Continues from the previous list: Trinity Valley Baptist Seminary and College in Kennedale, Texas (Claims approval from Accrediting Commission International,[219] which is not recognized as an accreditor) Tyndale Theological Seminary, Texas.[220] In 1999, Tyndale Theological Seminary was fined for violating a state law that required institutions to have state approval or accreditation to award degrees or use terms such as college or university in their names. The fine was appealed, and in August 2007 the Texas Supreme Court ruled that Tyndale and other seminaries that offer theological education and award religious degrees can do so without state government approval or accreditation.[221] U UNESCO University, Nigeria[39] United Christian University, Nigeria[39] United Nations University, Delhi, India (not to be confused with United Nations University)[41] United Nigeria University College[39] Universal Bible Institute, Birmingham, Alabama[11][14] Universal University[32][59][87] Università Mons Calpe, Gibraltar [6] Università Popolare San Tommaso D’Aquino, Italy [6] Universitas Internationalis Studiorum Superiorum “Pro Deo, United States [6] Universitas Sancti Cyrilli, Malta [6] Université Européenne Jean Monnet a.i.s.b.l [6] Université de Wallis (lists addresses in Wallis and Futuna and United Kingdom)[13] University Consulting, Inc.[89] University Degree Program (formerly operated at least 28 different diploma mills in at least five countries)[222] University of Action Learning (UAL) [139] University of Antarctica[223] University of Applied Sciences & Management in Benin and Nigeria[39] University of Bedford [12] (not to be confused with the legitimate UK University of Bedfordshire) University of Berkley, Erie County, Pennsylvania[6][224][225][226] University of Beverly Hills, California[227] University of Bums on Seats (satirical)[6][228] University of Central Europe, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Reported closed as of 2007.[32] University of Devon [12] University of Ecoforum for Peace, Switzerland [6] University of Esoterica (Institution website states: We are not accredited by any state agency, and dont want to be...due to entanglements and Separation of Church and State.[229])[11][13][14] University of the Holy Land, Israel[6][13][14] University of Humberside (not to be confused with the University of Lincoln, which formerly used this name)[230] University of Industry, Nigeria[39] University of Lamberhurst[13] University of Metaphysical Sciences, California and Minnesota [231] University of Metaphysical Studies, New Mexico[13] University of Metaphysics, Studio City, California, and Sedona, Arizona. Also called University of Sedona[11][13][14][232] University of the Nations[233] University of Natural Health, Brandon, Mississippi[59] University of North America, Virginia [123][234] University of Northern Virginia[123][234][235][236][237] Closed by order of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.[238] University of Northern Washington[115][239] University of NorthWest[10][12][13][16] University of Redwood (fictitious)[240][241] University of Santa Monica, also known as Kohenor University[11][13] University of Sedona, Studio City, California, and Sedona, Arizona. Alternative name for University of Metaphysics[11][13][14][232] Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, India[41] V Valley University [12] Vancouver University Worldwide[115] Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya[41] Vision International University[242] Volta University College in Ghana and Nigeria[39] W Warnborough College; Ireland, United Kingdom, and Canyon, Texas[6][10][13][19] WARP University, Fort Mill, South Carolina [75] Warren National University[10][11] Washington American Governors University, Delaware [13] Washington College and University [12] (not to be confused with authorized institutions using the name Washington; see Washington (disambiguation)#Higher education) Washington International University,[243] Pennsylvania,[16][19] British Virgin Islands[6][10] (not to be confused with authorized institutions using the name Washington; see Washington (disambiguation)#Higher education) Washington School of Theology, Oregon[13][14] Washington University (washingtonuniversity.us) [12] (not to be confused with authorized institutions using the name Washington; see Washington (disambiguation)#Higher education) West Coast Baptist College, Lancaster, California. Website states: [I]t is not our intention to [pursue accreditation].”[244] West Coast University, Italy [6] West Coast University – Panama, Bangladesh[245] Western Michigan Bible Institute, Muskegon, Michigan[11] Western States University, (aka Western States University for Professional Studies) in Doniphan, MO. (Closed in 2005 while under review by the Missouri Department of Higher Education[246]) Western Advanced Central University - also known as WACU or Western Central College, they are associated with Ashford College and claim to be recognized by the ACOHE (Accreditation Council for Online Higher Education). Westfield University, related to college-degree-fast, not to be confused with Westfield State University in Massachusetts[247] Westmore College or Westmore University, Singapore[12][13] Weston Reserve University, multiple locations, including Seychelles, Kuwait, Canada[13] Whitton University [12] William Carey International University, Pasadena, CA[248] Williamsburg University (wwwedu-wu) [12] Winchester University [12] (not to be confused with University of Winchester) Wisconsin International University, Florida, Ghana (Wisconsin International University College has National Accreditation Board accreditation in Ghana as a university college affiliated with the University of Ghana and University of Cape Coast), Ukraine and other locations,[13][249] now using the name Worldwide International University[250] Woodfield University (also operates the illicit Woodfield High School), South Carolina [75][251] Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary, Washington[252] Worchester University, Panama[13] World Information Distributed University, aka Academie Européenne d’Informatisation – AEI Russia; Belgium; Switzerland[6][13][253][254] Worldwide International University, new name of Wisconsin International University[250] Y York University, California (Claims accreditation from World Association of Universities and Colleges,[255] which is not recognized by the US Department of Education.) Yorker International University, Italy, South Dakota, New York[6][13] Youngsfield University, New York, United Kingdom[13] YUIN/American University, Hawaii, California[13] Z Zenith University, Hawaii; related to Pickering and Brighton Universities;[13] not to be confused with Zenith University College in Ghana See also Educational accreditation Accreditation mill American Biographical Institute Bogus colleges in the United Kingdom Council for Higher Education Accreditation Diploma mill Distance education List of recognized accreditation associations of higher learning List of unrecognized accreditation associations of higher learning Nationally recognized accrediting agencies in the United States References Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Oregon Office of Degree Authorization, accessed October 5, 2010 John Bear and Mariah P. Bear (2003), Bears guide to earning degrees by distance learning, Ten Speed Press. Important Questions about Accreditation, Degree Mills, and Accreditation Mills, Council on Higher Education Accreditation website, retrieved October 17, 2010. An example of a school that has historically refused to participate in an accreditation process is Pensacola Christian College. The Chronicle of Higher Education reported (in Bartlett, Thomas, A College Thats Strictly Different, March 24, 2006): Pensacola has shown no interest in outside approval of any kind. Nor does it advertise its unaccredited status. A search of the Web site turns up no mention of accreditation. It is not mentioned in the colleges viewbook either, which dedicates four pages to sports activities and two to campus facilities. It is mentioned, in small print, on the inside flap of the course catalog: Pensacola Christian College has never made application for regional accreditation as the College believes it would jeopardize the Colleges philosophical distinctives. The catalog goes on to say that getting other colleges to accept Pensacolas credits has seldom been an insurmountable problem. Religious Exempt Schools, Oregon Office of Degree Authorization website, accessed October 17, 2010. Fiocchetti, C., Checcacci, C. & Lantero, L., How to spot and counter diploma mills, Chapter 4 (November 2010) Information Centre on Academic Mobility and Equivalence (CIMEA) [1] Unauthorized Schools and Invalid Degrees. Oregon Office of Degree Authorization. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013. Letter from Ministère de la Communauté française, Belgium, to AACRAO, April 15, 2005, identifies this institution as a private organization in Belgium whose diplomas and degrees have no legal effects. State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Academy of Natural Therapies Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas.. Under Texas law fraudulent or substandard degrees are degrees conferred in Texas in violation of the Texas Education Code, conferred in another state in violation of that states laws, conferred in another state by an institution not accredited by an accreditor recognized in Texas, or conferred outside the United States by an institution that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board determines is not the equivalent of an accredited or authorized degree. Colleges and universities not accredited by an accrediting body of the Council on Higher Education Accreditation. State of Michigan. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. (list is no longer being maintained) Ezell, Allen (2009), Recent developments with degree mills, College & University Journal (Vol85 No 2): 40 Oregon Office of Degree Authorization, Unaccredited Colleges[dead link] Maine Department of Higher Education, Non-Accredited Colleges & Universities List Information about some degree-granting institutions not accredited by CHEA-recognized organizations, Oregon Office of Degree Authorization, 2004-2006. For-profit organizational members (organized by accreditation status). United States Distance Learning Association. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Tie to illegal degrees doesnt block Wyo. school licensing, Casper Star Tribune, March 12, 2005. [2] The ACU website (accessed May 14, 2009) states that the school is accredited by Accrediting Commission International but notes “The A.C.I. Accrediting Commission has not requested a listing nor is it recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Protecting Australia’s Higher Education System: A Proactive Versus Reactive Approach in Review (1999–2004) by George Brown, Proceedings of the Australian Universities Quality Forum 2004 (10 pages) A gente encara como curso livre - vida - educacao - Estadão Students at troubled VA school welcomed at another unaccredited college Private & Out-of-State Colleges Certified to Operate in Virginia Accreditation page on the American College of Metaphysical Theology website (accessed November 12, 2007) states that the institution is an incorporated religious non-profit organization and a non-secular school that is not accredited. The website also states that doctoral degrees can be obtained in as little as one month for a full price of $249. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuit: American National University State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Press release: Pacific Western University (Hawaii) aka American PacWest International University, May 19, 2006 State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuit: American State University CBS News, 60 Minutes II, Diplomas For Sale, Nov. 10, 2004. Private Educator Faces New Questions, The Vancouver Sun, 16 October 2006 Pakistan Higher Education Commission, Public Alert on Substandard Private Universities State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: American University of Hawaii University Grants Commission, India, Fake Universities Mal Practices Alert Non-Approved Entities, Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation, 2007. Accessed November 21, 2010. Accreditation, American University of Mayonic Science and Technology website, accessed January 17, 2011. The American University of Mayonic Science and Technology has chosen to not persue [sic] accreditation at this time. Bartlett, Thomas and Scott Smallwood (2004). Maxine Asher Has a Degree for You (http). The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 22 June 2007. Decision andersonvilleseminary/accreditation.html Our History. atbc.org/html/cs-accrediting.html National Universities Commission of Nigeria, Monday Bulletin, Vol 3, No. 32, 18 August 2008. Pages 7-8. Atlantic International University website states that the school is incorporated in the U.S. state of Hawaii and has private accreditation through an entity not regulated or approved by the US Department of Education. University Grants Commission, India, List of fake universities (as on August 24, 2006) PCUSA, Presbyterian News Service, Barber-Scotia College loses accreditation, July 23, 2004 Alabama threatens to pull university license, South Florida Business Journal, October 27, 2000 bayridgecollege.org Craig Malisow, First-Degree Fraud, Houston Press, July 20, 2006 Consumer Watchdog Botswana bereanbiblecollege.net/Berean_Bible_College/Accreditation.html bcf4u.org lcus.edu/lcu-accreditation/index.php The Bible Doctrine Institute handbook Bear, John; Mariah Bear (January 1, 2003). Bears Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning. Ten Speed Press. ISBN 1-58008-431-1. pages 192–193 Melanie Newman, The counterfeiters: fake institutions escape clampdown, Times Higher Education, 22 January 2010 Brazilian Public Attorney declares BLIC diploma unvalid Clay Risen, The Scourge of Fake Diplomas, The New Republic, 01.23.06. George Brown, Fighting Credential Fraud: A Brief Critique of Australian and American Approaches to Qualification Verification and Authentication, World Education News & Reviews, Volume 18, Issue 5, October 2005, retrieved from website 4 April 2009 Sean Coughlan and Gary Eason, Fake college degrees warning, BBC News Online, 12 May 2004 DCs Lured to Foreign Medical School, Dynamic Chiropractic, January 1, 1993, Volume 11, Issue 01 Fake doctor factory awards degrees, BBC News, 26 November 2000 The Clarion-Ledger: Diploma mill ban showing results Calamus International University: Important Statement on Accreditation. Calamus International University website. Retrieved 2010-04-07.. This is Calamus own page, disclaiming any government-recognized form of accreditation, but claiming accreditation by the International Association for Distance Learning, an unrecognized entity. A Matter of Degree: Carl Baughs Alleged Credentials, NCSE Reports Vol 9, No. 6, Nov-Dec. 1989 About CUBT. Retrieved 10 July 2013. Administration on California Pacific School of Theology website, archived May 26, 2007 Accreditation at CBBC&S Calvary Chapel Bible College Accreditation Paul Fain (October 19, 2012). Startup Universitys Phantom Faculty. Inside Higher Ed. The university plans to eventually seek regional accreditation in the United States. It is also pursuing licenses to issue credentials in other countries. For now, however, the university is relying on IAO as its sole third-party verification. Jackie Harrison-Martin, Online degree decision pleases district officials, The News-Herald, Southgate, Michigan, July 2, 2006. Oregon Office of Degree Authorization Religious Exempt Schools Retrieved 20 Oct 2007 Recognised bodies listed by DfEE, retrieved 24 May 2007 Fighting Credential Fraud - World Education News & Reviews website, retrieved 24 May 2007 Carnevale, Dan (2004). Dont Judge a College by Its Internet Address. The Chronicle of Higher Education 51 (4): A29. Silver, Jonathan D. (August 7, 2008). North Hills elementary principal has ties to diploma mill Read more: post-gazette/stories/local/neighborhoods-north/north-hills-elementary-principal-has-ties-to-diploma-mill-405040/#ixzz2HVtm7gCg. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 9 January 2013. Ryan J. Foley (Associated Press), Con man serving time in Wisconsin helped run suspected diploma mill, Washington Examiner, February 22, 2010 Bears Guide, pages 195 and 284 Institutions that may be operating illegally in South Carolina Or operating illegally elsewhere and enrolling residents of South Carolina (updated 03/04/2014). South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved 3 June 2014. Accrediting Commission International website, accessed March 28, 2008. We have never applied to the U.S. Department of Education for any affiliation with the government. Carolina University of Theology FAQ Page, last updated 22 Sep 2006 Adam Jones, State’s diploma mills draw academic ire. Tuscaloosa News, Feb. 11, 2007 Schoolhouse crock, CityLink, October 15, 2003. Charis Bible College Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved 2013-05-09. chesapeakebiblecollege.org Christ for the Nations Institute website: Accreditation (accessed March 21, 2008): Board of Directors of Christ For The Nations has determined to withdraw from pursuing accreditation with the Association for Biblical Higher Education ... CFNI holds accreditation with the International Christian Accrediting Association (ICAA) ... ICAA is not recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Steve Levicoff. Name It and Frame It?. (3rd edition) Institute on Religion and Law. 1993 (page 34-35) ASIN B0006F1PCQ Closure for lack of legal authority to issue degrees is cited in Texas State Supreme Court decision and in Berkshire Eagle article, 5 November 1985. The Oregon Office of Degree Authorization lists it as an unaccredited college. Degree holders are ineligible for Oregon professional practice or licensure. Colton State University is not accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education. Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation, Entities Not Approved to Operate in Mississippi (accessed March 26, 2012) FOX 5 Investigates: UDC professors earn degrees from diploma mill Diploma mills offer degrees for a price and not much else, The East Carolinian, September 30, 2004 Concordia Theologica Website Notice Regarding Accreditation, Cranmer Theological House website, accessed April 18, 2009, states: CTH is not formally accredited by any secular organization. States probe teachers uses of bogus advanced degrees, USA Today, 5/4/2004. See Tacoma career college loses its accreditation, by Justin Matlick, Puget Sound Business Journal, August 3, 2007, and Accreditation lost, Tacoma school closes by Emily Heffter, Seattle Times, August 9, 2007 Denuncian por publicidad engañosa a universidad que se promociona en Internet Emol, April 27, 2012 (in Spanish). Universidad Cumbres reconoce haber incluido carreras de pregrado que jamás se van a impartir, by Jonathan Flores, Biobio Radio, April 28, 2012 (in Spanish). Stephen Barrett, M.D., Some Notes on Donsbach University, Quackwatch website, May 28, 2004 Nutrition Quackery: Big Business, New York Times, August 3, 1986 Registrars’ Group Takes On Diploma Mills, Inside Higher Ed, February 10, 2006. David Gulliver, Hospital candidate runs firm that has had a tangled past, Herald Tribune (Sarasota, Florida), August 23, 2008. Registered French Institution of Higher Education #0862003720; Publication Journal Officiel de la République Française #20040039-1669: Authorized to bestow degrees L731-14 France DOCEOS Education Search Engine Walker, Joshua. A Letter from Our President on Accreditation. Eternity Bible College. Retrieved August 29, 2009. Status of Euclid University, Verifile Accredibase, accessed January 27, 2012 Concern at University of Wales overseas degrees, BBC News, 9 November 2010. Accessed 24 July 2011. Isabel Shapiro, Fake Oxbridge educations for sale over the internet, Varsity, 18 January 2008. (PDF) Accessed 24 July 2011. Kanton Wallis. Präsidium des Staatsrates. Staatskanzlei. Auszug aus dem Protokoll der Sitzungen des Staatsrates. February 28, 2007. crus.ch/information-programme/recognition-swiss-enic/recognised-or-accredited-swiss-higher-education-institutions.html?L=2 Academic accreditation in Switzerland Stephen Barrett, MD. Questionable Organizations: An Overview. Quackwatch. Retrieved 2007-02-12. Ian Rollins, Sheriff: Degree didn’t aid Burright, Albany (Oregon) Democrat-Herald, May 5, 2006 Jennifer Gollan (January 14, 2012). California Leads Nation in Unaccredited Schools, and Enforcement Is Lax. New York Times. International Commission on Academic Accreditation, Inc, Freedom Bible College and Seminary, 2012 Friends Int’l Christian University Accreditation Statement, Retrieved 21 Oct 2007 About Us. Frontier Christian University. Retrieved September 5, 2012. FCU has elected not to pursue an accredited status with any agency affiliated with the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). FCU is not pursuing such recognition for two main reasons. First, we wish to continue having local ministers teach Bible classes and raise up new Christian leaders as the great commission commands. Second, we want to keep the cost of tuition affordable so that more students have the opportunity to study at FCU and remain free from school debt. Accreditation by a recognized agency would mean that we would have to abandon these priorities. Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia, Who is operating illegally in BC?, updated 28 March 2007, accessed July 15, 2007 Accreditation and Accreditation Campaign. George Wythe University. Retrieved 2011-06-22. Georgian International University website, which does not mention accreditation Harry Browne, Irish university is mobile phoney, The Irish Times. 3 April 2001. Golden State School of Theology FAQ Golden State Baptist College Catalog, Retrieved 26 Oct 2007 Alert on Greenwich University. Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia). 2002. Retrieved 2010-05-14. heartlandbaptist.edu/335432.ihtml#accredited Tom Bartlett, Karin Fischer, and Josh Keller, Little-Known Colleges Exploit Visa Loopholes to Make Millions Off Foreign Students, The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 20, 2011 Holy Trinity Catalog, Retrieved 20 Oct 2007 German Press Agency, US university sues dead Singapore agent, October 15, 2006 Apart from the Hubbard College of Administration International, an unaccredited post-secondary school, only students taught in a number...Dawar, Anil (19 May 2008). Will Smith funds school teaching Scientology creators study method. The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-03-14. Hyles-Anderson College & Seminary Catalog, Retrieved 26 Oct 2007 IT Seminary ProBoards Page, Retrieved 20 Oct 2007 Illinois Theological Seminary homepage, Retrieved 20 Oct 2007 lesea.org/documents/icu/2009_ICU_Catalog.pdf Ashcraft, Chris (2010). Fighting the Dragon. Journal of Creation. Retrieved 2013-01-22. ICR concedes defeat over its graduate school. National Center for Science Education. September 1, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-02. The ICR explains, Due to the nature of ICRs School of Biblical Apologetics — a predominantly religious education school — it is exempt from licensing by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Likewise, ICRs School of Biblical Apologetics is legally exempt from being required to be accredited by any secular or ecumenical or other type of accrediting association. Degree Mills: non-accredited and irregular higher education institutions by Luca Lantero, CIMEA – Italian Enic/Naric centre John Bear (2000), Bears Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning, page 58 Rob Nanninga De Universiteit van Opeinde Skepter, Year 20, no. 1, 2007 The Diploma Mafias - with a list of diploma factories worldwide New Sabah Interfaith Seminary home page. Retrieved 15 May 2010. As a religious Seminary the Interfaith Seminary is not accredited by an [sic] government agency. Website states, “Accredited by the worlds largest non-Governmental accrediting agency.”[3], Retrieved 21 Oct 2007 Cyber universitys credibility in question. Times Educational Supplement. October 10, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2014. internationalseminary/Accreditation.html Degree inspires little faith. St. Petersburg Times. 2007-10-27. Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2010-07-02. Steve Rock, Unaccredited school in Grandview offers degrees of uncertainty, The Kansas City Star, July 14, 2007 IOND University website State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: IOND University Morris, Nigel (Monday, 7 January 2008). Bogus university scam uncovered BBC News. Accessed 2008-01-07 Click Here for a Diploma, by Cesar Bacani and Oliver Rohlfs, AsiaWeek, 2000. Duped by rogue college, The Sunday Star (Malaysia), August 23, 2009 Nigel Morris (2008), Investigating the bogus education scam, BBC News, Varsity: We’re no degree mill, Malay Mail, September 9, 2010 Diploma Mills Represent Security Threat to United States. Paula Zahn Now. CNN. December 15, 2005. Course Catalog, 2012-2013. Jackson Hole Bible College. 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 2013-03-04. It is not our purpose or desire to be accredited Accreditation Process, Kansas City College and Bible School, 2012 State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Kensington University Ron Matus, P.S.: Your M.A. or Ph.D. may be B.S., St. Petersburg (Florida) Times, December 6, 2007. In 2004, Florida State Rep. Jennifer Carroll removed a reference to a Kensington masters degree from the House website after a news reporter asked about it. In 2007 she told another reporter that she had spent more than $20,000 and countless hours of research on the degree, only to find out that the institution lied about being accredited. Was your degree program accredited?. Kepler College. 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-10. Not by federally recognized accrediting agencies. Kepler College was authorized by the Higher Education Coordinating Board of Washington to grant AA, BA and MA degrees from March 9, 2000 through March 9, 2010, with an extension through to March 9, 2012 to complete a teach-out of current students. Although this type of authorization is called accreditation in some States (for example, Connecticut), this is not the same as national or regional accreditation recognized by the Federal government. Keplers History. Kepler College. 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-10. In 2010, economic realities prevented Kepler from completing its push for accreditation Frequently Asked Questions. Kingsway Bible University. Retrieved 2013-03-05. Q. Do you have accreditation? A. Yes. We are members of the International Association of Bible Colleges and Seminaries Associated Press, Cheyenne police chief defends distance-learning degree, April 23, 2005. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges website, sacscoc.org/2010%20December%20Actions%20and%20Disclosure%20Statements/Lambuth%20University.pdf Jan Colley, Hypnotist McKenna sues over degree claim, The Scotsman, 11 July 2006. Michael Horsnell, McKenna sues over claim he bought PhD, The Times, 11 July 2006. Questions about LCU Sean Coughlan, College trading standards probe, BBC News, 8 June 2004. Louisiana Baptist University Academics and Vision However, as a primarily religious institution, LBU has not sought either regional or national accreditation by a secular accrediting agency. Dr. Jihad: The crusading life of Islam ‘expert’ Robert Morey (page 1) Orange County Weekly March 2, 2006 Madison Universitys website states (on the page Accreditation & Recognition) that the school is fully accredited by the World Association of Universities and Colleges. However, WAUC is not a recognized accreditation agency. BBC News, Fake doctor factory awards degrees, 26 November 2000. Midtown University Distance Learning Accreditation Report. GetEducated. State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Monticello University State dominates the $200 million quick-degree industry, by Heather Tang, Pacific Business News (Honolulu), May 26, 2000 Colleges Ex-President Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Washington Post, May 2, 2006 Mountain States Baptist College website, Retrieved 26 Oct 2007 List of Independent Baptist Bible Colleges, Retrieved 26 Oct 2007 Melanie Swan (November 27, 2012). Education ministry warns UAE students of unaccredited online degrees. The National. Abu Dhabi. Must University Distance Learning Accreditation Report. GetEducated. Retrieved 26 February 2013. BBB Business Review: Must University. Better Business Bureau. Retrieved 26 February 2013. Nations website, as archived January 12, 2008, discussed Why has Nations University not sought accreditation of its programs?. Nations website as of May 6, 2011, discusses the lack of accreditation and efforts to attain accredited status. New Age International University: Exclusive Agreement with IERD. New Age International University. Retrieved 2011-07-31. Website states: Although NTBI is not accredited, a number of Christian colleges and universities accept our credits. (New Tribes Bible Institute website, Retrieved 21 Oct 2007) Website states: We are an unaccredited institution exempt from state regulation because of the religious nature of our programs. (TNARS website, Retrieved 1 Dec 2009) Authorities in Texas and Oregon have already declared law degrees from Novus invalid, and Touro is asking a judge to declare the school a diploma mill. Novus University Law School turning out ‘sham’ degrees. New York Post. Retrieved 2013-10-13. Novus states that the American Bar Association is responsible for law school accreditation and notes: NOVUS UNIVERSITY/NOVUS LAW SCHOOL IS NOT ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.Novus University Law School Terms of Use. Novus University Law School. Retrieved 2013-10-13. Novus University Law School. businessconsumeralliance.org. Retrieved 2013-10-13. Former Student Kills 7 in Shooting at California College. Chronicle of Higher Education. April 2, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-08. History, Oval Bible College State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Pacific Southern University PBU website (Accessed June 23, 2007) Nowhere identified as accredited. Promotional item on page 7 of Bible Believers Bulletin, Vol. 31 No. 6, June 2007, a newsletter published by PBI head Peter Ruckman states, Some hidden nuggets from the King James that you are not going to be taught in any accredited school, indicating Ruckmans attitude toward educational accreditation. Gruver, Mead (March 15, 2007). New law prompts online school changes. Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-03-13. Kara Hansen, West Linn mayor’s education questioned, The Lake Oswego Review, March 11, 2010. Redding University doesn’t offer classes but instead bases degrees on credits awarded for courses taken elsewhere and for life and work experience. Former Oregon mayor pleads guilty to election violation, KATU, May 11, 2010 Im a celebrity, get me an honorary degree!, The Guardian, July 6, 2006 Erica L. Green, School official resigns amid Sun investigation into his college degrees, Baltimore Sun, April 28, 2011. A Baltimore city school official claimed to have received a bachelors degree in accounting from Rocklands University in 1998. Article states that the school has no current website and that a search of Internet archives yielded a website with no description of when the university operated or who operated it, nor any information on how to enroll or obtain a degree. George Gollin is quoted as saying: If Rocklands was a legitimate school at some point, or went belly up, I would expect some news story that said Rocklands went belly-up. [4], Character building, health topics for YLC, By: DAVID OWENS, Associate Editor, 02/10/2007 #564 Steve Bousquet and Ron Matus, Degree inspires little faith, St. Petersburg (Florida) Times, October 27, 2007 Ron Matus, Substandard degrees everywhere St. Petersburg (Florida) Times, November 2, 2007 Unaccredited Post-Secondary Educational Institutions, State of Maine Department of Education, November 26, 2006 Urgent Disclaimer on the illegal establishment and recognition of higher education institutions in the Republic of Liberia The Embassy of Liberia, 2004. St. Thomas-a-Becket Website Website states, “Currently, Saint Wolbodo’s Seminary does not hold accreditation from any US Department of Education approved regional or national accrediting organization.”Saint Wolbodos Seminary website, Retrieved 17 Dec 2009 Sancta Sophia Seminary website, accessed March 28, 2008 John B. Bear and Mariah P. Bear, Bears Guide to Earning College Degrees Nontraditionally, p.331 Ten Speed Press, 2003. FAQ, Shalom Bible Institute, 2012 State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: South Pacific University Blands Words Echo Kofi Annans By Rosalind S. Helderman, Washington Post, August 5, 2007 State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Stanton University About Us, Summit Theological Seminary, 2012 tbbcts.org/accredit.html Alumni, Tennessee Bible College, 2012. Indicates a plan to have a serious effort to gain accreditation for our school. Accreditation, Therapon University, 2012 Bear, John; Bear, Mariah P. (2003). Bears Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning. Ten Speed Press. ISBN 1-58008-431-1. Thunderwood College Campus Alberta Quality Council Feds probe Calif. sham university for visa fraud, Terence Chea, Associated Press, February 2, 2011 Chidanand Rajghatta, Duped Indian students ignored red flags, Times of India, January 31, 2011 Trinity Accreditation Abbie Vansickle, Deputy keeps job, not diploma, St. Petersburg Times, October 21, 2006 Affiliations, Trinity Southwest University, retrieved March 10, 2012. States the institutions position that any governmental association or oversight ... is inappropriate for a faith-based organization or institution, and constitutes a fundamental violation of church/state separation. tvbsc.org/Accreditation.htm Institutions website states Tyndale Theological Seminary & Biblical Institute has no plans to pursue any type of accreditation.[5] Court Upholds Autonomy for Seminaries - Will Decision Help Diploma Mills Too?, Inside Higher Education, September 4, 2007 The University of Spam, The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 25, 2004 Paul Fain (October 19, 2012). Startup Universitys Phantom Faculty. Inside Higher Ed. The University of Antarctica’s homepage includes a photograph of its “Administration Building,” which is actually a lightly doctored photograph of a former attraction at Walt Disney World’s Epcot theme park. The university’s website is elaborate and includes several entertaining sections, including photos of its alleged football team and “Snowman” mascot, as well as a guide to nightlife around the campus. Accrediting the University of Antarctica should be a “one-strike-you’re-out disqualification,” [George] Gollin said. Grant, Tim (July 8, 2005). Judge shuts down Erie diploma mill. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-07-20. Tim Grant (July 9, 2005). Giuliani has bogus degree from diploma mill in Erie. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Judge Lets Diploma Mill Stay in Business. University Business. 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-20. George Lurie, Woodard Awaits Judges Decision, Valley Voice newspaper, August 16, 2006 University of Bums on Seats University of Esoterica Religious Degrees, Retrieved 19 Oct 2007 Mark Townsend, The Observer: Degree frauds hit new heights, The Guardian, February 1, 2004. 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Institution: University of Northern Virginia, U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs, accessed March 31, 2010 msnbc.msn/id/43935088 Closed Institutions. Retrieved July 31, 2013. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: University of Northern Washington Helliker, Kevin (February 26–27, 2011). College Cries Foul Over a Copycat. Wall Street Journal. p. A3. Wieder, Ben (February 24, 2011), Reed College Seeks to Stop Copycat Web Site, Wired Campus blog (Chronicle of Higher Education), retrieved 2011-02-27 VIU Authorization, Vision International University website State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Washington International University West Coast Baptist College Accreditation Statement, Retrieved 18 August 2010 Siddiqur Rahman Khan (April 17, 2007). UGC asked to sue West Coast University – Panama. The Daily Newspaper (Dhaka). Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Henry Pierson Curtis, Records dispute Osceola Clerk of Court Malcom Thompsons MBA claim, Orlando Sentinel, May 14, 2012 Nichole Dobo and Wade Malcolm (June 27, 2012), Alleged degree mills disappear from Web, The News Journal (Delaware) WCIU – Institutional Recognition As of February 2010, State of Wisconsin regulatory authorities were working to convince WIU to drop Wisconsin from its name. They had earlier prevailed upon the institution to remove pictures of Milwaukee from its website and provide a disclaimer stating that WIU is not connected to the University of Wisconsin. In a hearing before the state legislature, WIU president John Buuck said the school was founded in Wisconsin in the 1990s, but had never granted degrees to U.S. students. He said its focus was on higher education partnerships in countries such as Estonia and Ghana. Source: Associated Press, Wisconsin plan aims to stop use of phony degrees, LaCrosse Tribune, February 3, 2010. Copy reproduced on page 43 of Wisconsin Education Approval Board document.
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