National Accrediting Agency For Private Schools, Inc

on Corporation Search
(The State of Georgia Corporation search site) look up
National Accrediting Agency For Private Schools, Inc
and
Southern Bible Church and School, Inc.
Notice the dates and the address and officers...Ronda Newsome is Ron Drawdy's daughter (now Ronda Cato). 689 Howard Road.
Do a search of the property at 689 Howard Road Thomson, GA on McDuffie County Ga Property Search site and you will see first the property was attained by Ronald Earl Drawdy and Joyce Wright Drawdy in 1994. Then in 1996 NAAPS was incorporated and then in 1997 Southern Bible Church and School (Southern Bible Seminary/Southern Bible Institute and Seminary, Thomson, GA/Augusta, GA). There was also a Southern Bible Christian Academy there also. So, NAAPS was a "accrediting" agency accrediting its own self. One of the staff was Roy Clifton Drawdy, Jr. (Ron's brother) who has a criminal record in Pinellas County, FL for Grand Theft and in FL used the aliases of Wayne Allen Jirawdi. Go to Pinellas County, FL Clerk of Circuit Court and look up Cliff.
Cliff also creasted an accrediting agency in Florida along with Fabienne Naomi Smith (National Accrediting Association For Christian Schools, Inc.)

 

So? This stuff has been going on for decades.

 

If I can be so bold as to expand upon Dr. Douglas' comment, this and other related topics (such as those outlined in your other recently created threads) are not especially obscure. While we pay some attention to degree/diploma mills on this site it has become clear that our members prefer to focus on legitimate, accredited programs that might honestly advance their personal and professional goals. We are all aware that there are mills and scams coming from all directions and I, personally, am glad that there are people in important positions paying attention to these matters. Thanks for bringing these specific problems to our attention.

 

By "this stuff" I mean unaccredited bible colleges claiming unrecognized accreditation.

Every time you see a preacher on TV styled as "Dr.," check the source of the doctorate. It's surprising when it does come from an accredited school. But most of these operations succeed to evade regulation based on First Amendment protections. Nice.

 

Moderator, thank you for allowing me the space on this site. While degree mills are increasing, a lot of people do not how to see through the scam and a lot of times the webb is so tangled and intricate, it is hard to follow. I just did not want to see anyone taken advantage of. I wish the public would become more knowledgeable about tell tale signs of these mills. Once more, thank you.

 

Well the government won't shake this little hornets nest if you decide ACME BIBLE COLLEGE cannot offer doctorates since they don't approve most other faiths will be at risk for their programs, what would be next deciding which Seminary or Yeshiva or Islamic School cannot offer credentials or degrees?

I don't really see the issue frankly an employer or school or party just needs to look up the school and check it out with the internet and dtatabases that is not hard in the 21st century now is it, same for students if you are going to spend money on a degree check it out.

But I do agree one should not state accredited status and its okay not to a school could just say they opted not to be accredited and issue degrees under the Religious Exemption, it would be more honest.

 

I think our system here in Canada works pretty well. Religious schools of any faith can teach religion-related courses and issue all the certificates and diplomas they want - but NOT degrees. If they want to confer degrees, they have to be qualified, as do secular schools. And NO school can call itself a "university" OR confer degrees of any kind unless it's qualified to do so by the Provincial authorities.

Canada has plenty of degree-conferring religious schools operating in accordance with Provincial standards. I'm not saying Canada is (or always has been) completely free of non-complying schools - religious or secular - but we have a heck of a lot less per capita than the US.

Yes - I know the "separation of Church and State" doctrine, and that only about 29 U.S. states offer a "religious exemption." It seems to me (not to everybody, I guess) that schools cross that line and are operating in secular territory when they start conferring degrees - and should be subject to the usual secular requirements. Diplomas, certificates etc. - no problem.

Johann

 

And before anyone jumps down my neck, I'm aware that the U.S. has plenty of fine religious schools - duly accredited by Regional or National Accreditors. But religious-exemption laws In the U.S. have allowed the issuance of poor-quality or no-quality degrees under the guise of "religious exemption." Before you cry "foul," notice I'm NOT saying ALL such degrees are of poor quality. But many undeniably are.

As I said - diplomas, certificates, no problem. But holding schools that want to confer degrees to standards? I don't see anything wrong with that. It works here...

Johann