mandybu77

Thanks for the input.... Community college was A LOT cheaper but they have a wait to get in... AT this point I am just hoping to sell a few houses to pay the $25k:-)

I just posted the same type of question and I haven't received any replies yet... I am in real estate and trying to move into nursing. I start my LPN school in August (nights and weekends) but in the mean time I was wondering if it was worth it to pay $1k for the CNA and phlebotomy class. I spoke to the HR coordinator at a nursing home close to my office and they said they would hire me as soon as I finished the course at $11.50 per hour part time (I am in Texas)... Of course this wouldn't alllow me to quit my current job but I figure it will give me some good experience for when I finished my LPN... Good luck to you!!

when i was a kiddo i always wanted to be a nurse... somehow when i graduated from highschool i opted to be a business major and went into the construction field... now, 10 years later i want to be a nurse!! so i have been researching the best way to go about this while still working my current job (2 mortgages and bills to pay so i can't quit and go back full time). i have been to a few "techincal schools" that want $25k up front for an lvn program which i can bridge to rn later... i went to one school that said to start with a cna and phlebotomy course which is only $1k and will cut off some of the classes in lvn training. does anyone have any advice on which way to go? pay the $25k up front for lvn? take the $1k course first? thanks in advance for your thoughts and opinions.....