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I'm veryconfused, I have a bachelor's degree in a Liberal Arts field however I want to returnto school for nursing. I've been looking at accelerated degree programs andwhile they seem right the tuition doesn't. At Loyola the prereq list is insaneand would take me nearly 1 to 2 full years of community college work just toget those then there's the $50,000 tuition cost for the 16 month program. At Resurrection's accelerated degree program it would take me at least a year to get theprereqs then there's also the high tuition. I'm thinking I'm better off gettingmy associates degree at a community college where it will be much cheaper.However I'm very concerned about the job market and I'm not willing to relocateat this time. I know here in Chicago jobs are very tough to come by as isunless you're an established professional. Please give me your honest opinion.I also know that some schools will accept with a bachelors in a different fieldfor a Master's in nursing so long as I am a RN. However this seems like a lot moreschool in addition to what I've already done and an Associates seems like thebest route. What to do, pay high tuition, or get an associates and not find ajob?