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Dog Gets Online MBA
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By GetEducated Consumer Reporting Team  |  September 21, 2009   
 
Chester Ludlow, a pug dog from Vermont, has been awarded an online MBA (Masters in Business Administration) by Rochville University—an online college that offers distance learning degrees based on life and career experience.

Chester is believed to be the first dog to be awarded a college degree based on life experience.
But did he earn it—or did he buy it?
“The difference between earning a college degree online or buying one is key,” says Vicky Phillips, founder of GetEducated.com.
Chester is GetEducated’s mascot. In May, he submitted his resume—along with $499—to Rochville University online. A week later, on June 5, 2009, an express packet arrived from a post office box in Dubai.
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Former Warren National Students File Suit
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By GetEducated.com Consumer Reporting Team  |  June 15, 2009   
 
Diploma Mill Police logoSixty-seven former students of Warren National University have filed a lawsuit in the Laramie County District Court in Wyoming claiming they were misled by the distance learning university, reports the Associated Press.

Warren National, which was headquartered in Cheyenne, shuttered its virtual doors this spring after failing to achieve regional accreditation and having its license revoked by the state of Wyoming. As a result, former students have been left holding worthless pieces of paper, rather than the degrees for which they paid thousands of dollars. The lawsuit states students paid average annual tuition of $6,000 to $12,000, while Warren National's owners took in $25 million to $30 million in tuition revenue each year.
Read more about the suit against Warren National, and the difference between "licensed" and legitimately accredited online schools
 
Wyoming Law Forces Unaccredited Newport International University to Close
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Newport International University, an unaccredited distance learning college headquartered in Laramie, Wyoming, has ceased operation in that state. This closure follows the failure of Newport to win a lawsuit against the state of Wyoming.
Read more about unaccredited Newport International University's forced closure in Wyoming
 
Warren National University, Unaccredited Online College, Closes
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Warren National University, of Wyoming, announced in February that it will no longer accept online students. Warren National, originally known as Kennedy-Western University, began offering unaccredited college degrees through distance learning in the 1980s. The distance-learning-only college operated from California and Idaho before migrating to Wyoming.
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Kitty Cat Earns Online MBA — With Honors
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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.
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