Technological University of America Florida

Hey guys I, friend of mine in Florida found a school called "Technological University of America" (tuauniversity) they semm to have a B&M campus.

I have not found any degree granting authority or accreditation reference on their website. Does anybody in FL know about this school? is it accredited (which i doubt since uses a .org domain) or at least invested with degree granting authority or simply another degree mill?

Thank you

 

I did not see it here - Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) (2010) or here - Florida colleges - Information on all colleges in Florida

I would say it is a place to be cautious of. Next time I am in South Florida I will swing by 3700 Coconut Creek Parkway.

 

It is unlisted in the USDE database here:
Search Institutional Accreditation System

So it is currently unaccredited. It says on their about page that "TUA was approved by the Commission for Independent Education to operate as a postsecondary institution in the State of Florida on January 28 th , 2010." However I'm not familiar with the rules & regulations in Florida so I'm not sure exactly what that means re their degree-granting authority.

They claim some kind of connection to "Universidad Tecnológica del Perú" but I am not sure about that institution's accreditation status in Peru either.

 

Several things: Just because a schools shows pictures of some college doesn't necessarily mean that campus is theirs. Also, their name does not sound like a school that wants to be taken seriously. In addition to the fact that their website is very unprofessional, their domain name does not accurately reflect the school name. Technological University of America (Tua university.org); is this another TUI-style name? I know that using the .org extension by a school usually means they cannot get a .edu, which is given to schools with some form of accreditation or government agency recognition (in the U.S.). The school is "millish," besides, I do not see what they really offer that other legitimates schools do not (offering IT and business degrees and adding engineering at the end of those degree programs?) It may be a legitimate operation that is new. I would, however, let them "clean up their act" by getting some form of recognition (even if it is from a local education body in Florida) before even thinking about handing over your money to them; even if its a dollar.

 

Technological University of Miami

Another school at the same address.

 

The school is clearly not run by Americans. The site has American written about a million times. It seems there aim is set at non-Americans. But they are up front about the fact they hold no accreditation.

 

You are correct on both Steve.

 

Most universities in Florida have this license, but it is typically the license used by businesses that open a bartending school, truck driving schools, welding, and other vocational programs. When I used to train divemasters in Florida, the dive store I worked at had this. You fill out some forms and you get it.

So yes, "legally" they can operate in Florida, but that doesn't make this place any less of a mill.

 

Thanks for the valuable comments and information. I agree with the fact that we can't technically say the school is a mill. However there are several red flags. Like the amateur website, the .org instead of edu but what really called my attention was that there are 2 schools with very similar names registered in the same addresss.

If not a mill it is very but very suspicious. Perhaps they intend to function unaccredited and focus on bringing foreign students on F-1 visas? could this be another kind of Tri-Valley-like operation?

 

Steve,

You’re arguments are representative of objectivity and reason. Seemingly some have neither first hand familiarity with, nor patience for start-up ventures – particularly colleges /universities. Too often cynics emerge as unrealistic in expectation in targeting the newer, in this case a relatively new B&M Florida post-secondary degree granting education venture (e.g., “TUA has opened its door to the students since Fall 2010.”), with their individual belief that the endeavor’s (risk-taker’s) end-product and/or service should together launch and entirely institute (with all the anticipated whistles and bells) at the onset. Individual perception/s can routinely be self-purported as equating to accurateness. Subjective reasoning combined with speculation, can allow unsupported evaluative leaps using comparisons such as, e.g., 1) operating within state licensure = mill, 2) in progress unaccredited school = mill and 3) that an unappealing website, per opinion = mill.

 

It’s truly sad to see how much ignorance there is in this world and how much discrimination towards a really great university there is just because it is new and it isn’t “run by Americans”? What kind of comments are these? We should judge schools based on the education they can offer us not with racism. What does any of this have to do with a university’s ability to teach and graduate students? Unless you are a true Native American (such as the Seminoles) then you shouldn’t be talking… stop being such a nativist (in case you don’t know what this means, it means someone who thinks that everyone who is not a native born is inferior to them.) Go read a history book and find out how the country you are LIVING in became the United States of America. People like you are an embarrassment to this country and the reason why this country doesn’t excel to its full potential.

 

Welcome to the forum.

 

I should probably clarify I didn't intend to say TUA is a mill (I guess it came out that way), but a place having a Florida post-secondary license doesn't automatically exclude it from being a mill.

I need to stop trying to write posts at 3am.

 

Steve, just wanted to give you kudos. Your a true scholar the way you handled this post. My hat is off to you sir.