| The goal of an online education is more
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| | Colleges
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| than just a formal diploma or degree
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| | 3. To be admitted to a bogus program,
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| program. There are courses for just
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| | you are only asked for your credit card.
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| about any purpose that you can imagine
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| | Your academic records, GPA (grade point
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| including general interest. What
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| | average), and test scores are not
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| advantages does an online education
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| | requested.
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| bring? Aside from working at your own
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| | 4. A degree is offered based on your
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| pace, students have flexibility over
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| | resume, granting class credit for "life
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| their working location. Also, the costs
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| | experience." Accredited colleges do
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| of an online education are generally less
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| | offer some course credit (up to 30
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| than the costs of classes taken on a
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| | credits) for career experience, but no
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| campus. However, if you are considering
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| | accredited college will give a degree for
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| earning an online degree, you need to
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| | life experience only. "If you encounter
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| take certain precautions against degree
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| | an online graduate school that advertises
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| mills!
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| | master's or doctorate degrees based
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| A degree mill is a fake university that
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| | solely on life experience, check
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| sells college degrees without requiring
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| | accreditation carefully. You are almost
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| the education to earn it. As you may
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| | certainly dealing with an online degree
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| already know, bogus diplomas are a big
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| | mill. Fake colleges that print worthless
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| online business. Vicky Phillips, CEO of
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| | paper degrees are considered degree
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| LLC states, "Prestigious unaccredited
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| | mills...students each year." (Source:
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| university? No such creature. Not
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| | "College Credit for Career Experience" by
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| online...Accreditation is the highest
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| | Vicky Phillips, CEO, GetEducated.com,
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| mark of academic quality. Without
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| | LLC) There is one exception to this.
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| accreditation a bogus online university
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| | Thomas Edison State College of New
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| can begin awarding degrees overnight.
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| | Jersey, USA awards degrees based upon
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| More than thirty bogus universities
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| | corporate training, career experience,
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| currently sell online degrees in the
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| | military service, and course challenge
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| United States and Canada." How do you
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| | exams. To get a degree, all your
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| know if an online degree program is
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| | experience must be carefully documented
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| genuine?
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| | and validated.
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| Online Degree Mills: 10 Warning Signs of
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| | 5. You are promised a degree (i.e.; a
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| a Bogus Program
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| | piece of paper) within thirty days of
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| 1. The U.S. or Canadian online program
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| | application regardless of your
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| is not accredited. An accredited program
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| | background. Usually, you are not
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| will state it on the website. The
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| | required to take any classes or tests.
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| website looks flashy, but doesn't mention
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| | 6. You are promised a degree for a
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| accreditation.
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| | specific cost, such as $2,000 for a
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| 2. The online program claims to be
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| | bachelor's or $3,000 for a graduate
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| accredited, but not by an agency
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| | degree. Accredited colleges do not do
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| recognized by the Council on Higher
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| | this; they charge per credit.
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| Education Accreditation ( Bogus degree
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| | 7. The program you are considering has
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| mills will claim accreditation, but only
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| | many complaints on the Better Business
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| CHEA has the names of valid accreditors.
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| | Bureau website:
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| The U.S. Department of Education Higher
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| | 8. An employee of the college swears
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| Learning Commission recognizes the
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| | that online colleges can't be accredited
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| following as national accreditation
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| | by the CHEA or any agency.
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| agencies:
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| | 9. The college has no faculty or lists
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| *Middle States' Association of Schools
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| | professors who have attended colleges
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| and Colleges
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| | that are not officially accredited by the
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| *New England Association of Schools and
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| | CHEA.
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| Colleges
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| | 10. The college is located in a foreign
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| *North Central Association of Schools and
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| | country with no accreditation agencies,
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| Colleges
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| | and offers degrees to anyone.
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| *Northwest Association of Schools and
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| | If you are considering entering a U.S.
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| Colleges
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| | online degree program, accreditation by
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| *Southern Association of Schools and
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| | the CHEA should be checked carefully to
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| Colleges
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| | avoid worthless, online degree mills!
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| *Western Association of Schools and
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