Concordia College and University !

Any thoughts on this school down in the virgin Islands !

 

Hrm.

If you're interested in studying in the Virgin Islands, contact a registrar at the University of the West Indies to be sure your university is recognized.

Since I've never heard of a Concordia College and University in the Virgin Islands, I suspect it's probably about as good as any other unrecognized correspondence school in the Virgin Islands might be, which is to say, not very.

Hey, weren't you that guy who asked about schools named Trinity a few weeks ago? What sort of program are you looking for? Maybe one of can suggest something you'll actually get some mileage out of. But obscure correspondence schools in the islands ain't exactly the yellow brick road to credibility.


Peace,

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Tom Head
www.tomhead.net

 

Concordia is one of the newest in the long, undistinguished line of schools offering completely worthless degrees that you essentially buy outright. You go through a bogus "portfolio review", which is *nothing* like the legitimate portfolio programs offered by accredited schools.

While the degree may be legal in the country in which it is issued, I can assure you that it will have no value other than as lining for your birdcage. Concordia and the other programs offering equally worthless degrees are known by all of the major credential checking services, so even at smaller employers, you will probably be found out if you mention the degree. And I would be thunderstruck if a school with regional accreditation (or the equivalent) would ever consider accepting a Concordia degree.

So... if, as Tom has suggested, you are the same person who was inquiring about Trinity (another fraud), here's my advice: If you want a bogus, worthless degree that will blow up in your face, save the $300-5000 that the various fraudulent programs will charge you and print a degree yourself on your laser printer with some parchment paper you can get at OfficeDepot. The degree you print yourself will be no more or less valuable than the one you get from Concordia or Trinity, except that you won't have been parted from your hard-earned money.

If, on the other hand, you want a legitimate degree, I highly recommend getting a copy of Bears' Guide to Earning College Degrees Nontraditionally. This excellent book lists something like 2500 schools, and includes hundreds of options for high quality, accredited programs... plus listings of the bogus programs, such as Concordia, so that you know which ones to stay away from.

Best of luck.

 

Indeed! And as a member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod I cannot express my annoyance enough at the name of this school. Our higher education system consists of a number of colleges, universities, and seminaries throughout the United States called Concordia (eg. Concordia -Irvine/Concordia - Portland). I cannot help but wonder at the choice of a name for this school in the Virgin islands.

I suppose my annoyance is no different than that felt by LaSalle (Roman Catholic) with the Louisiana version by the same name.

I am sure the confusion is innocent enough. Yah right!

North

 

When Concordia C&U first materialized out of thin air, its umcampus and corporate registration were in South Dakota. The umcampus was a business services company that forwarded their mail, which was located a short distance from Trinity C&U's Mailboxes, Etc. umcampus. On the assumption, I guess, that no one would ever visit, CC&U actually featured a map on their web site showing the prospective customer the location of the service that would be forwarding his/her checks to Antwerp.

For reasons unknown, the ink was barely dry on the South Dakota papers before the entire operation was moved to a file cabinet in the BVI, several blocks from the file cabinet housing its sister umschool, Capitol U.

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Bill Gossett

 

Hello, Br. Tom!

Greetings!

Please let me remind all of our readers that "The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI)" is regionally accredited in the United States by the "Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools". By virtue of this, UVI doesn't need recognition by the University of the West of Indies. Similarly, all (or most) universities in Puerto Rico are regionally accredited in the United States. Furthermore, since the Caymand Islands and Bermuda are territories that still belong to Britain (Overseas Dependent Territories), they don't need recognititon by the University of the West Indies. In fact, institutions of higher education in the Caymand Islands and Bermuda belong to the "Association of Commonwealth Universities", and some have sort of "articulation agreements" with institutions in Britain, aside from other possible arrangements.

In short, what I am trying to say is that not all institutions in the Caribbean need to be recognized by the University of the West Indies.

Cordially yours,


Karlos Albert Lacaye
[email protected]