Is UCI within commuting range? It has direct admission, and the weed-out GPA is not super-high (2.75 in upper division nursing courses, according to page 4 of https://nursing.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/BS-Student-Handbook-2020.21-Final.pdf ).
To get to $20k outside of commuting range, you need close to a full tuition scholarship.