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Expert Advice >
About Diploma Mills & Online College Credibility
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By Vicky Phillips, Chief Education Analyst
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Question:
Help! Comparing online colleges is an overwhelming task. I have a list of more than twenty possible colleges. I’m favoring one online university that is accredited by the Distance Education & Training Council (DETC). Is the DETC a valid accreditor? Will my online degree be widely recognized? My career counselor told me national accreditation (like the DETC) is not as good as regional accreditation. Which is best when it comes to online colleges: regional accreditation or national accreditation? And does it really make any difference?
—Michael Atlanta, Georgia
Answer:
The truth? One type of online college accreditation is not necessarily “better” than another if you take “better” to mean “better academically.” However, there are real benefits to attending a regionally accredited college versus a nationally accredited college.
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Diploma Mill Police >
Life Experience Degree
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By Vicky Phillips, Chief Education Analyst
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Life Experience Degree Question:
I have a friend who claims he earned his college degree online (a life experience online degree) by “testing out" of courses and by putting together a portfolio of all his work and military training over the last two decades. Is it really possible to earn an entire online degree based on work and life experience, or has my friend been scammed big time?{{ad91}}
—Todd Modesto, California
Answer:
Input “college credit for life or work experience” into any search engine and you’ll be swamped with hundreds of websites that promise to review your resume and convert your life experience credentials and training into a college diploma.
Most of these websites are indeed scams and most of these diplomas are quite fake.
However, a few are the real deal. A select handful of these online colleges represent solid opportunities for seasoned professionals to jump-start a college degree.
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Diploma Mill Police >
Degree Mills, What They Are and How To Avoid Them
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By Vicky Phillips, Chief Education Analyst
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A diploma mill, also known as a degree mill, is a phony university that sells a college diploma—the piece of paper itself—rather than the educational experience. Diploma mills are scam operations that literally crank out fake paper diplomas to anyone who pays the requested "tuition.”
Diploma Mills often promise a college degree fast based on life experience. The Get Educated online education team has prepared these Top 10 Signs of on Online College Degree Mill to help students protect themselves from this popular online learning scam. {{ad91}} Don’t be fooled by degree mills Many maintain impressive-looking websites.
All of them advertise online under the terms fast degree, life experience degrees, fast online degree, and work experience degree.
To protect yourself, you need to look behind the curtain. In other words, flip past the flashy graphics on the website and the promises of an instant degree for the name of the school’s accreditation agency. |
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Read more to learn the top signs you are dealing with a degree mill
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Online Education Jobs >
Learn to Teach Online
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How do you design your online courses and your virtual campus to keep online students engaged?
What are things you can do in your online classroom to retain students?
GetEducated has put together a free downloadable e-journal: GetEducated.com’s Motivating & Retaining Adult Learners Online: A Journal of Research Articles and Practitioner’s Tips. This e-book features articles by researchers and online education practitioners on the science and art of building virtual campuses—including tips to improve retention of adult learners.
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Read more about GetEducated e-book
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