A St. Regis Valupack: Buy in Bulk

We all know that St. Regis (or more accurately the NBOE) resells Liberian "accreditation" to all comers.

Well just today I noticed a whole managerie of new ones (they were all worked on today) with virtually identical webpage design:

1. St. Lourdes University
http://www.lelourdesu.com

2. Hampton Bay University
http://www.hamptonbayu.com

3. InTech University
http://www.intechedu.org

4. North United University
http://www.northunitedu.com

5. Capital American University
http://www.capitaledu.com

6. West American University
http://www.westamericanedu.com

And one with a different color scheme, but closely related text:

7. Van Ives University
http://www.vanives.com

There are probably more, these are just the ones I found without trying very hard.

 

Wow, St. Lourdes University offers a program in applied ethics!

And they all "NBOE will hand carry your documents to the Authentication Office of the United States Department of State for authentication of your university degrees and transcripts, which may be helpful for Immigration and Employment assistance. "

 

Bill...how did you come about these "wonderful" institutions of education (not!)?

 

I hope I am not repeating known info here, but I found this related link of intrest:


http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/newsletter/News32/text004.htm

 

These sites are pathetic. Is anyone going to believe these are REAL universities? The NBOE must be really "hard up" for cash if they had to resort to this type of marketing.

 

I read that Liberian Pres. Charles Taylor has resurrected his promise to leave office. He will do it after the "peace keepers" arrive.

Hopefully this will have an effect of the NBOE.

 

There has to be an American connection to all of this. Didn't you Americans have a police force called the FBI or was that like Hawaii FIVE-0, just on TV.

 

I'm impressed by Alan Contreras.

While many admissions officers, credential evaluators and registrars are deep in their dogmatic slumbers, Mr. Contreras is wide awake to the dangers represented by uncritical acceptance of "flag of convenience" accreditation-havens. Not only is he awake, but he's actively trying to educate the educators by spreading awareness of it.

Here's two more things on this issue that Contreras wrote for the online newsletter published by Boston College's Center for International Higher Education:

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/newsletter/News29/text005.htm

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/newsletter/News24/text003.htm

But St. Regis is getting revenge on Boston College by ripping off their name.

Here's Boston College of London:

http://www.bcluk.co.uk

This is actually rather insidious, since many of the more prominent American universities operate European extensions.

Obviously studying at Boston College in London is not quite the same thing as studying at Stanford University in Florence.

 

Of course there is. You don't think that it's coming out of Liberia, do you?

Before it started emphasizing its Liberian "addresses", St. Regis used addresses on the Caribbean island of Dominica and in Washington DC. This new flock of Liberian accredited "universities" seems to have a Washington DC connection. That would be my guess about where the perps live. I'd speculate that it's a group of Americans along with somebody with a little clout inside the Liberian embassy.

The FBI is one of those things that other people encounter, but nobody seems to encounter themselves. It's a lot like space-aliens that way.

But if you want a real conspiracy theory, ask yourself where the FBI is headquartered.

 

Usually there is a name given at the Liberian embassy for questions about the "accreditation".

 

I imagine the FBI is a bit preoccupied right now. As bad a problem as degree mills are, they're a tiny blip on the radar screen compared to terrorists who want to destroy the country.


Bruce

 

The listed non-schools, along with several others, were, and still may be, some of the names on diplomas for sale by advancedu.com, a site which has prominently featured SRU for some time now.

This situation is similar to Denver State University and cooldegrees.com, where you simply choose the school name you like best and supply your credit card number. Advancedu.com's latest offering is Robertstown University.

 

Hey, when I was checking into these" institutions" , They all stated they were purchased by an "accredited" university.

What does that mean? More trickery?

Mike

 

The American federal government should start an investigation right now - under anti-combines legislation. Someone is trying to corner the market on degree mills.

Is a well known school working in concert with the Monrovia Mutilater making so much money that they can take over an entire industry?

Are these going to be a bunch more blood degrees from the merchant of blood diamonds?

 

Hey, SRU and Co. could be a funding source for the terrorists! (Hey you never know!)

 

So does that make them EDUCATED terrorists?

 

A College Degree In Your Spare Time 216.171.74.182 4acollegedegree.com
Saint Lourdes University 216.171.216.66 lelourdesu.com
North United University 216.171.216.101 northunitedu.com
Hampton Bay University 216.171.216.106 hamptonbayu.com
Van Ives University 216.171.216.109 vanives.com
Capital American University 216.171.216.113 capitaledu.com
University Services 216.171.216.121 university-services.net
West American University 216.171.216.158 westamericanedu.com
InTech University 216.171.216.161 intechedu.org
National Board of Education 216.171.216.167 nationalboardedu.com
American Capital University 216.171.216.169 americancapitalu.com
World Chapel Ministries 216.171.216.236 worldchapel.com
Saint Regis University 216.171.217.118 saintregis.edu.lr
Robertstown University 216.171.217.187 robertstownuniversity.ac
Saint Regis University 216.171.217.188 stregis.ac
Distance Education Discussion Forum 216.171.217.190 distancedegree.edu.pk
James Monroe University 216.171.217.191 jmuniversity.ac

 

Hartland University 216.171.216.47 hartlandu.com
Blackstone University 216.171.216.96 blackstonedu.org

 

Saint Regis University 216.171.218.48 degreesbyexam.net

Saint Regis University 66.96.82.254 online-degrees.biz
Al Qasim University 66.96.82.254 aqu.edu.pk

 

Can someone tell me whether Rushmore University is legitimate or not? Are they any good?

www. rushmore.edu

Len.