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This is a '''list of unrecognized higher education accreditation organizations''', as identified by the organizations themselves, government authorities in their respective countries, or other independent authorities. Also included are some religious accreditors, whose accreditation may have doctrinal significance but lacks recognized academic value,<ref name=degreenet/> and organizations that do not offer [[educational accreditation]] but have been misidentified as an accrediting body by organizations that offer educational services. For example, [[UNESCO]] has no authority to recognize or accredit higher education institutions or agencies, but because it is common for [[diploma mill]]s to claim accreditation by UNESCO, the international organization has published warnings against education organizations that claim UNESCO recognition or affiliation.<ref name=Lantero>Luca Lantero, [http://www.cimea.it/files/fileusers/Diploma_mills_Luca_Lantero_EN.pdf Degree Mills: non-accredited and irregular higher education institutions], Information Centre on Academic Mobility and Equivalence (CIMEA), Italy.</ref>
This is a '''list of unrecognized higher education accreditation organizations''', as identified by the organizations themselves, government authorities in their respective countries, or other independent authorities. Also included are some religious accreditors, whose accreditation may have doctrinal significance but lacks recognized academic value,<ref name=degreenet/> and organizations that do not offer [[educational accreditation]] but have been misidentified as an accrediting body by organizations that offer educational services.


Rules for [[higher education accreditation]] vary from country to country. In many countries, the function of accreditation of higher education institutions is conducted by a government agency, while accreditation in others locations, including [[higher education accreditation in the United States]], is performed by private [[nonprofit]] membership associations.
Rules for [[higher education accreditation]] vary from country to country. In most countries, the function of [[quality assurance]] for higher education institutions is conducted by a government ministry of education. In the [[United States]] educational accreditation is performed primarily by private [[nonprofit]] membership associations whose legitimacy is validated through recognition by either or both the [[United States Department of Education]] (USDE) or the [[Council for Higher Education Accreditation]] (CHEA). Often a school claiming accreditation from an unrecognized accrediting body will not be viewed as legitimate in the academic community.<ref>http://www.chea.org/pdf/fact_sheet_6_diploma_mills.pdf</ref> Institutional accreditation is usually required for institutions to receive U.S. government funds. Also, students who attend institutions of higher education that are accredited through accreditation associations not recognized by the USDE or CHEA do not qualify for U.S. government financial aid.<ref>[http://www.chea.org/pdf/overview_US_accred_8-03.pdf An Overview of U.S. Accreditation], by Judith S. Eaton, CHEA, accessed March 11, 2008</ref> Recognized accrediting institutions in the United States are listed in databases maintained by the USDE <ref>[http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ Institution Accreditation - main Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and CHEA <ref name=CHEAlist/>


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* [[The Association for Online Distance Learning]] (TAODL)<ref name=Michlist/>
* [[The Association for Online Distance Learning]] (TAODL)<ref name=Michlist/>
* [[Transworld Accrediting Commission International]] (TWACI), Riverside, California, USA<ref name=traccom/>
* [[Transworld Accrediting Commission International]] (TWACI), Riverside, California, USA<ref name=traccom/>
* [[UNESCO]].<ref name=Lantero>Luca Lantero, [http://www.cimea.it/files/fileusers/Diploma_mills_Luca_Lantero_EN.pdf Degree Mills: non-accredited and irregular higher education institutions], Information Centre on Academic Mobility and Equivalence (CIMEA), Italy.</ref>
* [[UNESCO]]<ref name=Lantero/>
* [[United Congress of Colleges]] (UCC) (Ireland, UK) <ref name=ODAaccreditors/><ref name=Michlist/><ref name=TexasList/>
* [[United Congress of Colleges]] (UCC) (Ireland, UK) <ref name=ODAaccreditors/><ref name=Michlist/><ref name=TexasList/>
* [[US-DETC—Nevada]] (not to be confused with the legitimate [[Distance Education and Training Council|DETC]], based in Washington DC.) <ref name=ODAaccreditors/><ref name=Michlist/><ref name=TexasList/>
* [[US-DETC—Nevada]] (not to be confused with the legitimate [[Distance Education and Training Council|DETC]], based in Washington DC.) <ref name=ODAaccreditors/><ref name=Michlist/><ref name=TexasList/>
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<ref name=CHEAlist>[http://www.chea.org/pdf/CHEA_USDE_AllAccred.pdf Recognized Accrediting Organizations (as of October 2007)], lists accreditation organizations recognized by CHEA and/or USDE (accessed March 08, 2008)</ref>
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<ref name=ezell>{{cite book|title=Degree Mills: The Billion-dollar Industry That Has Sold Over A Million Fake Diplomas|first1=Allen|last1=Ezell|first2=John|last2=Bear|authorlink2=John Bear|year=2005|isbn=978-1591022381|publisher=[[Prometheus Books]]|chapter=Appendix E: Accreditation|quote= Here is a list of more than two hundred accrediting agencies that, as of late 2004, are ''not'' recognized by either [[Council for Higher Education Accreditation|CHEA]] or the [[United States Department of Education|US Department of Education]]. Inclusion on this list does not mean the accreditor is good or bad, real or fake, but only that it [is] not recognized by either of these two agencies. [...] Parlamento Mondiale per la Sicurazza e la Pace. Accreditor claimed by [[Rutherford University|Senior University]], Wyoming. It awards titles of nobility from an address in Palermo, Italy.}}</ref>
<ref name=ezell>{{cite book|title=Degree Mills: The Billion-dollar Industry That Has Sold Over A Million Fake Diplomas|first1=Allen|last1=Ezell|first2=John|last2=Bear|authorlink2=John Bear|year=2005|isbn=978-1591022381|publisher=[[Prometheus Books]]|chapter=Appendix E: Accreditation|quote= Here is a list of more than two hundred accrediting agencies that, as of late 2004, are ''not'' recognized by either [[Council for Higher Education Accreditation|CHEA]] or the [[United States Department of Education|US Department of Education]]. Inclusion on this list does not mean the accreditor is good or bad, real or fake, but only that it [is] not recognized by either of these two agencies. [...] Parlamento Mondiale per la Sicurazza e la Pace. Accreditor claimed by [[Rutherford University|Senior University]], Wyoming. It awards titles of nobility from an address in Palermo, Italy.}}</ref>

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This is a list of unrecognized higher education accreditation organizations, as identified by the organizations themselves, government authorities in their respective countries, or other independent authorities. Also included are some religious accreditors, whose accreditation may have doctrinal significance but lacks recognized academic value,[1] and organizations that do not offer educational accreditation but have been misidentified as an accrediting body by organizations that offer educational services.

Rules for higher education accreditation vary from country to country. In many countries, the function of accreditation of higher education institutions is conducted by a government agency, while accreditation in others locations, including higher education accreditation in the United States, is performed by private nonprofit membership associations.

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Accrediting Agencies Not Recognized Under GAAP (website recommended by U.S. Department of Education; both websites accessed October 21, 2007)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Bear J and Bear MP: Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning. Ten Speed Press, 2003, pages 51-61, page 215. ISBN 1580084311
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w “Accrediting” entities not recognized by the State of Oregon, Oregon State Office of Degree Authorization (accessed March 17, 2009)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck Unapproved Accrediting Bodies, State of Michigan, revised February 9, 2009
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board List of Fraudulent or Unrecognized Accreditors (archived February 17, 2007)
  6. ^ Diploma Mills: How to Identify and Avoid Fake Online Degrees - eLearners.com
  7. ^ a b c d Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning By John Bear, Mariah P. Bear (2003), page 61
  8. ^ Thomas Bartlett, ""Inquiry Into Higher-Education Group Reveals Odd Connections," Chronicle of Higher Education, Monday, August 25, 2008
  9. ^ a b c States Struggle to Regulate Online Colleges That Lack Accreditation by Sarah Carr and Andrea L. Foster, The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 23, 2001
  10. ^ a b Canyon College, which asserts accreditation through this U.S.-based entity, states that the entity "is not affiliated with or approved by the United States Department of Education or other accreditors recognized by the U.S. Department of Education." See Canyon College Accreditation, Canyon College website (accessed July 22, 2008).
  11. ^ Registrars’ Group Takes On Diploma Mills, Inside Higher Ed, February 10, 2006.
  12. ^ a b Associated Press, Cheyenne police chief defends distance-learning degree, April 23, 2005.
  13. ^ Association for Innovation in Distance Education website (accessed July 20, 2008): "AIDE is not an accrediting agency approved/recognized by the U.S. Department of Education."
  14. ^ a b Association of International Education Assessors and its affiliate, the Council for Distance Education Accreditation, are based in the United States (Murfreesboro, Tennessee), but their website states that the organization is "is not listed with any government agency or the U.S. Department of Education."
  15. ^ Bear, John (2003). Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning. Ten Speed Press. ISBN 1580084311. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |origmonth=, |month=, |chapterurl=, and |origdate= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ a b Minutes, CHEA Board of Directors Meeting, January 22, 2001: "At its September 25, 2000 meeting, the board of directors accepted the committee on recognition's recommendation that the American Denturitry Association Council on Denturitry Education Commission on Denturitry Accreditation be deemed ineligible to be considered for CHEA recognition."
  17. ^ "Recognitions", Educational Accreditation Association website, accessed September 26, 2009, indicates an intention to request recognition
  18. ^ Marsha Forys, Children's counselor charged with fraud, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 26, 2005
  19. ^ HVAC Excellence website, is in its tenth year of providing third-party program accreditation and instructor certification for the HVAC-R industry in the United States
  20. ^ Although based in the United States (Helena, Montana), the Hygienic Doctors Association official website states (in an FAQ) as its response to the question "Is The H.D.A. recognized by the Department of Education?" that "Current laws in the United States of America prohibit the recognition of global accreditation of associations and organizations," indicating its acknowledgment that it lacks recognition.
  21. ^ First-Degree Fraud Houston Press July 20, 2006
  22. ^ IARC website states that its recognition "does not guarantee any sort of acceptance by any particular country or government" and its February 2008 newsletter states that IARC "derives it’s authority from it’s membership rather than government or any one particular industry body". (Website accessed March 11, 2008; spelling and punctuation are those used in the source.)
  23. ^ International Association of Educators for World Peace
  24. ^ Psst. Wanna Buy a Ph.D.? Chronicle for Higher Education by Thomas Bartlett and Scott Smallwood, June 25, 2004
  25. ^ According to the recognition page of the Calamus International University [1], the IIAA is closing down operations at the end of May 2007.
  26. ^ Ezell, Allen; Bear, John (2005). "Appendix E: Accreditation". Degree Mills: The Billion-dollar Industry That Has Sold Over A Million Fake Diplomas. Prometheus Books. ISBN 978-1591022381. Here is a list of more than two hundred accrediting agencies that, as of late 2004, are not recognized by either CHEA or the US Department of Education. Inclusion on this list does not mean the accreditor is good or bad, real or fake, but only that it [is] not recognized by either of these two agencies. [...] Parlamento Mondiale per la Sicurazza e la Pace. Accreditor claimed by Senior University, Wyoming. It awards titles of nobility from an address in Palermo, Italy.
  27. ^ "The Diploma Mafias - with a list of diploma factories worldwide". New Sabah. Iraq. Retrieved 2010-02-08. Rutherford University, a diploma factory first based in Canada, escaped to the American state of Wyoming two years ago, after the Canadian government had taken action against companies selling fake university diplomas. But after Wyoming invoked its higher education laws, the university decided it was better to leave America altogether and it is now selling its diplomas from Swaziland. Its website says the university is "fully accredited" by something called the "International States Parliament" which is also a joke. Other institutes which look like daughters of Rutherford University even claim to be accredited by the "Supreme Council of the Presidency of the International States Parliament" which is three times nothing.
  28. ^ National Association of Private Nontraditional Schools and Colleges website
  29. ^ The higher education approval authority in Liberia is the National Commission on Higher Education, which reports that some fake universities diploma mills have disseminated fake documentation from Liberian authorities. Republic of Liberia National Commission on Higher Education, Urgent Disclaimer on the Illegal Establishment and Recognition of Higher Education Institutions in the Republic of Liberia (2004).
  30. ^ Online Christ Centered Ministries describes its purposes solely as religious objectives. Listed purposes include facilitating evangelism, establishing accountability ("Maintain worthy, theological, ethical and evangelical standards among members") and recognition ("Recognize competent and credentialed ministries doing kingdom work on and off the internet"), and stimulating "solid, Christian education and the subsequent responsibility of teaching and evangelism." (See Our Purpose and Shepherd Bible College's Accreditation page.) On the OCCM website, member institutions are identified as "quality, exemplary, Christian ministries" (see Our Members). (Websites accessed August 26, 2007.)
  31. ^ Transworld Accrediting Commission International - Home Page
  32. ^ Luca Lantero, Degree Mills: non-accredited and irregular higher education institutions, Information Centre on Academic Mobility and Equivalence (CIMEA), Italy.
  33. ^ See World Conference of Associations of Theological Institutions website; WOCATI is an international consortium that includes accrediting organizations; it does not describe accreditation as one of its functions.
  34. ^ The World-wide Accreditation Commission's website (accessed July 17, 2008) states: "The World Wide Accreditation Commission of Christian Educational Institution, in accordance with the Inspired teaching of the Bible, has chosen not to seek endorsement with either the EAES or CHEA."
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