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Hello everyone, Alice here.. I'm in desperate need for some advice and encouragement. I thought I knew where I wanted to take my next steps into the nursing profession, but now I'm just lost and confused. I know what I want to do with my life, I just don't know what I want to do to get there! I'm 20 years old and technically a "2nd year" in college. I'm still attending a community college, trying to finish up my general eds. My ultimate goal is to be an RN. That is my goal and that is my passion. I've never been so sure of anything in my life before. I love people and I cherish our human life so much. I want to be able to help and give back in this world. I know I have to drive and passion to do so, but I just don't know what I should do to get there.. I've sort of opened my options to taking up a LVN program at Concorde University. I would be taking out a loan to do so, and that wasn't a problem to me because I thought that I would be able to work after wards and pay it off. But now I hear that there are so many unemployed LVN's and a higher demand for RN's. I don't know if I should just stay at a community college to finish up my prereqs for RN or start with the LVN program. To be honest, I'm feeling like I'm getting nowhere at a community college. I know in reality, I am, but it's a slow progression and I just don't want to waste my time anymore. I'm already behind in my courses. I don't care what it takes to get to become a nurse. I know that it will take much time, hard work, and dedication to get there. I'm almost in tears right now, because I just don't know what to do. Thank you. Alice

Would you happen to know the ones in orange county that offers the program?

Thank you all for your input! That really helped and I'm going to keep searching. :)

Hi everyone. Alice here. So I found a pretty decent CNA program, but the price is $3,500. Is that too much? It's terribly difficult to find a CNA training program in Orange County, CA for some reason. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough... ?

Hi everyone. My name is Alice, I'm 20 years old and I'm still at community college finishing up my GE requirements. I want to pursue a career in nursing, but I'd also like to get a head start right now. I was wondering how I would go about getting into a CNA training program. I've been searching on google, but it doesn't specifically help me. :\ I'd appreciate it so much if I could get some information on how I could find a CNA training program (in California), how long the program takes, and about how much the fee/tuition is. Thank you so much. :) Alice