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I have not yet made my decision, though I have submitted my Stony Brook application. I am still working on, but have not yet submitted Frontier's application. Still waiting to see what happens with Stony Brook. Would love any advice you have to offer. Thanks!

I have not yet made my decision, though I have completed my Stony Brook application and not yet completed my Frontier application. Please share any advice you might have.

I am finishing my Family Nurse Practitioner this May 2012 and hoping to get a post-master's in Midwifery. I have had my heart set on going to Frontier via distance learning for quite a while now. However, as I've compared Frontier with SUNY Stony Brook's program, I find that Stony Brook requires far less (almost half) of the credit hours to complete a post-master's CNM certification than Frontier. Stony Brook is $430/credit hr, Frontier is $450. With double the credit hours required, it would double my tuition load as well to go to Frontier. I have talked to both schools and found Frontier to be far more approachable, responsive and helpful. Stony Brook was cold and institutional. I am concerned about the quality of Stony Brook's classes, were I to go that route. So, I'm in a quandry. Does anyone have an opinion about the quality of the education you receive from either institution? Will I be a better CNM graduating from Frontier? Or does skill really come from doing the job, not the classes you take? I just don't want to mortgage my future if it is unnecessary, nor do I want to get a sub-par education. Any advice?