To expand on what you are saying, I noticed that the community college near where I lived offers a class that enables you to become a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) with just that class. I think this would be a great way to get your foot in the door with nursing, and then perhaps once you got a job working as a CNA, your work would pay for further training to help you become an LPN or an RN.

I also am fortunate enough to have a Bachelor's Degree; however, I don't seem to have a lot of job opportunities with the degree path I chose. But in doing some research into possible ways to continue my studies, all of the universities around me (I am near St. Louis, for reference, so that would be Saint Louis University, University of Missouri - St. Louis, Washington University, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville) have Bachelor's of Science of Nursing programs with an accelerated option. This means that you could get a BSN in a year, if you already have a Bachelor's Degree in another subject. You just have to have the prerequisites necessary to enter the program (things like biology, human anatomy, etc). I am looking into doing that myself.