It all depends on your priorities. I say the money factor should not be your decision point here, although it is very important to keep in mind as you will need to work around it somehow. An LVN...
Also WCU is now regionally accredited by WASC which is the big one so you can go out there and most institutions will recognize your BSN just the same as a BSN from say a Cal State
Since you're at a csu I'm assuming you took the SAT...you don't need the TEAS and you can just get that waived by WCU if you bring in your SAT scores and its over