UK citizen wants to studying nursing in the states

HI

I'm from London and for years I have wanted to go to college in the states to train to be a nurse. I tried finding other ways of getting over there over the years but they have fallen through before and life here sort of took over.

I've recently been laid off from my job in London and am struggling to decide what to do. I'm 28 and not getting any younger and I've decided that I really do want to be a nurse and I really want to live in the states so ideally I would like to study nursing in the states rather than here (to move over later). It would be better to study there and then get a job there than study here and try to get a visa later to move over there.

I have family and friends in Texas and visit there every year so ideally I would like to study and live in Texas but I'd be happy enough to go anywhere in the states.

I can't afford to pay tuition having lost my job but I am hard working and would be willing to work hard in the states to pay my tuition.

I've no idea how it all works over there though and what I would need to do. Are there any scholarships available for international students? Or some kind of payment program where you work for the college to pay the fees off that way or do you have to have the money to pay upfront?

I really really want this so any advice anyone has would be much appreciated.

I am extremely hard working and am willing to work however long it takes to get the life I want over there.

Many thanks

Corrie