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Accreditation mills are much like ''/ Medill News Service , February 14, 2005 This gives the appearance that an outside group has approved the education offered at the school.

In many countries, accreditation is a government function. In the United States, the government recognizes about 18 Regional and national accrediting organizations for Higher Education institutions. While standards vary from organization to organization, without recognition from the Council For Higher Education Accreditation or the United States Department Of Education , the claims made by independent groups may hold no value in the academic community.


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  • Levicoff, Steve . '' Name It And Frame It? New Opportunities in Adult Education and How to Avoid Being Ripped Off by 'Christian' Degree Mills'' (4th ed., 1995)

  • Bear, John . ''Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning'' (Ten Speed Press, 2001).