Diploma Mills Education Issues

Diploma Mills Education Issues

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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Wired News: Phony Degrees a Hot Net Scam - Diploma mills are proliferating.
General Delivery University - 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.
How to Recognize Bogus Diploma Mill Schools - Offers advice to military personnel on recognizing the providers of fake degrees.
Ivory Tower Ripoffs - Information about Diploma Mills - Provides information about the history of diploma mills, what to look out for, as well as links to additional information.
Counterfeit Degrees.com - Warns against the dangers of degree mills and offers alternative education solutions.
Position Paper on Diploma Mills - The National Council Against Health Fraud provides this summary of diploma mills and why they are bad for the nutrition industry.
USATODAY.com - Diploma Mills Insert Degree of Fraud into Job Market - Article which examines the problems caused by diploma mills. It also shows how hard it is to combat the bogus degree providers.
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Is the Internet Becoming a Bonanza for Diploma Mills? - Article which examines how the Web has made it easy for diploma mills to operate.
Degree.net - Diploma Mills - Gives information on how diploma mills operate. Includes a list of the ways that consumers and employers are victimized.
Diploma Mill - Describes common attributes of diploma mills and discusses their legality in different countries.
Diploma Mills and Accreditation - Resources and Publications - US Government advice on finding reputable institutions whilst avoiding unaccredited colleges and diploma mills.
Wired News: Down by the Diploma Mills Stream - Anyone can purchase a bachelor's or master's degree for the bargain price of several thousand dollars.
Diploma Mills - Information on diploma mills from the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization. Includes a list of institutions which are known to be diploma mills.

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