Diploma Mills Education Issues

Diploma Mills

Category for sites that educate visitors about the issue of diploma mills which are institutions that grant degrees based upon payment only although they may use the language of higher education (accredited, alternative or distance education, etc.) to fool people into believeing the degrees are of value.

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• - Provides information about the history of diploma mills, what to look out for, as well as links to additional information.
  
• - An online university that supposedly granted a graduate degree in business to a pet cat was sued Monday for consumer fraud by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office.
  
• - Information on diploma mills from the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization. Includes a list of institutions which are known to be diploma mills.
  
• - Diploma mills are proliferating.
  
• - A few tips on detecting phony sheepskins.
  
• - Gives information on how diploma mills operate. Includes a list of the ways that consumers and employers are victimized.
  
• - Offers advice to military personnel on recognizing the providers of fake degrees.
  
• - Anyone can purchase a bachelor's or master's degree for the bargain price of several thousand dollars.
  
• - Article which examines how the Web has made it easy for diploma mills to operate.
  
• - Lists tips for recognizing whether an institution is a legitimate degree provider.
  
• - Alert from the Better Business Bureau on the problems that diploma mills pose to consumers.
  
• - This is a parody site which shows how easy it is to set up a diploma mill. Includes course catalog and the ability to download a diploma.
  
• - Article which examines the problems caused by diploma mills. It also shows how hard it is to combat the bogus degree providers.
  
• - The National Council Against Health Fraud provides this summary of diploma mills and why they are bad for the nutrition industry.
  
• - Gives information on the history and operating methods of diploma mills. It also defines terms and offers related links.
  
  

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