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Diploma Mills

By PI Magazine (Tamara Thompson and Rosemarie Mesis)

Find accrediting agencies and accredited institutions of higher learning at the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education Web site. Search by region, state, school, accrediting agency, institution, address or city. The list of search results includes address, phone number, Web site, name of accrediting institution and original date of accreditation.

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation charts accrediting organizations recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or the U.S. Department of Education. Search the CHEA database for accredited schools by name, state or accrediting institution.

Individual states also record unaccredited institutions. The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs lists unaccredited degree granting institutions which have civil enforcement lawsuits in Hawaii, with links to the Complaints and Judgments.

Schools that once participated in the federal student aid program but have since closed can be searched by name, city or state.

State agencies that regulate postsecondary private schools may assist with finding the records of closed schools.

Read more about agencies granting diplomas which are either fraudulent or fail to meet established standards:
Avoid Fake-Degree Burns By Researching Academic Credentials

Important Questions About Accreditation,
Degree Mills And Accreditation Mills

Diploma Mills & Fake Degrees

Full post as published by PI buzz on March 01, 2008 (boomark / email).