I am a LPN student, graduate in April !!! whooo hoooo. I know that this isnt reality but it might give you a little light at the end of the tunnel, I recently had a good friend of mine graduate (LPN) she got hired at a LTC facility in the Dayton Ohio area, she is working weekends,3rd shift, she works 24hrs/wk, gets paid for 40, and they started her at $28/hr. I know this isnt likely but it is true so, I guess it all depends on what shift you are willing to work, and on what days.