Need money for school in VA....please help!

BabyLady, BSN, RN · Mar 14, 2009

18 months is kind of long for an LPN program. Most of them it's only a year.

If you need money for school, I would seriously consider a community college so you can find the financial resources that you need.

If you are doing a for-profit "technical" college...you are getting ready to get ripped off.

scrublifenurse10, LPN · Mar 14, 2009

I'm already in the program...getting ready to complete my first 9 months. It is at a County Technology Center, so the cost is very reasonable...but since I'm not working (and can't work during the second 9 months due to class and clinicals total about 34 hours a week), then I'm needing to find a way to pay. It actually not much...needing about $5000.

BabyLady, BSN, RN · Mar 14, 2009

Student loans are at fixed rates right now...in the past, they have not been, and this has got some folks into a lot of trouble.

It's worth considering since you are not needing a staggering amount. Call the local unemployment office...sometimes they know of special funds to help.

Also, check the area hospitals...if they offer a scholarship, you can use that to pay the tuition and pocket the rest to pay your expenses.

yolandaking · May 15, 2009

hi tyr2beanurse,

I'm really sorry to hear about your story. I can really sympathize because money has been extremely tight for me. I'm not any part of this company but I tried this stupid thing for $4 to sign up for grants and got $1,800. It's not a lot but it got me over a tough time in my life. I hope this can help you:

money.needanswerstoday.com

I hope that helps you and you can make it through this tough time.

God bless,

Yolanda