<prompt> Human: So Im a 20 year old female and I only have one semester of junior college completed. I live on my own with no financial help from my parents. I work 20-30 hours at a pizza chain to make rent. Recently, I got a call from CCI a vocational school in my area dedicated to medical professions only and they told me they could help me get financial aid. Ive been wanting to become an RN but lately Ive been mulling this over... Is getting your LVN worth the insane tuition prices of a vocational college?Faster or Cheaper? Whats your opinion?  <response>: In nursing most fields anyways job experience, references, and even attendance record where you got your degree from. Go to a community college. Anything above and beyond is a serious waste of for an LPN and for an ADN-RN. Going straight to a BSN-RN is the only reason not to go the CC route, but even that would be a big risk for someone who has not worked in healthcare - dont want to spend all that and rack up all that debt to decide you dont like it.What I did was got my LPN at a CC, paid it off within a year, then got my ADN-RN at the same CC and paid that off within a year too. Im getting burnt out in the nursing field, so Im not sure if I want to get my BSN or not but there are TONS of ADN to BSN or even ADN to MSN programs that can be taken 100 online part-time so I can stay working full time and pay as I go to avoid student loans. Im leaning 90 towards getting out of nursing and starting a business venture instead though.Good luck! 