University of America Curacao - legit?

That by itself should tell you what you need to know. If you've "been around," for a while, in the world of cross-validations, dual and triple programs, non-standard accreditation etc., you can read the names in the cast list and determine which actors don't offer the kind of show you're interested in. 'Nuff said.

 

At which of their websites did you look at?
I couldn't find information on the tuition fees on none of their websites I looked at? All I found is "contact us for information on tuiton fees".

 

I actually had to email them and ask for their tuition fees.

 

lol, yeah, that doesn't sound good at all.

 

It has accreditation? We've determined, earlier in the thread, that it most likely doesn't. They're not on the AAC list. Somebody said "so they're probably lying." Looking at the whole picture, I think that's a safe assumption. Somebody else said "maybe they're on some other list." Trouble is - I don't believe there IS another relevant list.

No. I don't think they have any recognized degree granting permission from any country. As I see it, it's probably why they're in cahoots with UCN. To piggyback. When you have to do this much figgerin' - it's not usually a good sign.

I'd be delighted to be proven wrong - but I just don't see it coming. (Out of the blue, WHAM??)

 

We've also determined that AAC is not the only state-recognized accreditation agency in Curacao...

Thanks cacoleman for sharing the info on the tuition, I hoped that they would have been much cheaper than having tuiton close to US schools. If the prices would have been close to ucn i might have taken a closer look.

 

I just think when you have to email a school to find out what their tuition prices are, it's a big red flag. Considering all the other red flags with this school, I just don't see anything about it that strikes me as a good idea.

 

Really? Where did we do that? What is/are the other accreditor(s) called. Site(s)? Is University of America - Curacao on any?

Your previous comment on this subject:

I don't think anything has changed since your quote. All they have is a high-school license, good in Colombia, as far as I know. Just can't see anything worth bothering with here.

 

Nowadays, very few schools are, although about four years ago, the list of members included Bircham International University. At that time, the AAC website of AAC was hosted on a server in Austria, along with the website of Global Humanistic University, which was and still is accredited by AAC.

And the University of America of course has a few things in common with Salt Lake Bible College/Salt Lake Baptist College.

https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/salt-lake-bible-college.36973/

 

Thanks. So much for AAC, then. And all its disciples. My opinion of SLBC has not changed since 2013. I think that means I haven't quite "lost it" yet. A comforting thought. As for University of America - Curaçao or elsewhere, if anybody here wants to send them $5,000 -why should I care? That's right - I don't.

 

By that, I meant its member schools, e.g those named. Not personally directed at anyone (including myself) who may have mistakenly believed, at some temporary moment of weakness, that AAC membership had any academic significance. Apologies for my meaning not being clear.

 

Oh well, I don't know, it may be the real thing. If you feel like you really need to know, then I suggest you contact either the Curacao Department of Education, Nuffic (the Dutch Enic-Naric) or the NVAO.

But self-accreditation is apparently not an unfamiliar concept to the people at UofA: Florida Baptist University https://www.fbu-edu.org/home, is part of the University of America System, and the university is accredited by the Curacao Transnational Accreditation Council, which is registered as a company in Florida, https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_fl/P21000078700

Two of the directors/officers are UofA professors.

 

Thank you. Great suggestions. I'll follow them. Johann766 might want to as well. One thing I'm dubious about: If it IS the real thing, then I don't quite know how those two schools named by you in Post 29, ever made it to the AAC list...

 

Afaik Bircham was never accredited by AAC, they had a basic membership if I remember correctly, which is they might they might have appeared on the AAC honepage.

 

Regarding the University of American Curacao:
I might write a longer post when I find the time, but in short:

I have received a scan of an official document from the "Minister Van Economische Ontwikkeling", that clearly gives the accreditor of the UoA Curacao the authority to "perform accreditation activities in TNE institutions".

As far as I understand it the UoA Curacao accreditation is for real.