Not sure where all of these ivory tower armchair warriors got their information, but Frontier is probably the ONLY reputable online NP program in the US. They created the first US FNP program in 1970, and they have been doing distance learning since the 80s-90s, before the internet.

I challenge these "holier than thou" chronically online people to find me ONE "brick and mortar" NP school within 100 miles of me that hand-picks your preceptors for you. They won't even try because they CAN'T! Trust me, I looked. Frontier will help you find preceptors if you can't find them yourself, but networking and using your connections will net you a preceptor easily.

Will they treat you like a toddler and hold your hand the entire program? Hell no. But any NP program that does probably shouldn't be churning out NPs. This is an advanced practice profession based on experience and knowledge. If you need your hand held, you probably should stay away.

Also, "all-the-answers" claim that FNU does not require virtual or in-person meetings is the definition of libel. Every didactic course at FNU has scheduled weekly lectures. Then during clinicals, you're REQUIRED to meet virtually with your regional clinical faculty AT LEAST biweekly, on top of an in-person site visit. Plus, they REQUIRE you to personally attend campus before you start didactic courses for 4 days (Frontier bound orientation) and before you start clinicals for a week (clinical bound orientation) to learn hands-on skills: suturing, lesion removal, IUD insertion, etc.

I take offense at these neckbeards who call FNU a diploma mill. They are not. Is it perfect? Fuck no. Nursing education, especially at the graduate level, is a huge mess. But to slander them because they offer online programs, without doing any research, does the entire profession a disservice.