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Hi everyone, Well as my current job is closing up I plan to go back to school to become an RN. I will be moving from southern CA to Surprise AZ (Maricopa County). I have had so many suggestions and ideas thrown at me as far as just jumping in and going for the RN program, I've also heard its better (and quicker) to do the LVN program gain some experience and do the RN program after you have been a certified LVN for a bit. I haven't chosen which route i want to take as of yet, not to mention I am a single mom with little to no help from family so i will need to be able to maintain an income while going to school. I would like to know of any schools in the Maricopa county area that anyone has heard good things about or has attended and what kind of scholarships or grants are available for single mommas who work and go to school to be a nurse... If anyone has any suggestions or comments or just words of wisdom in general it would be awesome and appreciated. Thanks to all! :redpinkhe

I just know that I am now a massage therapist and paid 15K for said trade school subject. I busted my butt in A&P, bio etc... and still to this day can tell you majority of the muscled origin/ insertion points, nerve points, bones etc... off the top of my head, not a single one of these classes/credits is going to be able to be transferred to the community college I chose because my education was done at a trade school. the upside of this, these classes will be a bit of breeze as i have already learned the essentials, the bad side of this is I have to pay for classes i should already have. All this input is great and i think I will go the community college route as the trade school does take 2 years yes, but if it is going to mean further downt he line it will make it hard to get my BSN or become a midwife (which is what my persuit is) then in the big picture the 2 years of accelerated learning is not worth all the tea in china. that way too i can focus on the math and Chem at my pace and not be pushed through the program.

Thanks for the advice. I was wondering that too. I'm a California native, however, I plan to do my schooling and start my career out in Arizona, I do plan to come back to CA eventually, just in case this happens in the middle of my time at school this is helpful. So if the wait time is going to be very long at the community college would anyone suggest going for my LPN schooling first so I can get through it and be working while waiting to get accepted into an RN program? I hear this is often the faster "smarter" way to go about this. Also, as an LPN I might decide I love or just hate nursing. any suggestions?

Hi I am new to all of this so please bare with me. I want to become an RN and Everest College (a vocational type school) offeres an accelerated RN course for 2 years. I have never met a nurse in hospital that has ever stated they did their nursing at a career college/ trade school its always been community colleges. does the training really matter if you pass your NCLEX? and have any of you done an RN program at a trade school. I just dont want to spend the 30,000$ and then never get hired anywhere. Also, Math is a major concern of mine. my compassion for people and I am fearless when it comes to blood, vomit, poo I just worry my love for the line of work and the love I have for people as a whole will be ruined by my lack of great math skills. Please advise me on this.