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.
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
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
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
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.