Sunnie4778

Thank you both Heather & CDE! It's very helpful information & yes California is a very high in impact there's a lot of competition out here! I've decided I want to transfer to a university once there's an available opening and in the mean time get all my preriqs and everything else done so that I'm ready. Thanks a lot for the help!

I'm wanting to become a registered nurse & eventually a certified pediatrics nurse. I'm a young single mother in California & have a high school diploma. I'm not worried about how much work I'll have to do. I know it'll be a lot. I'm very determined to succeed especially now that I have a son to take care of on my own. I want a good career so that he can grow up with the best financial support. I would just like advice on what the best way to go about the situation would be. Also the cheapest considering I'll need financial aid. I'll have to be getting my general ed out of the way first. I was also wondering what courses I would need for my pre requisites? I'm starting at a community college. I don't know if I should stay at the community college and get an associates degree in nursing then move up from there or try to transfer to a university for my bachelors with just my general & pre requisites taken care of. I've also looked into vocational nurse programs at places like American career college or platt college. I know some colleges have bridge programs for Lvns to become RNs, but I'm not sure if it's worth the time of the lvn program or if it has the same benefits you would get by starting at a community college. Anything helps! Please & thank you in advance!