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Get Educated helps LATimes Consumer Reporter David Lazarus in "Getting an Education Learning Over the Internet" -- Nov. 10, 2010
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Here's a list most states hope they never make. A list of the top 10 states if you want to safely operate a degree mill or a diploma mill. Historically, phony online colleges crank out diplomas and college degrees at a dizzying pace in these ten states.
Sadly, the United States may lead the world in diploma mills, degree mills, and fake online colleges, according to a report by Verifile Limited, a United Kingdom firm. Here is a list of the top 10 diploma mill states in the U.S. According to Verifile these states may be home to the highest number of fake universities—unaccredited institutions of higher education—and unrecognized accrediting agencies: 1. California (134) 2. Hawaii (94) 3. Washington (87) 4. Florida (57) 5. Texas (53) 6. New York (44) 7. Louisiana (39) 8. Illinois (29) 8. (tie) Nevada (29) 10. Arizona (28)
California ranks #1 among degree mill states because the state has long allowed unaccredited colleges to legally operate and award degrees.
Overall, online degree mills, diploma mills, fake online colleges, and other bogus institutions claiming to operate in the United States totaled 810, per Verifile in a 2010 report.
Outside of the United States, the United Kingdom had the second highest number of online degree diploma mills. At least 271 institutions offer fake diplomas in the U.K., Verifile reports—significantly more than the UK's 158 legitimate universities and colleges.
