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Specializes in 1 day correctional and military nursing.

im a prenursing student and im having a hard time making money so i was thinking about a private lvn program and i was wondering if the military will pay for it ?

1.lvn -35,000

2.join the national guard and start a lvn to bsn program

3.start a rotc program transfer from national guard

total = 60,000

i live in california a lot of rn programs have been cut or have insane waiting list

does anyone have advice for me ?

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If your goal is the get your BSN stick to your goal. Talk to financial counselor or guidance counselor or whoever is doing money at school for different ideas.

Good luck!

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Is your overall goal to become an RN - and have you done the pre-reqs to enter programs?

If so - I would recommend looking outside to states / schools that do not hold wait lists... if you are competitive you can enter right away and start a BSN... the amount of money to do a 4 year BSN can be less then the 60k you quoted above.... especially if you budget, work p/t during school and f/t during summer.. At that point you can also join the military with a BSN and have up to 120k of loans repayed by the army. If you goal is be an RN I would not recommend trying to become an LVN and then joining the guard and hoping to finish your program.

Look outside the box there are cheaper options then you have listed.

v/r

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Get a job at a hospital! I was a tech and the hospital and the military payed for my education. Try a state school or community college. I did the 2yr and then went back for the 4 yr. In all I payed less then 10,000 for my education.

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Specializes in ICU- adults, Flight RN peds/neo.

Whatever you do, find out whether the program is NLN certified. If your LVN/RN degree (from a community college) is not recognized by the military, then you will not be permitted to commission in military. Some programs are "cheaper" but, if you want a military career,you will pay the price later..... Also, some programs are LVN certified (NLN) but the RN program at the same school is not........

Why not go for 2 years, take out some loans during that time and let the Army reserve pay them back for you once you are a graduated RN?

good luck,

c.

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Specializes in 1 day correctional and military nursing.

hiya,

i just wanted to update that i decided to take a cna class at my local city college this summer and just go for my bsn :)

thanks for the advice

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Specializes in Neuro, Surgical, Trauma and ICU..

I also was a CNA while in nursing school a few years ago when alot of hospitals were paying for RN degrees. But keep your eyes on the BSN.

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