lol its so funny that i found this post because we r literaly having the same problem. ill tell u wat i am doing and maybe it will help u. btw i alsoo go to essex but for nursing, im finishing my bio up now and will be apllying to the rn program in the fall. as far ass doing the cna program in ccbc or bccc or redcross i say no way!!!! it takes to long and cost to much. there is a cna acadamy of stemmers run rd and it takes only 6 weeks!!! then u can work in a hospital. if u work a hopkens or franlen squar they will pay for u to get your tech cert. well ther u go, i hope this helps. and im not doing spell check because im tired. lol cya on campus :)