LPN school in carribbean or Los angeles

[soragamii]

Hello, I'm at a lost and cannot rest over this! I was accepted into a RN program in the caribbean and a LVN program in Los angeles. I currently live in cental california. Tution at UVI (in the carribbean) is about 12,000.00, and it takes 2 years. tution at the lvn school is 16-20,000.00 and thats for 1 year. Rent etc is about the same at both places. I already finished all my RN prereqs so if I finish the lvn, I'm pretty much guaranteed to transfer into the rn program here at a city college and it's 7 more months. I don't know what to do!!! No matter what, it's expensive but I would save more money by moving to the carribean!!! I also refuse to wait around here and hope to get "lucky"with all the lotteries. But I can't stand the thought of being so far away from everyone I love. At least in la, I have 3 of my oldest friends there and it's only 3 hrs from my hometown. But if i save like 10 grand by going to the carribbean.... advice please??? Oh and both are accredited etc

[pickledpepperRN]

I would get my RN and have a great adventure.

I'd write and e-mail my friends back home. Fellow students become friends.

And learn, network, and vent here at ALLNURSES.COM!

Of course you need to do what is right for you.

[buwdu]

Los Angeles Trade Technical Community College and Pasadena Community College offer LVN training. The entire cost of the program is about $3500 thats books and everything else. Private schools are a rip off!

[imenid37]

UVI isn't a private school. It is a public university. I think it looks like a great deal for someone who is a bit adventurous. My daughter toyed w/ it, but she is just 18 and wants to go away, but not that far. They have a great N-Clex pass rate!

[lkgrant RN]

hello,

I dont know if you are still an active member of this site anyomore, but I was just curious to know what you did. I am now in the same situation. However my lpn program is 1600 per semester and uvi is now 5000 per semester.