Well, there are certainly benefits (financial!) of doing the two year-technical school route. Many, if not most, hospitals have a program where they pay for your RN-to-BSN and even your master's if...
I started at Belmont in the accelerated program in Fall 2004. First, let me say that the Belmont program (in general--regardless of the "track") is incredible. I hear from doctors, nurses, hospotals...