I attended Cincinnati State's LPN program and I loved it BUT if you ultimately want to be a RN then I suggest going straight for your RN. Best advice I can give you from working in both long term care and a hospital and meeting many many nursing students and nurses is get a job at a hospital as a pca and go straight for your RN. I have met plenty of student who claimed the were having a hard time finding a job BUT every RN student I met that was already working at the hospital got a job there right after they graduated. Plus if you are a pca you can get tuition reimbursement and that can really help out also the experience you gain will help you through nursing school.