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Diploma Mills
Category for sites that educate visitors about the issue of diploma mills which are institutions that grant degrees based upon payment only although they may use the language of higher education (accredited, alternative or distance education, etc.) to fool people into believeing the degrees are of value.
Sites in Diploma Mills
Diploma Mills
Information on diploma mills from the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization. Includes a list of institutions which are known to be diploma mills.
Wired News: Down by the Diploma Mills Stream
Anyone can purchase a bachelor's or master's degree for the bargain price of several thousand dollars.
Degree.net - Diploma Mills
Gives information on how diploma mills operate. Includes a list of the ways that consumers and employers are victimized.
USATODAY.com - Diploma Mills Insert Degree of Fraud into Job Market
Article which examines the problems caused by diploma mills. It also shows how hard it is to combat the bogus degree providers.
Information about Diploma Mills
Provides information about the history of diploma mills, what to look out for, as well as links to additional information.
Position Paper on Diploma Mills
The National Council Against Health Fraud provides this summary of diploma mills and why they are bad for the nutrition industry.
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Is the Internet Becoming a Bonanza for Diploma Mills?
Article which examines how the Web has made it easy for diploma mills to operate.
Top 10 Signs: Online Diploma Mills and Degree Mills
Lists tips for recognizing whether an institution is a legitimate degree provider.
Diploma Mills: Fraud in Higher Education
Gives information on the history and operating methods of diploma mills. It also defines terms and offers related links.
Is the Internet Becoming a Haven for Diploma Mills?
Alert from the Better Business Bureau on the problems that diploma mills pose to consumers.
How to Recognize Bogus Diploma Mill Schools
Offers advice to military personnel on recognizing the providers of fake degrees.
General Delivery University
This is a parody site which shows how easy it is to set up a diploma mill. Includes course catalog and the ability to download a diploma.
Wired News: Phony Degrees a Hot Net Scam
Diploma mills are proliferating.
The Life Experience Degree Diploma Mill University
Information on how diploma mills operate from this parody site. Their motto, "We won't scam you, but will help you to scam your employer!" |
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