ForgetMeNot0503

i think you are misunderstanding what i am saying...i do not want to 'fast track' the rn program. i don't have a year + just to wait to get a spot in the nursing program, for reasons i will not get in to here but i am not 21 years old, i have a family to support. so for me, the lpn program will have to do, until i no longer have little ones. sadly, by the amount of resposes....i think most of the lpn programs, are closer to the chicago area.

I am from Northern Illinois....I have my mind set on starting with my LPN and later, when the children are older, continuing on. I had planned on doing my RN at CLC but the wait is too long and I truly do not have 2 yrs. (personal circumstances) I have searched high and low, all schools, that I have read on this forum....most of the private schooling is quite a distance from me and I would like to know if anyone has had experience with any schools closer to Lake County Illinois. I have most of the pre-req's completed, for the RN, from CLC. I do not have my CNA, which I am not realizing, every institution, is requiring... I have seen so many people talk about schools, closer to Chicago but with the construction going on, on the tollway and me needing to attend-nights...these leaves my commute, fairly exhausting and gas prices are crazy. Anyone know of any decent private schools, vocational or otherwise....that there is not a long wait, to get in?? I am feeling quite frustrated, with the lack of information on the school websites!!