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	Diploma mill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In some cases, the diploma mill may itself be guilty of an offence, if it knew or ought to have known that the qualifications it issues are used for fraudulent purposes.
		Diploma mills could also be guilty of fraud if they mislead customers into believing that the qualifications they issue are accredited or recognised, or make false claims that they will lead to career advancement, and extort money on the basis of these claims.
		Diploma mills are mainly found in jurisdictions which have not adopted tough laws to prohibit them, such as parts of the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diploma_mill (695 words)

	Diploma mill -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Compared to legitimate schools, diploma mills have drastically reduced or nonexistent requirements for academic (Work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course) coursework.
		Even if issuing or receiving a diploma mill qualification is legal, passing it off as an accredited one for personal gain is a crime.
		Diploma mills are mainly found in jurisdictions which have not adopted tough laws to prohibit them, such as many parts of the United States.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/di/diploma_mill.htm (664 words)

	Bogus Degrees and Unmet Expectations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Diploma mills are unaccredited, substandard, and sometimes fictitious colleges and universities that offer students degrees for no work whatsoever or for only a nominal, token effort.
		Diploma mills cheat their students, and when those students are federal workers, they cheat taxpayers.
		Diploma mills are unfair to potential employers who might assume that a phony degree actually reflects mastery of material needed to perform a particular job.
	magic-city-news.com /printer_1450.shtml (830 words)

	Better Business Bureau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Digital diploma companies promise a Masters Degree, PH.D., Bachelors Degree or High School Diploma with little or no effort on the part of the “student.” Generally there will be a fee involved, usually several hundred dollars, but compared to the cost of going back to school it sounds like a dream come true.
		Diploma mills have existed for decades, often operating out of phone boiler rooms with high-pressure telemarketers who follow up e-mail requests and web site visits with an aggressive enrollment approach via the telephone.
		 Diploma mills may list accreditation by organizations that are not recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or imply official approval by mentioning of state “registration” or licensing.
	www.alaska.bbb.org /release.html?value=13 (550 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of diploma mills
		The following is a list of notable colleges and univeristies whose qualifications which may not be accepted by civil service or other employers.
		These institutions may have been listed on publically available lists of unaccredited institutions, or are absent from the UNESCO list of world universities [1]
		Some are suspected to be diploma mills; some of them are no longer in existence.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-diploma-mills (217 words)

	Diploma Mills - A Warning About Fake Degrees
		Diploma Mills claim to provide legitimate certificates, diplomas, degrees, etc., which are considered bogus and false by most people within and outside the academic community.
		The problem with diploma mills is that people who are unaware of the dangers will waste time acquiring a diploma that may mean nothing if they try to continue their education building on that degree later.
		Clearly diploma mills can be very harmful, so one of the ways to avoid them would be to check the accreditation status of a college, university or school prior to applying.
	distance.gradschools.com /diploma-mills.html (455 words)

	Statement by Sally L. Stroup, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, on the Problem of Diploma Mills
		For this group of people, diploma mills provide a means for obtaining a "degree" that purports to represent the completion of a postsecondary education.
		In response to the problem of diploma mills, it is important to recognize that this is not the first time this issue has surfaced in the United States.
		If a national list of diploma mills could be developed, it would be available to the public and employers wishing to ascertain the legitimacy of an education credential issued by a postsecondary institution.
	www.ed.gov /news/speeches/2004/05/05122004.html?exp=0 (1682 words)

	The Chronicle of Higher Education: Articles
		Diploma mills have long been a problem for law-enforcement and higher-education officials.
		When a reporter did so, listing an interest in journalism and noting that she wrote for a newspaper, she received material from American State two weeks later.
		Degrees from diploma mills "pose an ominous threat to the reputations of legitimate adult-degree programs at appropriately accredited universities," write Henry A. Spille, David W. Stewart, and Eugene Sullivan in External Degrees in the Information Age, published this year by Oryx Press.
	chronicle.com /data/articles.dir/art-44.dir/issue-17.dir/17a02201.htm (2506 words)

	USATODAY.com - Diploma mills insert degree of fraud into job market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The state of Oregon keeps a list of some of the institutions whose degrees cannot legally be used in the state because they're not accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the state (www.osac.state.or.us/oda).
		Diploma mill operators often portray themselves as legitimate institutions and claim they're accredited.
		The use of such diploma mills is expected to spread as more legitimate universities and colleges turn to distance learning, which lets students take classes and earn degrees remotely.
	www.usatoday.com /money/workplace/2003-09-28-fakedegrees_x.htm (1822 words)

	eWENR, July/August 2000: Diploma Mills Go Digital
		It is estimated that diploma mills rake in a staggering $200 million a year.
		"Diploma mill operations are riding on the periphery of the distance education wave of enthusiasm," said Lambert.
		However, the diploma mills in question have ignored injunctions by the director general of higher education to shut down, claiming that they are accredited by agencies in the United States.
	www.wes.org /ewenr/00july/feature.htm (3072 words)

	Testimony of Ms. Jean Avnet Morse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Good quality diplomas granted by institutions that are not accredited by a legitimate accreditor, so that it is difficult for the public to determine their quality.
		It is safe to say that diploma mills arise from that subset of institutions that are not accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accrediting agency, but it is not accurate to say that all unaccredited institutions are diploma mills.
		This is a serious problem for those who have identified specific institutions as diploma mills or have refused to accept their degrees as qualifications for employment, and have been forced to defend themselves in expensive litigation.
	edworkforce.house.gov /hearings/108th/21st/dmills092304/morse.htm (2396 words)

	Officials work to prevent diploma mills - The Daily Orange - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Diploma mills, organizations that sell fake academic degrees, have helped many people find prominent jobs as doctors, CEOs, college vice presidents, child psychologists, and engineers.
		Diploma mills originated in the 14th century, according to John Bear, co-author of Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees By Distance Learning.
		Although owners of diploma mills elude the law by changing mail drop boxes, they can be convicted of mail fraud, which is a felony.
	www.dailyorange.com /news/2004/02/09/News/Officials.Work.To.Prevent.Diploma.Mills-601359.shtml (819 words)

	Office of Degree Authorization - Official State of Oregon Website
		Diploma mill: An institution of higher education operating without supervision of a state or professional agency and granting diplomas which are either fraudulent or because of the lack of proper standards worthless.
		Diploma mills (or degree mills) are substandard or fraudulent “colleges” that offer potential students degrees with little or no serious work.
		Some diploma mills and unaccredited schools have been able to obtain ".edu" extensions and there is currently no action underway to make them cease using such extensions.
	www.osac.state.or.us /oda/diploma_mill.html (926 words)

	Public Paid for Bogus Degrees (washingtonpost.com)
		Diploma mills operate without state or professional oversight, and require little or no serious coursework.
		Robert J. Cramer, the GAO official who directed the effort, said the investigation was hampered by the fact that federal agencies do not organize data in a way that payments to diploma mills can be identified.
		Charles S. Abell, a deputy undersecretary of defense, lists on his department biography a master's degree from Columbus University, a Louisiana institution that appears on a list of diploma mills monitored by Oregon.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A18845-2004May11.html (728 words)

	List Of Diploma Mills!
		Diplomas counterfeited by diploma mills indeed run a high risk of being detected by your employer, for which you can get penalized and fired easily.
		The longish list of diploma mills proves that there are various diploma mills giving away fake diplomas.
		Our provided diplomas are purely life experience based and are granted on the basis of your respective work, life or military experience, or classroom education.
	www.fake-diploma.net /list-of-diploma-mills.htm (374 words)

	Campaign targets fake 'diploma mills' - Education - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The "mills" offer bogus college, graduate and even medical degrees for cash, enabling unscrupulous people to get jobs for which they lack proper qualifications or to qualify improperly for higher pay, several lawmakers said at a congressional news conference unveiling the new tools.
		Diploma mills are often fly-by-night on-line entities, which change names and locations frequently.
		The state of Oregon, she said, had assembled a list of 200 to 250 bogus schools.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6935475 (482 words)

	Wired News: No Third Degree for Diploma Mills
		She maintained a 3.8 grade point average and made the dean's list eight semesters running -- although she was only able to get a B in music appreciation.
		Oregon lists Hamilton University as a "substandard institution" whose degrees are illegal for use as credentials in the state.
		Bear estimates that the hundreds of diploma mills that sell fake diplomas from fake schools, or fake diplomas from real schools, rake in hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
	www.wired.com /news/politics/0,1283,62689,00.html (777 words)

	www.GovExec.com - Print Page: Education Department undecided on creating list of non-'diploma mills' (1/27/04)
		In an October 2003 letter, Paige told Collins it would be difficult to create a list of institutions that grant college degrees for a fee, while requiring little or no actual coursework, because they fall outside the jurisdiction of the Education Department.
		The diploma mill controversy, and a General Accounting Office investigation, was sparked last year when Department of Homeland Security administrators placed a senior technology official on administrative leave and investigated her educational credentials.
		The GAO report on diploma mills is due by March, and congressional officials expect to hold hearings on the issue shortly thereafter, according to Hofelich.
	www.govexec.com /story_page.cfm?articleid=27513&printerfriendlyVers=1& (490 words)

	Avoid Fake-Degree Burns By Researching Academic Credentials
		Some applicants may list credentials — like a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree, or a professional certification — that sound credible, but in fact, were not earned through a legitimate course of study at an accredited institution.
		Many diploma mills claim to be “accredited,” but the accreditation is from a bogus, but official-sounding, agency they invented.
		There is no comprehensive list of diploma mills on the Web because new phony credentialing sources arise all the time.
	www.ftc.gov /bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/diplomamills.htm (1328 words)

	Government cracks down on diploma mills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The unaccredited schools, commonly called diploma mills, are fraudulent companies selling college degrees for cash or cover their ruse by awarding students college credits for a few off-handed life experiences.
		The rise of the Internet has allowed diploma mills to flourish, making it more difficult for potential students to decipher between legitimate online schools and diploma mills.
		There are two types of people who sport diploma mills on their resume, Burnam said.
	www.dcmilitary.com /army/pentagram/9_22/national_news/29318-1.html (807 words)

	University Business - March 2000 \| Feature: Diploma Mills
		With the closure of the FBI's diploma mill task force, the indifference of most state law enforcement agencies, the minimal interest of the news media, and the growing ease of using the Internet to start and run a fake university, things are rapidly growing worse.
		In 1980 the FBI made diploma mills a priority and established the DipScam task force, based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
		But by the time Diploma Mills: Degrees of Fraud finally emerged in 1988, the lawyers had marched in, and the book was, at best, soft-hitting and compromised.
	www.degree.net /html/diploma_mills.html (4467 words)

	Many government contractor IT workers are padding resumes
		The Student Assistance Commission of Oregon includes CCU on a list of "diploma mills." Oregon law makes it a Class B misdemeanor for its residents to use a degree from a school on this list.
		Diploma mills are not accredited by federally recognized regional accrediting organizations.
		Most diploma mills claim to be accredited by organizations that are themselves not genuine, an additional form of deceptive business known as an accreditation mill.
	www.washingtontechnology.com /news/18_7/cover-stories/21099-1.html (2202 words)

	FinAid \| Scholarships \| How to Investigate Suspicious Offers
		The lack of a directory listing for the organization is often a good sign of a scam.
		Any school that isn't on the list might be a diploma mill.
		Schools that do not participate in the federal student aid program might not appear on the list and yet still be accredited.) The FTC and Office of Personnel Management have published a report on identifying diploma mills, Avoid Fake-Degree Burns by Researching Academic Credentials.
	finaid.org /scholarships/investigating.phtml (1847 words)

	The Chronicle: March 23, 2001: States Struggle to Regulate Online Colleges That Lack Accreditation
		The list is accompanied by a disclaimer that neatly sums up the quandary posed by unaccredited institutions: "Some of the institutions listed below are diploma mills that simply provide a paper degree in exchange for money.
		One state that's getting tough on diploma mills is South Dakota, which just last month approved a bill that requires its degree-granting institutions to be accredited.
		About 50 diploma mills that claimed Wyoming as their home were forced to move away after the state passed a law that required institutions to have a physical presence in the state, he says.
	chronicle.com /free/v47/i28/28a03401.htm (3540 words)

	Open Directory - Society: Issues: Education: Diploma Mills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Includes a list of institutions which are known to be diploma mills.
		Diploma Mills: Fraud in Higher Education - Gives information on the history and operating methods of diploma mills.
		Position Paper on Diploma Mills - The National Council Against Health Fraud provides this summary of diploma mills and why they are bad for the nutrition industry.
	dmoz.org /Society/Issues/Education/Diploma_Mills (429 words)

	Unaccredited Institutions & Distance Education Scams
		Diplomas for Less is a diploma and transcript replacement service that provides documents from U. high schools, colleges and universities with no proof of graduation required.
		Diploma mills, companies that range from institutions that count life experience toward degrees or ones that merely sell diplomas online, have been around for decades.
		In his report, Reid characterized diploma mills as having "no classrooms", "faculties are often untrained or nonexistent" and "the officers are unethical self-seekers whose qualifications are no better than their offerings".
	www.web-miner.com /deunaccredited.htm (5546 words)

	Fake Diploma Production on the Rise
		The situation, however, is not unusual, as illegitimate diploma mills are awarding thousands of fraudulent degrees each year.
		These diploma mills are skilled in creating false documentation, resulting in a number of educational institutions listed on applicant resumes viewed by human resource professionals on a daily basis.
		USIS will then research the facility to determine whether it should be considered a degree mill, a legitimate school or something in between.
	www.prweb.com /releases/2005/4/prwebxml224208.php (584 words)

	Thomson Education Direct (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The school provides programs and services that are designed to meet the life-long learning needs of the adult learner.
		Programs of study lead to specialized associate degrees and career-specific diplomas.
		The mission of Education Direct is to empower adult learners to advance or change their careers, learn a new skill, or gain personal satisfaction.
	www.EducationDirectCourses.com (257 words)

	The Chronicle: 6/25/2004: Tilting at Diploma Mills
		Because no coordinated government effort exists to combat diploma mills, these compatriots have become the go-to experts on the subject.
		Going after diploma mills is just a small part of Alan Contreras's job as director of Oregon's Office of Degree Authorization.
		Among the calls he gets about whether individual institutions are diploma mills have been inquiries from officials in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Nevada, who are considering adopting regulations similar to Oregon's.
	chronicle.com /free/v50/i42/42a01701.htm (874 words)

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