New York Post calls Barrington University a degree mill

NY Post, last week
http://www.nypost.com/business/28688.htm

The column is mostly about right-wing inspirational guru George Gilder, buddy of Steve Forbes, but then gets into a conference he's putting on, at which one of speakers is Robert Picow, chairman of the Cenuco, the company that owns Barrington University. The article continues:
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"Now, Mr. Picow is a fine man I am sure. But the description that appears of his company on the conference Web site, as a company that is a "pioneer in software-based, remote video monitoring systems," is not the whole story.

In fact, it's about 15 percent of the story.

The other 85 percent of the Cenuco story, which is missing entirely from the company's description on the Gilder/Forbes Web site, is Cenuco's real business, which consists of running an Alabama-based "distance learning" business known as "Barrington University."

In the same way that Cenuco is not really a tech company, Barrington U. is not really a university. In fact, Barrington is nothing more than a so-called "diploma mill," defined by Webster's dictionary as any organization that issues essentially worthless college degrees for a fee."
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Already posted by galanga on Aug 8: http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15124

 

Barrington University

I would have to disagree with the New York Post. Barrington University is not a 'degree mill', but simply and unaccredited distance learning school. They do require course work of up to 36
required credits for an MBA degree. Their program is structured and in accordance with standard business administration programs as I see it.

I have a BA in Business from a RA school (Loyola College, Baltimore). IMHO I would not seek education from a school that is not RA accredited; however, just because of the fact that a school is not RA or DETC accredited does not mean that a Virtual University does not have a good program.

What it boils down to is what kind of school suits your needs.


Chris Trieble BA, DST

 

Re: Barrington University

And your needs are?

 

Decimon,

I do not understand your question. My needs are for what?

 

You said that it boils down to is what kind of school suits your needs.

The consensus in this forum is that Barrington is a degree mill.

What needs have you that a degree mill degree will suit?

How much need could a degree mill suit if a degree mill could suit needs? Must be getting late.

 

ctrieble: "Barrington University is not a 'degree mill', but simply and unaccredited distance learning schoo"

John: Well, actually, no. Their only "campus" is a mailbox service in Alabama. I am not aware of any legitimate institution about which one can make that statement.

Among many other not-very-kind articles on Barrington was a long one published in the South Florida Business News on October 27, 2000.