LIST OF UNACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING
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''Due to the dynamic nature of many unaccredited institutions, there can never be a complete list of unaccredited institutions. Therefore one cannot draw conclusions regarding the status of an institution based on not finding it in this list.''
Main articles: Unaccredited institutions of higher learning
This article lists colleges, seminaries, and universities lacking accreditation. Degrees or other qualifications from unaccredited institutions may not be accepted by civil service or other employers. Some of these institutions are no longer in operation. Several unaccredited universities have names chosen because they are similar to those of accredited institutions or falsely imply that it is a public university.
Institutions that appear on this list are those that grant post-secondary degrees but are listed as unaccredited by a .
★ Academy of Natural Therapies (formerly in Hawaii until closed by court order; may have reopened in Wyoming or Montana) [1]53
★ Adam Smith University5333
★ Akamai University 8
★ Almeda University536938[2]
★ Ambassador University Corporation 869
★ American Central University (Wyoming)[3]
★ American Coastline University [4]53
★ American Global University 8
★ American National University[5]
★ American Pacwest International University 8[6]
★ American Pacific University 8
★ American State University[7] (Hawaii) (aka Hamilton University)
★ American University of London 69 [8]53[9]
★ American University of Hawaii[10]6953(in Gulfport, Mississippi and Clinton, Mississippi; also reported to be operating in India[11]; not to be confused with University of Hawaii)
★ American World University[12]
★ Ashwood University 538
★ Atlantic International University[13]38692
★ Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society (Gokak, Belgaum, Karnataka, India)80
★ Barber-Scotia College (lost accreditation in 2004)[14]
★ Barrington University (Mobile, Alabama)253 (formerly operated by Virtual Academics.Com of Boca Raton, Florida[15])
★ Belford University538[16] ''(operated from a PO Box in Humble, Texas; not to be confused with the University of Bedford which is linked to University Degree Program)''
★ Bennington University8''(not to be confused with Bennington College)''
★ Berne University 8
★ The Bible Doctrine Institute (Jacksonville, Florida; founded in 1986 as The Blue Ridge Bible Institute)[17]
★ Bienville University862 (Woodville, Mississippi)
★ Bircham International University 8(formerly Oxford International University)
★ Breyer State University8[18]38
★ British West Indies Medical College ''(earlier known as West Indies College of Naturopathic Medicine and Surgery)''[19][20]
★ Bronte International University 8
★ Buxton University833 ''(not to be confused with the University of Derby's Buxton campus) (Connected with instantdegrees.com)''
★ Calamus International University[1]33[21] (Has no campus; corporate location in British West Indies; operates in the UK through ''Calamus Extension College Ltd.'')
★ California Graduate Institute[22]
★ Calvary Chapel Bible College (This institution's website states: "We are not accredited, nor are we seeking accreditation, so as to be free from outside control and remain open to the leading of the Holy Spirit.")[23]
★ Cambridge State University (in Jackson, Mississippi) ("district officials discovered the school has an extensive criminal history and is nothing more than a diploma mill.")[24]
★ Canbourne University8''(not to be confused with Camborne School of Mines)''
★ Canterbury University of the Seychelles[25]8[26]
★ Canyon College 33[27]
★ Chase University 8
★ Christ For The Nations Institute[28]
★ Chadwick University (Alabama)[29][30]
★ Clayton College of Natural Health[31] (same operator as Chadwick University) (in Alabama)
★ Clayton University 8 (Hong Kong)
★ Colton University [32]
★ Columbia Pacific University 853
★ Columbia State University 853
★ Columbus University (Picayune, Mississippi)62 (Closed by state action in Louisiana69)
★ Commonwealth Open University 853 ''(Virgin Islands; not to be confused with Commonwealth Institute)''
★ Concordia College and University[33]40
★ Crescent City Christian College (Metairie, Louisiana) ("basically a coach's house — no campus, no facilities, no faculty, no library that anyone could discover")[34]
★ Crown College (Tennessee) [35]
★ Crown College (Tacoma, Washington) (lost accreditation in 2007)[36]
★ Donsbach University 8[37]
★ Dorcas University (Honolulu, Hawaii)332
★ Dublin Metropolitan University 853
★ Earlscroft University 53[38]
★ Eastern Caribbean University (Texas and St. Kitts)53
★ École supérieure Robert de Sorbon (purportedly in France, but linked to diploma mills in Sarasota, Florida) (aka American Universities Admission Program)[39]8
★ Ellington University [40]
★ European Open University[41] ''Not to be confused with the European Open Universities Network at European Association of Distance Teaching Universities''
★ Fairfax University853
★ Farington University8[42]
★ Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith80
★ Generale University (also called Generale Polytechnic Institute)
★ Glencullen University ("A phony 'Irish university' is marketing degrees internationally via the Internet. An EL reporter in the US, posing as a prospective student, has been offered an English literature degree from 'Glencullen University', without any study, for $960.")[43]
★ Golden State School of Theology[44] (Stockton, California)
★ Greenwich University[45] (Operated on Norfolk Island from 1998 to 2002. Not to be confused with University of Greenwich, London, England)
★ Hamilton University[46] (aka American State University)
★ Honolulu University ''(aka Honolulu University of the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities)'' [47]
★ Hyles-Anderson College[48]
★ Intercontinental University40
★ International University of Ministry and Education (Grandview, Missouri)[49]
★ IOND University (Hawaii, Japan)[50]69 53
★ Irish International University53[51]
★ James Monroe University (also called James Monroe International University)[52]
★ Kennedy-Western University[53] 33
★ Kensington University[54]
★ Kent College (Louisiana)8
★ Kingston College (British Columbia) (illegal operation closed down October 4, 2006); not to be confused with Kingston College (England) in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
★ Knightsbridge University8
★ Knoxville College (lost accreditation in 1996)69
★ Lacrosse University3362[55] 532
★ Louisiana Baptist University (formerly Baptist Christian University)[56][57]
★ LaSalle University (Louisiana)[58][59] ''(not to be confused with La Salle University (Philadelphia), nor with The LaSalle Extension University (Chicago))''
★ London College of Technology and Business[60]
★ Madison University (Gulfport, Mississippi)[61][62]332
★ Maharana Patap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya (Pratapgarh, India)80
★ Mahila Gram Vidyapith (Prayag, Allahabad, India)80
★ Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya (Darbhanga, Bihar, India)80
★ Maritime Greenwich College ''(not to be confused with University of Greenwich)''. [63]
★ Metropolitan Collegiate Institute ''(associated with the fake teaching hospital Sussex General Hospital, both purportedly in London)''[64]
★ Monticello University [65]
★ Morris Brown College (lost accreditation in 2002)[66]
★ Novus University, (Diamondhead, Mississippi)2
★ Pacific International University (Springfield, Missouri) 3369
★ Pacific Southern University [67]
★ Pacific Western University (California) 53
★ Patriot Bible University (formerly Patriot University, Colorado; claims that its accreditation is by American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions, which is an unrecognized agency deemed to be an accreditation mill)[68]33[69]
★ Pensacola Bible Institute[70]
★ Pensacola Christian College[71]
★ Preston University (aka Fairmount International University)[72]
★ Raja Arabic University (Nagpur, India)80
★ Regent International University[73]8(not to be confused with Regent University)
★ Rochville University1652 (not to be confused with La Rochville University, an accredited university in France)
★ Rushmore University338
★ Rutherford University ((previously known as Senior University and Stratford International University)
★ St. Clements University3353 (Called a "degree mill" by the State of Maine[74], but removed from list after a formal action taken by St. Clements University.69 )
★ St. John's University School of Medicine8 (Montserrat)
★ St. Regis University (Dominica; Liberia; Washington D.C.; and U.S. state of Washington; closed by court order in June 2005)69 333453 [75]2
★ South California Polytechnic University (Taiwan)2
★ South Pacific University [76]
★ Stanton University [77]
★ Suffield University; operating illegally in Connecticut53
★ Summerset University ("Appears to be a new version of the "University Degree Program" cluster supposedly closed by UK and US action. It has no legal authority to issue degrees.")853
★ Texas Christian Bible University53 (Crowley, Texas)
★ Trinity College and University8
★ Trinity Southern University (See: Colby Nolan)[78]
★ Tyndale Theological Seminary[79]
★ United Nations University (Delhi, India; not to be confused with United Nations University)[80]
★ Université de Wallis8
★ University of Berkley (in Erie County, Pennsylvania)[81][82]
★ University of Central Europe (Pascagoula, Mississippi) 62
★ University Consulting, Inc.40
★ University Degree Program (formerly operated at least 28 different diploma mills in at least five countries)[83]
★ University of Esoterica (Frederick, Maryland)69338
★ University of Lamberhurst8
★ University of the Nations [84]
★ University of Northern Washington[85]
★ University of NorthWest8532
★ University of Santa Monica, also known as Kohenor University833
★ Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya (India)80
★ Vancouver University Worldwide[86]
★ Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya80
★ Vision International University[87]
★ Warnborough University or College53
★ Warren National University3353
★ Washington International University[88] (in Pennsylvania)2
★ West Coast Baptist College[89]
★ West Coast University of Panama (Bangladesh)[90]
★ Weston Reserve University8
★ World Information Distributed University (Russia, Belgium, Switzerland)8[91]
1. State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Academy of Natural Therapies
2. [United States Distance Learning Association list of the accreditation status of its members and affiliates
3. Tie to illegal degrees doesn't block Wyo. school licensing, ''Casper Star Tribune'', March 12, 2005.
4. Diploma mills provide phony credentials, By Helena Andrews, ''The Capital Times''/Medill News Service, February 14, 2005
5. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuit: American National University
6. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Press release: Pacific Western University (Hawaii) aka American PacWest International University, May 19, 2006
7. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuit: American State University
8. Oregon Office of Degree Authorization, Unaccredited Colleges
9. Pakistan Higher Education Commission, Public Alert on Substandard Private Universities
10. State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: American University of Hawaii
11. University Grants Commission, India, Fake Universities Mal Practices Alert
12. "Maxine Asher Has a Degree for You" Bartlett, Thomas and Scott Smallwood
13. 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."
14. PCUSA, Presbyterian News Service, Barber-Scotia College loses accreditation, July 23, 2004
15. Alabama threatens to pull university license, ''South Florida Business Journal'', October 27, 2000
16. Craig Malisow, First-Degree Fraud, ''Houston Press'', July 20, 2006
17. The Bible Doctrine Institute handbook
18. Clay Risen, The Scourge of Fake Diplomas, ''The New Republic'', 01.23.06.
19. DCs Lured to Foreign Medical School,'' Dynamic Chiropractic'', January 1, 1993, Volume 11, Issue 01
20. 'Fake doctor factory' awards degrees, BBC News, 26 November, 2000
21. . This is Calamus' own page, disclaiming any accreditation.
22. The California Board of Psychology. Unaccredited California Approved Schools: A History and Current Status Report. Government, State of California. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
23. Calvary Chapel Bible College Accreditation
24. Jackie Harrison-Martin, Online degree decision pleases district officials, ''The News-Herald'', Southgate, Michigan, July 2, 2006.
25. Recognised bodies listed by DfEE, retrieved 24 May 2007
26. Fighting Credential Fraud - World Education News & Reviews website, retrieved 24 May 2007
27.
28. Christ for the Nations Institute website: Accreditation (accessed July 7, 2007)
29. Adam Jones, State’s diploma mills draw academic ire. ''Tuscaloosa News'', Feb. 11, 2007
30. Schoolhouse crock, ''CityLink'', October 15, 2003.
31. The Oregon Office of Degree Authorization lists it as an "unaccredited college." "Degree holders are ineligible for Oregon professional practice or licensure."
32. http://www.coltonuniversity.org/pages/legal.htm "Colton State University is not accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education."
33. State of Michigan, Colleges and universities not accredited by an accrediting body of the Council on Higher Education Accreditation
34. States probe teachers' uses of bogus advanced degrees, ''USA Today'', 5/4/2004.
35. According to its website, the college has not sought accreditation and does not accept direct federal funds.Crown College Admissions FAQ (accessed June 14, 2007)
36. 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
37. Stephen Barrett, M.D., Some Notes on Donsbach University, Quackwatch website, May 28, 2004
38. Information about some degree-granting institutions not accredited by CHEA-recognized organizations, Oregon Office of Degree Authorization, 2004-2006.
39. Registrars’ Group Takes On Diploma Mills, ''Inside Higher Ed'', February 10, 2006.
40. Diploma mills offer degrees for a price and not much else, ''The East Carolinian'', September 30, 2004
41. Questionable Organizations: An Overview Stephen Barrett, MD
42. Ian Rollins, Sheriff: Degree didn’t aid Burright, Albany (Oregon) ''Democrat-Herald'', May 5, 2006
43. Harry Browne, "'Irish' university is mobile phoney," ''The Irish Times''.
44. Golden State School of Theology FAQ
45. Alert on Greenwich University
46. CBS News, 60 Minutes II, Diplomas For Sale, Nov. 10, 2004.
47. German Press Agency, "US university sues dead Singapore agent," October 15, 2006
48. The Five Churches, by Jack Hyles; founder Jack Hyles asserted that the college remains unaccredited because the government would "take away our freedom."
49. Steve Rock, Unaccredited school in Grandview offers degrees of uncertainty, ''The Kansas City Star'', July 14, 2007
50. IOND University website
51. http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/universities2000/artic_online.html
52. Diploma Mills Represent Security Threat to United States December 15 2005 CNN, Paula Zahn Now
53. 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 state's 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.
54. State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Kensington University
55. Associated Press, Cheyenne police chief defends distance-learning degree, April 23, 2005.
56. [http://www.lbu.edu/macacademic.html 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."
57. Dr. Jihad: The crusading life of Islam ‘expert’ Robert Morey (page 1) ''Orange County Weekly March 2, 2006
58. Jan Colley, Hypnotist McKenna sues over degree claim, ''The Scotsman'', 11 July 2006.
59. Michael Horsnell, McKenna sues over claim he bought PhD, ''The Times'', 11 July 2006.
60. Sean Coughlan, College trading standards probe, BBC News, 8 June, 2004.
61. Madison University's 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.
62. Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation, Non-approved entities (accessed June 23, 2007)
63. Cited by Times Higher Education Supplement, Sept 8 2006 "College above discount shop dashes hopes"
64. BBC News, 'Fake doctor factory' awards degrees, 26 November 2000.
65. State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Monticello University
66. College's Ex-President Pleads Guilty to Fraud, ''Washington Post'', May 2, 2006
67. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Pacific Southern University
68. PBU website (Accessed June 23, 2007)
69. Maine Department of Higher Education, Non-Accredited Colleges & Universities List
70. Nowhere identified as accredited. Promotional item on page 7 of ''Bible Believer's 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 Ruckman's attitude toward educational accreditation.
71. Thomas Bartlett, A College That's Strictly Different: Secretive Pensacola Christian controls student life with tough regulations and unwritten rules, ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', March 24, 2006
72. New law prompts online school changes Mead Gruver
73. [2]
74. #564
75. Urgent Disclaimer on the illegal establishment and recognition of higher education institutions in the Republic of Liberia The Embassy of Liberia, 2004.
76. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: South Pacific University
77. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Stanton University
78. Abbie Vansickle, Deputy keeps job, not diploma, ''St. Petersburg Times'', October 21, 2006
79. Texas Court Reinstates 3,000 Fine Against 'Seminary', ''Christianity Today'', July 2003
80. University Grants Commission, India, List of fake universities (as on August 24, 2006)
81. Judge shuts down Erie 'diploma mill' Tim Grant
82. Judge Lets Diploma Mill Stay in Business
83. The University of Spam, ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', June 25, 2004
84. Considerations about accreditation, University of the Nations website (states that the school lacks accreditation and provides several justifications for this situation).
85. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: University of Northern Washington
86. Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia, Who is operating illegally in BC?, updated 28 March 2007, accessed July 15, 2007
87. VIU Authorization
88. State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Washington International University
89. WCBC website page on Accreditation: Liberal Arts Studies and the Local Church Bible College
90. UGC asked to sue West Coast University of Panama, ''The Daily Newspaper'', Dhaka, April 17, 2007
91. Erwin Malfroy, NARIC-Vlaanderen (Higher Education Administration Flemish Community of Belgium), PDF of e-mail message sent April 05, 2005, confirming that "you may consider the World Information Distributed University, located in Belgium as a diploma mill."
★ Accreditation mill
★ American Biographical Institute
★ 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
★ School accreditation
★ Database for Accreditation in the United States (CHEA)
★ Database for Accreditation in the United States (USDE)
★ Database for Accreditation in the United Kingdom
★ Database for Accreditation in Australia
★ Database for Accreditation in India
★ List of fake universities in India
★ Database for Accreditation in Malaysia
★ Database for Accreditation in the Netherlands
★ Database for Accreditation in Pakistan
★ Database for Accreditation in the Philippines
★ Database for Accreditation in Russia
★ Database for Accreditation in Sweden
★ Nordic National Recognition Information Centres
★ List of worldwide accreditation resources
★ List of unlawful colleges/universities in Pakistan
★ List of non-accredited colleges/universities by State of Michigan
★ Fraudulent or Substandard Institutions with a Texas Connection by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
★ List of unacceptable/illegal schools by Oregon State Office of Degree Authorization
★ List of non-accredited colleges/ universities by Maine Department of Education
★ The World Higher Education Database (IAU/UNESCO) List of accredited schools throughout the world
★ The World Higher Education Database (IAU/UNESCO)
★ Warning on Bogus Claims of Accreditation/ affiliation with UNESCO
★ United States Distance Learning Association list of the accreditation status of its members and affiliates
Main articles: Unaccredited institutions of higher learning
This article lists colleges, seminaries, and universities lacking accreditation. Degrees or other qualifications from unaccredited institutions may not be accepted by civil service or other employers. Some of these institutions are no longer in operation. Several unaccredited universities have names chosen because they are similar to those of accredited institutions or falsely imply that it is a public university.
Institutions that appear on this list are those that grant post-secondary degrees but are listed as unaccredited by a .
★ Academy of Natural Therapies (formerly in Hawaii until closed by court order; may have reopened in Wyoming or Montana) [1]53
★ Adam Smith University5333
★ Akamai University 8
★ Almeda University536938[2]
★ Ambassador University Corporation 869
★ American Central University (Wyoming)[3]
★ American Coastline University [4]53
★ American Global University 8
★ American National University[5]
★ American Pacwest International University 8[6]
★ American Pacific University 8
★ American State University[7] (Hawaii) (aka Hamilton University)
★ American University of London 69 [8]53[9]
★ American University of Hawaii[10]6953(in Gulfport, Mississippi and Clinton, Mississippi; also reported to be operating in India[11]; not to be confused with University of Hawaii)
★ American World University[12]
★ Ashwood University 538
★ Atlantic International University[13]38692
★ Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society (Gokak, Belgaum, Karnataka, India)80
★ Barber-Scotia College (lost accreditation in 2004)[14]
★ Barrington University (Mobile, Alabama)253 (formerly operated by Virtual Academics.Com of Boca Raton, Florida[15])
★ Belford University538[16] ''(operated from a PO Box in Humble, Texas; not to be confused with the University of Bedford which is linked to University Degree Program)''
★ Bennington University8''(not to be confused with Bennington College)''
★ Berne University 8
★ The Bible Doctrine Institute (Jacksonville, Florida; founded in 1986 as The Blue Ridge Bible Institute)[17]
★ Bienville University862 (Woodville, Mississippi)
★ Bircham International University 8(formerly Oxford International University)
★ Breyer State University8[18]38
★ British West Indies Medical College ''(earlier known as West Indies College of Naturopathic Medicine and Surgery)''[19][20]
★ Bronte International University 8
★ Buxton University833 ''(not to be confused with the University of Derby's Buxton campus) (Connected with instantdegrees.com)''
★ Calamus International University[1]33[21] (Has no campus; corporate location in British West Indies; operates in the UK through ''Calamus Extension College Ltd.'')
★ California Graduate Institute[22]
★ Calvary Chapel Bible College (This institution's website states: "We are not accredited, nor are we seeking accreditation, so as to be free from outside control and remain open to the leading of the Holy Spirit.")[23]
★ Cambridge State University (in Jackson, Mississippi) ("district officials discovered the school has an extensive criminal history and is nothing more than a diploma mill.")[24]
★ Canbourne University8''(not to be confused with Camborne School of Mines)''
★ Canterbury University of the Seychelles[25]8[26]
★ Canyon College 33[27]
★ Chase University 8
★ Christ For The Nations Institute[28]
★ Chadwick University (Alabama)[29][30]
★ Clayton College of Natural Health[31] (same operator as Chadwick University) (in Alabama)
★ Clayton University 8 (Hong Kong)
★ Colton University [32]
★ Columbia Pacific University 853
★ Columbia State University 853
★ Columbus University (Picayune, Mississippi)62 (Closed by state action in Louisiana69)
★ Commonwealth Open University 853 ''(Virgin Islands; not to be confused with Commonwealth Institute)''
★ Concordia College and University[33]40
★ Crescent City Christian College (Metairie, Louisiana) ("basically a coach's house — no campus, no facilities, no faculty, no library that anyone could discover")[34]
★ Crown College (Tennessee) [35]
★ Crown College (Tacoma, Washington) (lost accreditation in 2007)[36]
★ Donsbach University 8[37]
★ Dorcas University (Honolulu, Hawaii)332
★ Dublin Metropolitan University 853
★ Earlscroft University 53[38]
★ Eastern Caribbean University (Texas and St. Kitts)53
★ École supérieure Robert de Sorbon (purportedly in France, but linked to diploma mills in Sarasota, Florida) (aka American Universities Admission Program)[39]8
★ Ellington University [40]
★ European Open University[41] ''Not to be confused with the European Open Universities Network at European Association of Distance Teaching Universities''
★ Fairfax University853
★ Farington University8[42]
★ Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith80
★ Generale University (also called Generale Polytechnic Institute)
★ Glencullen University ("A phony 'Irish university' is marketing degrees internationally via the Internet. An EL reporter in the US, posing as a prospective student, has been offered an English literature degree from 'Glencullen University', without any study, for $960.")[43]
★ Golden State School of Theology[44] (Stockton, California)
★ Greenwich University[45] (Operated on Norfolk Island from 1998 to 2002. Not to be confused with University of Greenwich, London, England)
★ Hamilton University[46] (aka American State University)
★ Honolulu University ''(aka Honolulu University of the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities)'' [47]
★ Hyles-Anderson College[48]
★ Intercontinental University40
★ International University of Ministry and Education (Grandview, Missouri)[49]
★ IOND University (Hawaii, Japan)[50]69 53
★ Irish International University53[51]
★ James Monroe University (also called James Monroe International University)[52]
★ Kennedy-Western University[53] 33
★ Kensington University[54]
★ Kent College (Louisiana)8
★ Kingston College (British Columbia) (illegal operation closed down October 4, 2006); not to be confused with Kingston College (England) in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
★ Knightsbridge University8
★ Knoxville College (lost accreditation in 1996)69
★ Lacrosse University3362[55] 532
★ Louisiana Baptist University (formerly Baptist Christian University)[56][57]
★ LaSalle University (Louisiana)[58][59] ''(not to be confused with La Salle University (Philadelphia), nor with The LaSalle Extension University (Chicago))''
★ London College of Technology and Business[60]
★ Madison University (Gulfport, Mississippi)[61][62]332
★ Maharana Patap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya (Pratapgarh, India)80
★ Mahila Gram Vidyapith (Prayag, Allahabad, India)80
★ Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya (Darbhanga, Bihar, India)80
★ Maritime Greenwich College ''(not to be confused with University of Greenwich)''. [63]
★ Metropolitan Collegiate Institute ''(associated with the fake teaching hospital Sussex General Hospital, both purportedly in London)''[64]
★ Monticello University [65]
★ Morris Brown College (lost accreditation in 2002)[66]
★ Novus University, (Diamondhead, Mississippi)2
★ Pacific International University (Springfield, Missouri) 3369
★ Pacific Southern University [67]
★ Pacific Western University (California) 53
★ Patriot Bible University (formerly Patriot University, Colorado; claims that its accreditation is by American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions, which is an unrecognized agency deemed to be an accreditation mill)[68]33[69]
★ Pensacola Bible Institute[70]
★ Pensacola Christian College[71]
★ Preston University (aka Fairmount International University)[72]
★ Raja Arabic University (Nagpur, India)80
★ Regent International University[73]8(not to be confused with Regent University)
★ Rochville University1652 (not to be confused with La Rochville University, an accredited university in France)
★ Rushmore University338
★ Rutherford University ((previously known as Senior University and Stratford International University)
★ St. Clements University3353 (Called a "degree mill" by the State of Maine[74], but removed from list after a formal action taken by St. Clements University.69 )
★ St. John's University School of Medicine8 (Montserrat)
★ St. Regis University (Dominica; Liberia; Washington D.C.; and U.S. state of Washington; closed by court order in June 2005)69 333453 [75]2
★ South California Polytechnic University (Taiwan)2
★ South Pacific University [76]
★ Stanton University [77]
★ Suffield University; operating illegally in Connecticut53
★ Summerset University ("Appears to be a new version of the "University Degree Program" cluster supposedly closed by UK and US action. It has no legal authority to issue degrees.")853
★ Texas Christian Bible University53 (Crowley, Texas)
★ Trinity College and University8
★ Trinity Southern University (See: Colby Nolan)[78]
★ Tyndale Theological Seminary[79]
★ United Nations University (Delhi, India; not to be confused with United Nations University)[80]
★ Université de Wallis8
★ University of Berkley (in Erie County, Pennsylvania)[81][82]
★ University of Central Europe (Pascagoula, Mississippi) 62
★ University Consulting, Inc.40
★ University Degree Program (formerly operated at least 28 different diploma mills in at least five countries)[83]
★ University of Esoterica (Frederick, Maryland)69338
★ University of Lamberhurst8
★ University of the Nations [84]
★ University of Northern Washington[85]
★ University of NorthWest8532
★ University of Santa Monica, also known as Kohenor University833
★ Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya (India)80
★ Vancouver University Worldwide[86]
★ Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya80
★ Vision International University[87]
★ Warnborough University or College53
★ Warren National University3353
★ Washington International University[88] (in Pennsylvania)2
★ West Coast Baptist College[89]
★ West Coast University of Panama (Bangladesh)[90]
★ Weston Reserve University8
★ World Information Distributed University (Russia, Belgium, Switzerland)8[91]
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References
1. State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Academy of Natural Therapies
2. [United States Distance Learning Association list of the accreditation status of its members and affiliates
3. Tie to illegal degrees doesn't block Wyo. school licensing, ''Casper Star Tribune'', March 12, 2005.
4. Diploma mills provide phony credentials, By Helena Andrews, ''The Capital Times''/Medill News Service, February 14, 2005
5. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuit: American National University
6. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Press release: Pacific Western University (Hawaii) aka American PacWest International University, May 19, 2006
7. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuit: American State University
8. Oregon Office of Degree Authorization, Unaccredited Colleges
9. Pakistan Higher Education Commission, Public Alert on Substandard Private Universities
10. State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: American University of Hawaii
11. University Grants Commission, India, Fake Universities Mal Practices Alert
12. "Maxine Asher Has a Degree for You" Bartlett, Thomas and Scott Smallwood
13. 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."
14. PCUSA, Presbyterian News Service, Barber-Scotia College loses accreditation, July 23, 2004
15. Alabama threatens to pull university license, ''South Florida Business Journal'', October 27, 2000
16. Craig Malisow, First-Degree Fraud, ''Houston Press'', July 20, 2006
17. The Bible Doctrine Institute handbook
18. Clay Risen, The Scourge of Fake Diplomas, ''The New Republic'', 01.23.06.
19. DCs Lured to Foreign Medical School,'' Dynamic Chiropractic'', January 1, 1993, Volume 11, Issue 01
20. 'Fake doctor factory' awards degrees, BBC News, 26 November, 2000
21. . This is Calamus' own page, disclaiming any accreditation.
22. The California Board of Psychology. Unaccredited California Approved Schools: A History and Current Status Report. Government, State of California. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
23. Calvary Chapel Bible College Accreditation
24. Jackie Harrison-Martin, Online degree decision pleases district officials, ''The News-Herald'', Southgate, Michigan, July 2, 2006.
25. Recognised bodies listed by DfEE, retrieved 24 May 2007
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28. Christ for the Nations Institute website: Accreditation (accessed July 7, 2007)
29. Adam Jones, State’s diploma mills draw academic ire. ''Tuscaloosa News'', Feb. 11, 2007
30. Schoolhouse crock, ''CityLink'', October 15, 2003.
31. The Oregon Office of Degree Authorization lists it as an "unaccredited college." "Degree holders are ineligible for Oregon professional practice or licensure."
32. http://www.coltonuniversity.org/pages/legal.htm "Colton State University is not accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education."
33. State of Michigan, Colleges and universities not accredited by an accrediting body of the Council on Higher Education Accreditation
34. States probe teachers' uses of bogus advanced degrees, ''USA Today'', 5/4/2004.
35. According to its website, the college has not sought accreditation and does not accept direct federal funds.Crown College Admissions FAQ (accessed June 14, 2007)
36. 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
37. Stephen Barrett, M.D., Some Notes on Donsbach University, Quackwatch website, May 28, 2004
38. Information about some degree-granting institutions not accredited by CHEA-recognized organizations, Oregon Office of Degree Authorization, 2004-2006.
39. Registrars’ Group Takes On Diploma Mills, ''Inside Higher Ed'', February 10, 2006.
40. Diploma mills offer degrees for a price and not much else, ''The East Carolinian'', September 30, 2004
41. Questionable Organizations: An Overview Stephen Barrett, MD
42. Ian Rollins, Sheriff: Degree didn’t aid Burright, Albany (Oregon) ''Democrat-Herald'', May 5, 2006
43. Harry Browne, "'Irish' university is mobile phoney," ''The Irish Times''.
44. Golden State School of Theology FAQ
45. Alert on Greenwich University
46. CBS News, 60 Minutes II, Diplomas For Sale, Nov. 10, 2004.
47. German Press Agency, "US university sues dead Singapore agent," October 15, 2006
48. The Five Churches, by Jack Hyles; founder Jack Hyles asserted that the college remains unaccredited because the government would "take away our freedom."
49. Steve Rock, Unaccredited school in Grandview offers degrees of uncertainty, ''The Kansas City Star'', July 14, 2007
50. IOND University website
51. http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/universities2000/artic_online.html
52. Diploma Mills Represent Security Threat to United States December 15 2005 CNN, Paula Zahn Now
53. 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 state's 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.
54. State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Kensington University
55. Associated Press, Cheyenne police chief defends distance-learning degree, April 23, 2005.
56. [http://www.lbu.edu/macacademic.html 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."
57. Dr. Jihad: The crusading life of Islam ‘expert’ Robert Morey (page 1) ''Orange County Weekly March 2, 2006
58. Jan Colley, Hypnotist McKenna sues over degree claim, ''The Scotsman'', 11 July 2006.
59. Michael Horsnell, McKenna sues over claim he bought PhD, ''The Times'', 11 July 2006.
60. Sean Coughlan, College trading standards probe, BBC News, 8 June, 2004.
61. Madison University's 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.
62. Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation, Non-approved entities (accessed June 23, 2007)
63. Cited by Times Higher Education Supplement, Sept 8 2006 "College above discount shop dashes hopes"
64. BBC News, 'Fake doctor factory' awards degrees, 26 November 2000.
65. State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Monticello University
66. College's Ex-President Pleads Guilty to Fraud, ''Washington Post'', May 2, 2006
67. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Pacific Southern University
68. PBU website (Accessed June 23, 2007)
69. Maine Department of Higher Education, Non-Accredited Colleges & Universities List
70. Nowhere identified as accredited. Promotional item on page 7 of ''Bible Believer's 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 Ruckman's attitude toward educational accreditation.
71. Thomas Bartlett, A College That's Strictly Different: Secretive Pensacola Christian controls student life with tough regulations and unwritten rules, ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', March 24, 2006
72. New law prompts online school changes Mead Gruver
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75. Urgent Disclaimer on the illegal establishment and recognition of higher education institutions in the Republic of Liberia The Embassy of Liberia, 2004.
76. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: South Pacific University
77. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Stanton University
78. Abbie Vansickle, Deputy keeps job, not diploma, ''St. Petersburg Times'', October 21, 2006
79. Texas Court Reinstates 3,000 Fine Against 'Seminary', ''Christianity Today'', July 2003
80. University Grants Commission, India, List of fake universities (as on August 24, 2006)
81. Judge shuts down Erie 'diploma mill' Tim Grant
82. Judge Lets Diploma Mill Stay in Business
83. The University of Spam, ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', June 25, 2004
84. Considerations about accreditation, University of the Nations website (states that the school lacks accreditation and provides several justifications for this situation).
85. State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: University of Northern Washington
86. Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia, Who is operating illegally in BC?, updated 28 March 2007, accessed July 15, 2007
87. VIU Authorization
88. State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Washington International University
89. WCBC website page on Accreditation: Liberal Arts Studies and the Local Church Bible College
90. UGC asked to sue West Coast University of Panama, ''The Daily Newspaper'', Dhaka, April 17, 2007
91. Erwin Malfroy, NARIC-Vlaanderen (Higher Education Administration Flemish Community of Belgium), PDF of e-mail message sent April 05, 2005, confirming that "you may consider the World Information Distributed University, located in Belgium as a diploma mill."
See also
★ Accreditation mill
★ American Biographical Institute
★ 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
★ School accreditation
External links
★ Database for Accreditation in the United States (CHEA)
★ Database for Accreditation in the United States (USDE)
★ Database for Accreditation in the United Kingdom
★ Database for Accreditation in Australia
★ Database for Accreditation in India
★ List of fake universities in India
★ Database for Accreditation in Malaysia
★ Database for Accreditation in the Netherlands
★ Database for Accreditation in Pakistan
★ Database for Accreditation in the Philippines
★ Database for Accreditation in Russia
★ Database for Accreditation in Sweden
★ Nordic National Recognition Information Centres
★ List of worldwide accreditation resources
★ List of unlawful colleges/universities in Pakistan
★ List of non-accredited colleges/universities by State of Michigan
★ Fraudulent or Substandard Institutions with a Texas Connection by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
★ List of unacceptable/illegal schools by Oregon State Office of Degree Authorization
★ List of non-accredited colleges/ universities by Maine Department of Education
★ The World Higher Education Database (IAU/UNESCO) List of accredited schools throughout the world
★ The World Higher Education Database (IAU/UNESCO)
★ Warning on Bogus Claims of Accreditation/ affiliation with UNESCO
★ United States Distance Learning Association list of the accreditation status of its members and affiliates
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