Cox College is the nursing school for Springfield, Missouri—affiliated with CoxHealth, the regional hospital system, which means your clinical placements are right there at work. It's small, focused entirely on health sciences, and run like a professional training program that happens to grant degrees.
If you're serious about nursing or radiology or respiratory therapy, this is direct and affordable. Class sizes stay small, faculty are actual clinicians who still practice, and you'll know where your job is going before you graduate.