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  List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning at AllExperts
These institutions may have been listed on publicly available lists of unaccredited institutions, or are absent from UNESCO related IAU Universities List of world universities (see "external links" at the bottom of this article).
In the United States, unaccredited degrees may not be acceptable for state or federal civil service or other employment; in certain cases and circumstances; criminal penalties may even apply should such a degree be presented in lieu of a degree from an accredited institution.
Oregon now lists Kennedy-Western as "unaccredited", stating that its "degrees do not meet requirements for employment by State of Oregon or for work in any profession licensed by the State of Oregon for which a degree is required" [4].
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  List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 School accreditation
Meanwhile institutions, such as Strassford University, claim "none of the recognized regional accrediting organizations accept as members institutions that are not dedicated to traditional education," and thus, Strassford does not "desire" traditional accreditation.
In the United States, unaccredited degrees may not be acceptable for civil service or other employment; criminal penalties sometimes apply should such a degree be presented in lieu of one from an accredited school.
Accreditation is granted to individual academic programmes rather than to institutions and three courses are required for all academic programmes in order to be eligible for accreditation consideration; Bahasa Melayu (Malay Language), Malaysian Studies, and Islamic Studies or Moral Studies (the former being compulsory for Muslims and the latter for non-Muslims).
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 Peterson's Distance Learning Advice - Accreditation
So accreditation is not a one-shot deal-an institution must maintain high standards or it runs the risk of jeopardizing its accreditation status as a result of one of the periodic evaluations.
Institutional accreditation is awarded to an institution by one of six regional accrediting agencies and many national accrediting agencies, such as the Distance Education and Training Council.
In contrast to institutional accreditation, specialized accreditation usually applies to a single department, program, or school that is part of a larger institution of higher education.
www.petersons.com /distancelearning/code/articles/accreditation.asp   (1498 words)

  
 Whitefield College Information
Whitefield College and Whitefield Theological Seminary are unaccredited institutions of higher learning in Lakeland, Florida.
As such, its degrees may not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions.
List of unrecognized accreditation associations of higher learning
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Whitefield_College   (427 words)

  
 Degree Mill List - Super Degree Guide
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 University of the Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The University of the Nations (U of N) is an unaccredited Christian university providing coursework in over 50 languages at over 300 locations throughout the world.
As such, its degrees may not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions.University of the Nations asserts that many institutions have accepted and continue to accept transfer credits.
It remains the case, however, that qualifications and transfer credits from unaccredited institutions are not generally accepted by other institutions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/University_of_the_Nations_at_Kona   (469 words)

  
 USNEI-Accreditation Fraud, Abuse, and Related Problems
A U.S. school, institution, or other educational provider is understood to have unaccredited status if it is not accredited by a recognized regional, national, or specialized accrediting association.
This list differs in detail from the AIPE list because (a) not all accredited or recognized institutions choose to participate; and (b) participation in the student assistance program requires additional undertakings besides accreditation by a federally recognized association.
The issue of the proliferation of unaccredited entities is an unfortunate side effect of the globalization and expansion of legitimate educational services.
www.ed.gov /about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-accred-fraud.html   (853 words)

  
 DISTANCEONLINE.COM: Institutions
Refer to Diploma mills and List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning.
Singapore Institute of Management-Open University Centre (to be accorded university status as SIM University in 2006)
In short then, though a range of technology presupposes a distance education 'inventory' it is technological appropriateness and connectivity, such as computer, or for that matter electrical connectivity that should be considered, when we think of the world as a whole, while fitting in technological applications to distance education.
www.distanceonline.com /institutions.html   (462 words)

  
 Heartland Baptist Bible College - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Heartland Baptist Bible College, formerly known as Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College, is an unaccredited independent Baptist Bible college located at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
November 17, 2000, Heartland Baptist Bible College formally requested to be removed from the list of schools approved by the Baptist Bible Fellowship International (BBFI).
List of unrecognized accreditation associations of higher learning
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Heartland_Baptist_Bible_College   (463 words)

  
 Online Education Gets a Credibility Boost
On March 5, the North Central Association Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, known as North Central for short, accredited Jones International University, a for-profit venture based in Englewood, Colo. North Central is one of the nation's six regional accrediting associations for colleges and universities.
For Jones, the chief significance of accreditation is that it confers a new legitimacy upon the institution.
Perhaps the most prominent one is Western Governors University, a degree-granting institution with private and public financing that opened its virtual doors last fall at the initiative of the governors of 10 Western states.
partners.nytimes.com /library/tech/99/03/cyber/articles/13learning.html   (1101 words)

  
 Unaccredited Institutions & Distance Education Scams
The institutions are thought to have made millions of pounds, and this brief article from the March 7, 2003 edition of the BBC News provides details about the investigation and the actions taken against this operation.
The list of 6,900 institutions was launched on Tuesday, February 1, 2005, and this article from the February 2, 2005 edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education, outlines the nature of the site in greater detail.
Christopher Yen has put together this list of institutions that are not recognized by accrediting agencies in the U. He also points out some institutions that do not truly qualify as diploma mills but are still unaccredited.
www.web-miner.com /deunaccredited.htm   (5546 words)

  
 Office of Degree Authorization - Official State of Oregon Website
A list of accredited schools is maintained by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
The use of unaccredited degrees issued by suppliers in the United States is governed by ORS 348.609(1) and (2)(a).
The following list of unaccredited degree suppliers is maintained by ODA for the protection of the citizens of Oregon and their post-secondary schools by identifying those degree suppliers that do not meet the requirements of ORS 348.609(1).
www.osac.state.or.us /oda/unaccredited.html   (2021 words)

  
 Private university
British universities have institutional autonomy, which is well respected as it has developed over centuries, but in the 20th century they came to rely on the government for most of their funding.
Because private universities are not an extension of the government, they can engage in behaviors from which public universities as an extension of the government are prohibited.
Some private universities are not accredited (see list of unaccredited institutions of higher learning), and their degrees are not formally recognised; some of these in turn have been characterised as diploma mills.
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 Accreditation Information about Accredited Online College Degree Programs
However, there is no guarantee; the decision whether to accept transfer of credits remains with each educational institution under its right to establish its own policies based on its own requirements as to whether the credits transferred meet educational standards equivalent to their own degree programs.
However, the Secretary of Education is required by law to publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies that the Secretary determines to be reliable authorities as to the quality of education or training provided by the institutions of higher education and the higher education programs they accredit.
Large illegal operations of unaccredited schools or diploma mills are shut down.
www.careeruniversities.com /accredited-college-degrees.htm   (1272 words)

  
 Accreditation Guide : School Accreditation
In contrast, in other countries, higher education institutions must receive the permission of the government to operate, and thus accreditation is performed by the government.
This system differs in that unaccredited institutions are often illegal, and thus diploma mills are much less of a problem in these countries.
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accreditation-guide.com /a/205089/School+accreditation.html   (1281 words)

  
 Reading list
Portfolio Development and Adult Learning: Purposes and Strategies by Alan Mandell and Elana Michelson (Council for Adult and Experiential Learning) Explores the eight approaches to portfolio development courses most typically used at colleges and universities, providing examples of each through a closer examination of prior learning assessment programs offered at 11 institutions of higher learning.
Tens of thousands of sources are listed for undergraduate and graduate students, for study in the U.S. and overseas.
From page 1: "The major themes might be characterized as the impoverishment of the spirit by 'academic fundamentalism,' the flight from teaching, the meretriciousness of most academic research, the disintegration of the disciplines, the alliance of the universities with the Department of Defense.
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 Information concerning unaccredited universities
The institutions include colleges, universities and other higher institutions of learning that the National Commission of Higher Education says have no operating authorization but are operating.
The National Agency for Higher Education is proposing a number of remedial measures, for instance that higher education institutions should pay greater consideration to the problem of fake universities and bogus certificates when enrolling students and appointing staff.
Annoyed over dubious existence of the institution, Dr. Barh said it was shameful to have learned that a list of reported trained doctors, who claimed to have passed through the walls of the school, was presented to the Medical Board.
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 Higher Learning Commission - HLC Home
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is part of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).
HLC is recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
In June 2005, the Board of Trustees of The Higher Learning Commission, in keeping with the Commission’s bylaws and past practice, voted to establish a Task Force on the Professional Doctorate.
ncahigherlearningcommission.org /index.php?...&id=17&Itemid=57   (317 words)

  
 Diploma Mills - How to Spot Them
There are institutions that will actually sell you a degree or require very little work to obtain one.
"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."
There is also likely to be a problem if the institution will not provide a faculty list, information about a campus business location or address, or if it bears a name similar to another well-known college or university.
myonlinenursingdegree.com /diploma-mill.html   (665 words)

  
 U.S. Congressman Mike Castle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
"A diploma mill is a non-accredited institution of higher education that grants degrees without ensuring students are properly qualified, all for a nominal fee.
It's a simple fact, diploma mills pose dangers to consumers and employers, as well as the general public and to legitimate institutions of higher education.
Castle called for this hearing to investigate whether these non-accredited institutions are shortchanging the taxpayers and the American workforce.
www.house.gov /castle/pr_05_diplomamills.html   (364 words)

  
 The Chronicle: Daily news: 04/18/2001 -- 01
Word that researchers for Peterson's Guide to Distance Learning Programs are now collecting information about unaccredited colleges has some administrators at mainstream institutions worrying that unaccredited colleges may be listed in future editions of the guidebook.
But Rocco Russo, the vice-president for institutional research and relations at Peterson's, said the guidebook that is set to come out this fall will still list only accredited institutions that have online and other distance-learning offerings.
Kohl and some college officials said if Peterson's were to expand its listings to include the unaccredited institutions, they would no longer work with the authors of the guidebook or use it as an advertising vehicle.
chronicle.com /free/2001/04/2001041801u.htm   (504 words)

  
 Honolulu University Information
It claims to follow the model of well known schools like Excelsior College in New York (formerly Regents College) or British models such as the Open University or the external programme of the University of London, but these are all fully accredited institutions.
Similar to other external programmes (but not these three) the approach includes to accept knowledge gained in so-called non-traditional settings, and college credit can be gained based upon assessment of prior learning.
The school is not accredited: Hawaii state law requires a school to declare clearly that it is not accredited by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Honolulu_University   (247 words)

  
 unaccredited - Education - Online education and education resources web site.
The ministry also wants to eliminate what it calls a loophole that allows unaccredited organizations to arrange adoptions.
Duped out of a quality education Spectator Seattle, WA - Feb 22, 2006 significance of a college degree.
The other is that they are unaccredited or are accredited by dubious sources.
www.dowlinghighschool.org /unaccredited_article_25227.html   (154 words)

  
 Accreditation Guide : Diploma Mill
Diploma mills often have names that are deliberately chosen to sound confusingly similar to prestigious accredited institutions (preventing such confusion is the purpose of trademark law, but the mills strive to barely avoid this legal recourse).
However, UK Trading Standards officers have had notable success in countering a large diploma mill group based in Romania and Israel that was using British place-names for its "universities".
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