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Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 5, 2009
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July 06, 2009   
 

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The Cleveland Plain Dealer (and its affiliated website, Cleveland.com) discussed how readers can determine if an online school is a credible, reliable institution, with Vicky Phillips, GetEducated CEO and founder, as the article's main source. Phillips pointed out that the number of online degrees has soared from a handful available 20 years ago to more than 12,000 available today.

An excerpt:
"There's been double-digit growth in the last six months in people enrolling in online education," Phillips said. "But there's so much choice, people are confused. Consumers don't know how to shop in this new marketplace."
Just one of the problems: Almost all of the 500-plus diploma mills in this country are accredited—but by fake agencies they've created.

The most widely recognized university accreditation comes from six regional boards that Phillips lists on her site.

Read the complete Cleveland Plain Dealer article.

 

 
 
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