Accredited ASN Program in SF area?

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Hi there.

My name is Jason, I am 26 yr old male, Been working in Trade Construction for 6 year's and Construction management for 2 yrs. I am currently living in the East bay of San Francisco, Ca. I have become more and more interested in making a career change and becoming a Male RN. My mother held a BSN and worked in the ER for 15 yrs. She passed away from Cancer though, Since her death i have been volunteering with non profit elderly homes in my free time, But i want something more. I have a few friends that are BSN RN's. They seem to like the work and it's very rewarding for them in multi ways.

I have a high school diploma and grad with a 3.2 GPA with no college after. I would have to start at the bottom and get the prerequisite's done before applying for a Accredited ASN program. This is the hard part with the way the economy is, Everyone is trying to get a degree which mean's there are a lot of Diploma and Cert non-accredited "colleges" out there.

I have (2) friends that currently work in the SF area as RN's, (1) has a BSN from the phillipines and the other has a ASN from back east, They just work out here for the working wage and lifestyle.

My question is:

Does anyone know how i go about finding out where i can obtain information about fairly priced Accredited ASN programs in the East bay, area?

I have heard horror stories about heald college, People paying over 100k for a BSN....

Any input from folks in the SF area would be great:dance: