Accreditation Issues - Camouflage???

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Watchdog, Jan 20, 2002.

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  1. Watchdog

    Watchdog New Member

    Should a so called university given approval by a state dept of education claiming to be accredited?

    I am referring especially to Preston U in US and Greenwich U in Australia. Any news about Greenwich U in Australia? The terms have often been used conveniently to misled innocent people into thinking that they are accredited by virtue of what? The same goes for Century U.
     
  2. Preston is licensed by the state of Wyoming and not approved by the state of Wyoming. Wyoming specifically lists Preston as not being accredited. See http://www.k12.wy.us/higher_ed/degree.html for details.

    Regards,
    Dick

     
  3. George Brown

    George Brown Active Member

    Greenwich technically falls under GAAP. It has an Act of Parliament, *HOWEVER* degrees issued by Greenwich are not recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework. This means the degrees it issues are Norfolk Island degrees.

    Cheers,

    George
     
  4. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    No. In the U.S., accreditation is quite separate from state approval/authorization/licensure/etc. The states do not accredit schools (except New York). They permit them to operate. And it is accreditation that determines whether or not a school is part of this country's higher educational system. Preston and Century do not meet that standard.

    Rich Douglas
     
  5. Watchdog

    Watchdog New Member

    Thanks for the feedback. Preston U website at:
    http://preston.edu/accreditation.html

    in the third paragraph cleverly mention "accreditation". I think this act of camouflage should stop. If you arent' accredited then do not mention it at all and it should be left to general public to decide

    The same goes for Greenwich U. It is disgusting to note that a "higher" institution resort to such cheap publicity.
     

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