Looking for some advice..
I am just beginning my journey of becoming an IBCLC.  I am torn between which pathway to follow.  I can follow Pathway 1.  Take the courses nearby at a community college and then get lactation specific hours at Lactation Education Resources online or Health e-Learning.   Or should I pursue a Bachelors Degree in Maternal and Child Health: Lactation Consulting from Union Institute & University?  Has anybody here attended this Online University? If so, what did you think? What has everyone heard of this program?  Would this type of degree make an IBCLC more marketable?  I would rather not go to school for my RN if I had other choices.  Looking to the future, I would like a job that offers steady hours and insurance.  Are there jobs out there that can offer that?  Are there other degrees, besides MCH and becoming a nurse, that would be helpful for an IBCLC to have?  Or just follow Pathway 1?  It would take 2 years less than Union, I still earn my IBCLC and if I am interested in something more specific, I can go to school for that.  
Thank you for your time and guidance!!

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