Hello All Can you please assist me with confirming if Paramount California university is accredited?
They indicate on their website that they are accredited by:
The American Association for Higher Education and Accreditation (AAHEA)
United States Distance Learning Association
The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
I am transferring my associate degree credit to them but can not locate them on the chea website.
Would really appreciate some guidance
Hello,
I am new to this forum and this is my first post. Thanks to all for giving information about this topic.
Hi Kayleigh, I’m so happy to read your reply, I have similar fear’s to Roda. My warning bells are ringing as I cannot find Paramount on CHEA. The agent who keeps calling insists they are listed as California University FCE. I find similar but not exact. One question is why would you promote your business as one thing but have it registered as another? They do have a .edu email but can anyone do this or do you have to be a registered education provider to get it/use it? I have to admit I am very tempted but equally cautious.… Read more »
There is every reason to believe that PCU is nothing less than a degree mill. At the very least, they claim to be a US institution and have no CHEA accreditation, so they are clearly unaccredited.
Hi Steve, Here at GetEducated we’ve encountered numerous diploma mills that claim to be accredited by fake accreditation agencies but also ones that claim to be accredited by real agencies (lies that can be discovered by checking with the accreditor themselves). It is also important to note that the school you mentioned claimed an AWARD (not accreditation) from a real institution and the award cannot be verified. It’s a tricky thing! Plus, ANYONE can register a .edu domain, they do not have to be a verified education institution. [b][u]We do not recommend enrolling in any school whose exact accreditation cannot… Read more »
Hi Roda, Great question. Unfortunately there are SO many online degree scams out there that it’s imperative to verify the accreditation of an online school BEFORE you enroll! It sounds like you already know this since you looked on the CHEA website but I’ll repeat some general accreditation information for other forum users: In order for accreditation to have any meaning, it is important that your online college’s accrediting agency be recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or the U.S. Department of Education. Essentially, the accrediting agency itself needs to be accredited. First off, we at GetEducated… Read more »
Greetings all… It took us three years to convince the authorities that PCU, “that was actually operated under three diferent names” was a fake. I work with the FBI and local law enforcement and it still took that long. It started out as Pass Christian University, then Paramount California University then finally Pacific Cambria University, which all operated under http://www.pcu.edu We were finally successful in getting them shut down..but only after they raked in millions. I know for a fact that they took one family for over $200K, yes… two hundred thousand dollars. Overnight they popped up again and still have… Read more »