Education advice?

I'm not sure if I'm confused by your question or you are confused. Nursing schools for registered nursing are college programs. Not talking diploma schools, but college degree programs. For these you have to take the prerequisite courses needed to apply to them and that usually takes a year or two depending on how many you take at a time and how you do. After you have those courses done you apply to that college's nursing program to complete your degree in nursing.

if you're talking about practical nursing instead of registered nursing then that is usually taken through a vocational school, not a college and results in a diploma or certificate of completion, not a degree.

Accreditation is kind of the Seal of Approval given by different accrediting agencies for all kinds of programs. You'd want to attend a school that has a good standing with one or more of them.

After CNA courses I am not sure if I should go to nursing school or a state college accredited with nursing. Which is a better choice?

Save yourself a lot of heartache. Go to the state school. They usually have a history of doing right by students if you are willing to do the work.

Additionally you don't hear mega horror stories about them leaving students in life destroying debt and no degree.

Go to (collegescorecard.ed.gov) to start your search.

You will be amazed at how the big two for-profits like the University of Phoenix and South University with such high tuition and almost non-existent graduation rates could even claim to be schools.

Their G/R rates tell you that their main business is really selling students on expensive loans.

I'm not sure if I'm confused by your question or you are confused. Nursing schools for registered nursing are college programs. Not talking diploma schools, but college degree programs. For these you have to take the prerequisite courses needed to apply to them and that usually takes a year or two depending on how many you take at a time and how you do. After you have those courses done you apply to that college's nursing program to complete your degree in nursing.

if you're talking about practical nursing instead of registered nursing then that is usually taken through a vocational school, not a college and results in a diploma or certificate of completion, not a degree.

Accreditation is kind of the Seal of Approval given by different accrediting agencies for all kinds of programs. You'd want to attend a school that has a good standing with one or more of them.

Thank you for clarifiction. I was a little confused.

Save yourself a lot of heartache. Go to the state school. They usually have a history of doing right by students if you are willing to do the work.

Additionally you don't hear mega horror stories about them leaving students in life destroying debt and no degree.

Go to (collegescorecard.ed.gov) to start your search.

You will be amazed at how the big two for-profits like the University of Phoenix and South University with such high tuition and almost non-existent graduation rates could even claim to be schools.

Their G/R rates tell you that their main business is really selling students on expensive loans.

Both are right. :) I will do so.