has run a follow-up article on the situation in Hawaii. <http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2002/07/29/story3.html>
Mr. Brunton, Do you have an opinion on legislation which would allow the Federal government to assume total responsibility for the regulation of private postsecondary education?
My experience is somewhat limited in this field, but what I have seen over the last few years in our attempts to enforce Hawaii's laws is that many, if not most, of the unaccredited institutions have incorporated or registered to do business in multiple states (and ocassionally a foreign country or two). In some of the cases, this was intentionally done in an attempt to divest individual states of jurisdiction and "fall between the cracks" of regulation. In others it resulted from enforcement action being taken by one state, prompting it to move to another, and then another. Without federal legislation the institutions will naturally tend to migrate to the state with either weak laws or weak enforcement. Of course, we view the problem narrowly, i.e. our responsibility is to address Hawaii's situation. However, if you view the problem as a national one, federal legislation would be required to eliminate this interstate movement.
PW in CA is state approved Pacific Western in CA is on the list of CA State Approved schools. I've spoken with them about their MA in Management, and they seem to have solid criteria. Not sure about the HI branch, but, I do know that classes are required, and a research paper is mandatory w/each course. Also, a final thesis is required. When I look at the other scholls that are out there in HI, PW seems to be one of the better unaccredited options. Thanks, RJT
State 'hopping' Australia suffered this 'state hopping' scenario for many years when identified degree mills moved interstate (on paper) to avoid prosecution. This was fixed in 2001 with the introduction of the National Protocols, requiring every state and territory of Australia to have the same clauses integrated into its legislation. Cheers, George
