Trying to figure out a way to support house and got to school.

[WilleyL]

Hello everyone!

I am in the process of trying to find an option to go to school and work full time. I am 34, married, no previous college, no children but I do support the majority of the household bills. I generally work 12-8 M-F, Sat 9-6 and Sun 12-5. Since the industry that I work in is sales, I am generally busy when everyone else is not (afternoons). I live in Columbus, Ohio and cannot seem to find one program that will workout for a full time work schedule. There is probably an option for me to rearrange my schedule slightly if needed.

My goal is to work while obtaining an LPN, then practice as an LPN while obtaining an RN and so on. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions that anyone may have.

[MN-Nurse, ASN, RN]

Hello everyone!

I am in the process of trying to find an option to go to school and work full time. I am 34, married, no previous college, no children but I do support the majority of the household bills. I generally work 12-8 M-F, Sat 9-6 and Sun 12-5. Since the industry that I work in is sales, I am generally busy when everyone else is not (afternoons). I live in Columbus, Ohio and cannot seem to find one program that will workout for a full time work schedule. There is probably an option for me to rearrange my schedule slightly if needed.

My goal is to work while obtaining an LPN, then practice as an LPN while obtaining an RN and so on. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions that anyone may have.

I would suggest you go straight to an RN degree. Work as much as you can and use student loans to make up the difference. In order to make yourself more marketable when you graduate, I would strongly suggest getting a part time job in direct patient care while you are getting a nursing degree.

That's what I did anyway. I figured I probably saved a year not waiting to get into an LPN to RN program.

[onedayitllbeme]

MN-Nurse - Did you work at your old job while you took CNA training and then look for a CNA job? I see you said in another thread you made good money in your old career. What made you decide to change or were you out of work?