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Kitty Cat Earns Online MBA — With Honors
Diploma Mill Police - Accreditation Verification  >  Breaking News & Consumer Alerts
By GetEducated.com Consumer Reporting Team  |  February 02, 2009   
 
Colby Nolan, a black cat, brought new meaning to the term "educational pedigree" when, in 2004, he “earned” an MBA online from Trinity Southern University of Plano, Texas.
Black Cat in Graduation Cap
The feline was graduated with honors with a 3.5 GPA (that's a B-plus average) after Trinity Southern officials “evaluated” his resume—which apparently showed college-level business experience in the fast food industry, child care, and, er, retail management.

Colby’s diploma was purchased for $399, plus shipping and handling, in a sting operation undertaken by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s
Office.
The operation was commissioned in an effort to protect the citizens of Pennsylvania from an aggressive online fraud operation by Trinity Southern University, an institution that had been identified as a particularly aggressive online degree mill.



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