your Future Starts Here
Health centers offer rewarding careers in:
- Family Medicine
- Nursing
- Dental Care
- Behavioral Health
- Pharmacy
- Lab and Diagnostic Services
- Health Education and Wellness
- Marketing and Communications
- Administration
- And More!
If you’re looking for a career with purpose, stability, and incredible benefits, now is the time to explore your future at a Community Health Center in North Dakota or South Dakota.
Scholarships
The Nurse Corps Scholarship Program can help! If you’re accepted, it will cover 1-2 years of tuition, fees, and other school costs—plus, you’ll get a monthly stipend to help with expenses.
In return, after you graduate, you’ll work for at least 2 years at a health care facility that really needs nurses.
If you’re eligible, you can apply and get started on your nursing career with less debt!
Are you planning to go to college to become one of the following?
- Doctor (MD or DO)
- Dentist (DDS or DMD)
- Nurse Practitioner (NP)
- Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
- Physician Assistant (PA)
If you’re studying to work in primary health care, you could get a scholarship covering up to 4 years of your education! In return, after you graduate and get your license, you’ll work for up to 4 years in rural, urban, or tribal communities that need more health care providers.
Loan Repayment Opportunities
Working at a Community Health Center can be a great way to qualify for student loan repayment programs. Many federal and state programs, like the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program, offer financial assistance to health care professionals who work in underserved areas. By choosing a career in a community health center, you not only gain valuable hands-on experience but also have the chance to reduce your student debt while making a real impact on people’s lives. If you’re considering a career in health care, this path can be both rewarding and financially beneficial!
- NHSC Loan Repayment Program (PDF – 215 KB) | En español (PDF – 374 KB)
Provides up to $50,000 to primary medical, dental, and mental and behavioral health care clinicians in exchange for their service in an underserved community.
- NHSC Substance Use Disorder Loan Repayment Program (PDF) | En español (PDF – 882 KB)
Provides up to $75,000 to health care clinicians treating patients with substance use or opioid use disorders in exchange for their service at an NHSC-approved SUD treatment facility in an underserved community.
- NHSC Rural Community Loan Repayment Program (PDF – 362 KB) | En español (PDF – 1 MB)
Provides up to $100,000 to clinicians treating substance use and opioid use disorders in exchange for their service in the nation’s rural, underserved communities.
- NHSC Students to Service Loan Repayment Program (PDF – 216 KB) | En español (PDF – 323 KB)
Provides up to $120,000 to medical, dental, nursing and physician assistant students in their final year of school in exchange for their service in an underserved community. In 2024, we introduced a $40,000 Maternity Care Target Area (MCTA) supplement to students who commit to service as maternity care providers (OB/GYNs, physicians who regularly provide maternal care, certified nurse midwives).
- Nurse Corps: Funding for Nurses and Nursing Students | Bureau of Health Workforce
Will pay up to 85% of unpaid nursing education debt in exchange for at least two years of service at an eligible health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses or an eligible school of nursing.
Get Started Today!
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