These are the worst states in the USA by order of number of diploma mills, otherwise known as unaccredited colleges. Please note California is a habitual number one place holder as they continue to license unaccredited colleges in a rampant manner.
The Ten Worst States With Unaccredited Colleges
1. California – 134known diploma mills
2. Hawaii – 94 known diploma mills
3. Washington – 87 known diploma mills
4. Florida -57 known diploma mills
5. Texas 53 known diploma mills
6. New York – 44 known diploma mills
7. Louisiana – 39 known diploma mills
8. Nevada 29 known diploma mills
9. Illinois – 2 known diploma mills
10. Arizona 28 known diploma mills
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Fraud And Online Colleges
Fraud and online education are not strangers to each other.
Potential students should understand that while these colleges are accredited by a recognized association, it doesn’t mean they are all that and a bag of chips. What I mean by that is the colleges will do almost anything to get your signature on the dotted line, and a recent investigation proved that includes (in some cases) encouraging potential students to hide money they had in savings and in one case they encouraged a potential student to lie and claim three dependents which did not exist.
Investigation Reveals Unscrupulous Practices By Online Colleges
University of Phoenix, Kaplan University, and Argosy University were three of the more recognized schools to be named in an undercover investigation by the U.S. government which revealed unscrupulous business tactics and out right fraud in some cases.
Kaplan University stopped taking admissions at campuses located in Florida, and California until an in-house investigation was completed.
Here are some results of the investigation.
• Four colleges encouraged applicants to commit financial aid fraud.
• Of fifteen schools investigated, all were guilty of some form of deceptive or questionable marketing.
• Costs were obscured while at same time resources were overstated.
•14 of the 15 schools were charging higher prices than those of community non-profit colleges.
• High-pressure sales tactics were used.
• Some counselors did provide accurate information.
Schools named were: University of Phoenix, Kaplan, Potomac College, Bennett Career Institute, MedVance Institute, the College of Office Technology, Everest, Westech, Argosy, Westwood, Anthem Institute and ATI Career Training.
*This site wishes to once again acknowledge that the online colleges noted above, in the case of those listed on this site, are accredited and the degree is considered valid and valuable. What is in question is the approach the colleges used in gaining students. At no time has the quality of education been in question.
These are the six recognized associations for accrediting schools in the United States. If the college of your choice does not have accreditation from one of the following organizations then it is a bad choice unless you are just seeking a degree for your own personal satisfaction.
In other words, no employer or government agency is going to look at a degree from a college which is not accredited by one of these six entities.
Accrediting Organizations That Are Recognized
- MSA—Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools
- NASC—Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities
- NCA—North Central Association of Colleges & Schools
- NEASC—New England Association of Schools & Colleges
- SACS—Southern Association of Colleges & Schools
- WASC—Western Association of Schools & Colleges.
Did you know?
University of Phoenix and Strayer Online, both for profit, online schools, are accredited by the same organization which awards accreditation to John Hopkins, Kansas State University and the the United States Air Force Academy.
Here’s a list of job specific accrediting bodies:
* Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM)
* Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
* Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant
(ARC-PA)
* Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
* Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications
(ACEJMC)
* American Academy for Liberal Education (AALE)
* American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT/COAMFTE)
Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education
* American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Council for
Accreditation (CFA)
* American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Council on Accreditation of Nurse
Anesthesia Educational Programs (CoA-NA)
* Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE)
* American Bar Association (ABA) Council of the Section of Legal Education and
Admissions to the Bar
* American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) Committee on
Accreditation
* American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Division of Accreditation
* American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) Board of Trustees
* American Culinary Federation (ACF) Accrediting Commission
* American Dental Association (ADA) Commission on Dental Accreditation
* American Dietetic Association Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics
Education (CADE-ADA)
* American Institute of Certified Planners/Association of Collegiate Schools of
Planning Planning Accreditation Board (PAB)
* American Library Association (ALA) Committee on Accreditation (CoA)
* American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Accreditation Council for
Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
* American Optometric Association (AOA) Accreditation Council on Optometric
Education (ACOE)
* American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College
Accreditation
* American Physical Therapy Association Commission on Accreditation in Physical
Therapy Education
* American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) Council on Podiatric Medical
Education (CPME)
* American Psychological Association (APA) Committee on Accreditation (CoA)
* American Society for Microbiology American College of Microbiology
* American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Landscape Architectural
Accreditation Board (LAAB)
* American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Council on Academic
Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
* American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Division of Education and
Research
* Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
* Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
* American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Commission on Accreditation in
Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
* Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
* Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
* Council on Accreditation for Recreation, Park Resources and Leisure Services,
sponsored by National Recreation & Park Assn. (NRPA)
* Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
* Commission on English Language Program Accreditation
* Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
* Commission on Opticianry Accreditation
* Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
(CACREP)
* Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)
* Council on Aviation Accreditation (CAA)
* Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) Commission on Accreditation
* Council on Education for Public Health
* Council on Naturopathic Medical Education
* Council on Occupational Education
* Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) Commission on Standards and
Accreditation
* Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Office of Social Work Accreditation
and Educational Excellence
* Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Radiologic Technology
(JRCERT)
* Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology
(JRCNMT)
* Liaison Committee on Medical Education
* Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
* Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education
* National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
* National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences (NACCAS)
* National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
* National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT)
* National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health Council on
Accreditation
* National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) Commission on
Accreditation
* National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD) Commission on Accreditation
* National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Commission on Accreditation
and Commission on Community/Junior College Accreditation
* National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA)
* National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) Commission on Accreditation
* National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
* National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council
* National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
* Planning Accreditation Board
* Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS)
* Society of American Foresters (SAF)
* Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC)
[edit] National faith-based accreditors
* Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools (AARTS)
* Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS)
Commission on Accrediting
* Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) Commission on Accreditation
* Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS)
Accreditation Commission
* Theology Education Council Accrediting Commission (TECAC)[citation
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