Need some advice on Nursing Programs

Ok, so my husband was offered a job in Georgia, right outside of Macon, and I am just in the swing of trying to go back to school.

I need some advice from actual nurses as opposed to recruiters for colleges. I am having issues getting into local colleges because the waiting lists are so long (most only allow 50 people in per semester...). There is though a college locally which has a LPN program I could start right away, something I hadn't considered earlier because up in Ohio there are an abundance of colleges I was able to get into.

My questions are pretty simple: Is getting an LPN then moving to RN a big deal? Will I be hindered in anyway by having an LPN beforehand? If I got my LPN, could I get an LPN-to-RN degree online without a hassle (my worry would be the clinicals)?

I really appreciate any help or any suggestions people have about what are good programs and what aren't, its just kind of a shock to me going from a location where I had dozens of nursing schools to choose from to a place where there are only 2 campuses I have found which have an RN program, and both I will have trouble getting into because of their admission numbers.