See Also: Unaccredited institutions of higher learning
This article lists College s, Seminaries , and Universities lacking Accreditation . Degrees or other qualifications from unaccredited institutions may not be accepted by Civil Service or other employers. Some of these institutions are no longer in operation. Several unaccredited universities have names chosen because they are similar to those of accredited institutions or falsely imply that it is a public university.
Institutions that appear on this list are those that grant post-secondary degrees but are listed as unaccredited by a .
- Academy Of Natural Therapies (formerly in Hawaii until closed by court order; may have reopened in Wyoming or Montana) State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Academy of Natural Therapies
- Adam Smith University
- Akamai University
- Almeda University United States Distance Learning Association list of the accreditation status of its members and affiliates
- Ambassador University Corporation
- American Central University (Wyoming) Tie to illegal degrees doesn't block Wyo. school licensing , ''Casper Star Tribune'', March 12, 2005.
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- American Global University
- American National University State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuit: American National University
- American Pacwest International University State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Press release: Pacific Western University (Hawaii) aka American PacWest International University , May 19, 2006
- American Pacific University
- American State University State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuit: American State University (Hawaii) (aka Hamilton University)
- American University Of London Oregon Office of Degree Authorization, Unaccredited Colleges Pakistan Higher Education Commission, Public Alert on Substandard Private Universities
- and Clinton, Mississippi ; also reported to be operating in IndiaUniversity Grants Commission, India, Fake Universities Mal Practices Alert ; not to be confused with University of Hawaii)
- American World University 1
- Ashwood University
- Atlantic International University Atlantic International University website states that the school is incorporated in the U.S. state of Hawaii and has "private accreditation" through an entity "not regulated or approved by the US Department of Education."
- Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society (Gokak, Belgaum, Karnataka, India)
- Barber-Scotia College (lost accreditation in 2004)PCUSA, Presbyterian News Service, Barber-Scotia College loses accreditation , July 23, 2004
- Barrington University (Mobile, Alabama) (formerly operated by Virtual Academics.Com of Boca Raton, Florida Alabama threatens to pull university license , ''South Florida Business Journal'', October 27, 2000)
- , Texas ; not to be confused with the University Of Bedford which is linked to University Degree Program )''
- Bennington University ''(not to be confused with Bennington College )''
- Berne University
- The Bible Doctrine Institute (Jacksonville, Florida; founded in 1986 as The Blue Ridge Bible Institute) The Bible Doctrine Institute handbook
- Bienville University ( Woodville, Mississippi )
- Bircham International University (formerly Oxford International University)
- Breyer State University Clay Risen, The Scourge of Fake Diplomas , ''The New Republic'', 01.23.06.
- British West Indies Medical College ''(earlier known as West Indies College Of Naturopathic Medicine And Surgery )'' DCs Lured to Foreign Medical School ,'' Dynamic Chiropractic'', January 1, 1993, Volume 11, Issue 01 'Fake doctor factory' awards degrees , BBC News, 26 November, 2000
- Bronte International University
- Buxton University ''(not to be confused with the University Of Derby 's Buxton campus) (Connected with instantdegrees.com)''
- Calamus International University {Link without Title} . This is Calamus' own page, disclaiming any accreditation. (Has no campus; corporate location in British West Indies; operates in the UK through ''Calamus Extension College Ltd.'')
- California Graduate Institute The California Board of Psychology. [http://www.psychboard.ca.gov/licensing/unaccredited.htm Unaccredited California Approved Schools: A History and Current Status Report]. Government, State of California. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
- Calvary Chapel Bible College (This institution's website states: "We are not accredited, nor are we seeking accreditation, so as to be free from outside control and remain open to the leading of the Holy Spirit.") Calvary Chapel Bible College Accreditation
- Cambridge State University (in Jackson, Mississippi ) ("district officials discovered the school has an extensive criminal history and is nothing more than a diploma mill.")Jackie Harrison-Martin, Online degree decision pleases district officials , ''The News-Herald'', Southgate, Michigan, July 2, 2006.
- Canbourne University ''(not to be confused with Camborne School Of Mines )''
- Canterbury University Of The Seychelles Recognised bodies listed by DfEE, retrieved 24 May 2007 Fighting Credential Fraud - World Education News & Reviews website, retrieved 24 May 2007
- Canyon College
- Chase University
- Christ For The Nations Institute Christ for the Nations Institute website: Accreditation (accessed July 7, 2007)
- Chadwick University (Alabama)Adam Jones, [http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20070211/NEWS/702110399/0/FRONTPAGE State’s diploma mills draw academic ire.] ''Tuscaloosa News'', Feb. 11, 2007 Schoolhouse crock , ''CityLink'', October 15, 2003.
- Clayton College Of Natural Health The Oregon Office of Degree Authorization lists it as an "unaccredited college." "Degree holders are ineligible for Oregon professional practice or licensure." (same operator as Chadwick University) (in Alabama)
- Clayton University ( Hong Kong )
- Colton University http://www.coltonuniversity.org/pages/legal.htm "Colton State University is not accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education."
- Columbia Pacific University
- Columbia State University
- Columbus University ( Picayune , Mississippi ) (Closed by state action in Louisiana)
- Commonwealth Open University ''(Virgin Islands; not to be confused with Commonwealth Institute )''
- Concordia College And University State of Michigan, Colleges and universities not accredited by an accrediting body of the Council on Higher Education Accreditation
- Crescent City Christian College (Metairie, Louisiana) ("basically a coach's house — no campus, no facilities, no faculty, no library that anyone could discover") States probe teachers' uses of bogus advanced degrees , ''USA Today'', 5/4/2004.
- Crown College (Tennessee) According to its website, the college has not sought accreditation and does not accept direct federal funds. Crown College Admissions FAQ (accessed June 14, 2007)
- Crown College (Tacoma, Washington) (lost accreditation in 2007)See Tacoma career college loses its accreditation , by Justin Matlick, ''Puget Sound Business Journal'', August 3, 2007, and Accreditation lost, Tacoma school closes by Emily Heffter, ''Seattle Times'', August 9, 2007
- Donsbach University Stephen Barrett, M.D., Some Notes on Donsbach University , Quackwatch website, May 28, 2004
- Dorcas University (Honolulu, Hawaii)
- Dublin Metropolitan University
- Earlscroft University Information about some degree-granting institutions not accredited by CHEA-recognized organizations , Oregon Office of Degree Authorization, 2004-2006.
- Eastern Caribbean University (Texas and St. Kitts)
- École Supérieure Robert De Sorbon (purportedly in France, but linked to diploma mills in Sarasota, Florida) (aka American Universities Admission Program) Registrars’ Group Takes On Diploma Mills , ''Inside Higher Ed'', February 10, 2006.
- Ellington University [http://media.www.theeastcarolinian.com/media/storage/paper915/news/2004/09/30/Features/Diploma.Mills.Offer.Degrees.For.A.Price-2209285.shtml Diploma mills offer degrees for a price and not much else], ''The East Carolinian'', September 30, 2004
- European Open University 2 ''Not to be confused with the European Open Universities Network at European Association Of Distance Teaching Universities ''
- Fairfax University
- Farington University Ian Rollins, Sheriff: Degree didn’t aid Burright , Albany (Oregon) ''Democrat-Herald'', May 5, 2006
- Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith
- Generale University (also called Generale Polytechnic Institute)
- Glencullen University ("A phony 'Irish university' is marketing degrees internationally via the Internet. An EL reporter in the US, posing as a prospective student, has been offered an English literature degree from 'Glencullen University', without any study, for $960.")Harry Browne, " 'Irish' university is mobile phoney ," ''The Irish Times''.
- Golden State School Of Theology Golden State School of Theology FAQ (Stockton, California)
- Greenwich University 3 (Operated on Norfolk Island from 1998 to 2002. Not to be confused with University Of Greenwich , London, England)
- Hamilton University CBS News, 60 Minutes II, Diplomas For Sale , Nov. 10, 2004. (aka American State University)
- Honolulu University ''(aka Honolulu University of the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities)'' German Press Agency, " US university sues dead Singapore agent ," October 15, 2006
- Hyles-Anderson College The Five Churches, by Jack Hyles ; founder Jack Hyles asserted that the college remains unaccredited because the government would "take away our freedom."
- Intercontinental University
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- IOND University (Hawaii, Japan) IOND University website
- Irish International University http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/universities2000/artic_online.html
- 2005 CNN , Paula Zahn Now
- Kennedy-Western University Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas . Under Texas law "fraudulent or substandard degrees" are degrees conferred in Texas in violation of the Texas Education Code, conferred in another state in violation of that state's laws, conferred in another state by an institution not accredited by an accreditor recognized in Texas, or conferred outside the United States by an institution that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board determines is not the equivalent of an accredited or authorized degree.
- Kensington University State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Kensington University
- Kent College (Louisiana)
- Kingston College (British Columbia) (illegal operation closed down October 4, 2006); not to be confused with Kingston College (England) in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
- Knightsbridge University
- Knoxville College (lost accreditation in 1996)
- Lacrosse University Associated Press, Cheyenne police chief defends distance-learning degree , April 23, 2005.
- March 2, 2006
- (Philadelphia), nor with The LaSalle Extension University (Chicago))''
- London College Of Technology And Business Sean Coughlan, College trading standards probe , BBC News, 8 June, 2004.
- . However, WAUC is not a recognized accreditation agency.Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation, Non-approved entities (accessed June 23, 2007)
- Maharana Patap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya (Pratapgarh, India)
- Mahila Gram Vidyapith (Prayag, Allahabad, India)
- Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya (Darbhanga, Bihar, India)
- Maritime Greenwich College ''(not to be confused with University Of Greenwich )''. Cited by Times Higher Education Supplement, Sept 8 2006 "College above discount shop dashes hopes"
- Metropolitan Collegiate Institute ''(associated with the fake teaching hospital Sussex General Hospital , both purportedly in London)''BBC News, 'Fake doctor factory' awards degrees , 26 November 2000.
- Monticello University State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Monticello University
- Morris Brown College (lost accreditation in 2002) College's Ex-President Pleads Guilty to Fraud , ''Washington Post'', May 2, 2006
- Novus University , (Diamondhead, Mississippi)
- Pacific International University (Springfield, Missouri)
- Pacific Southern University State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Pacific Southern University
- Pacific Western University (California)
- Patriot Bible University (formerly Patriot University, Colorado; claims that its accreditation is by American Accrediting Association Of Theological Institutions , which is an unrecognized agency deemed to be an Accreditation Mill ) PBU website (Accessed June 23, 2007)Maine Department of Higher Education, Non-Accredited Colleges & Universities List
- Pensacola Bible Institute Nowhere identified as accredited. Promotional item on page 7 of '' Bible Believer's Bulletin '', Vol. 31 No. 6, June 2007, a newsletter published by PBI head Peter Ruckman states, "Some hidden nuggets from the King James that you are not going to be taught in any accredited school," indicating Ruckman's attitude toward educational accreditation.
- Pensacola Christian College Thomas Bartlett, A College That's Strictly Different: Secretive Pensacola Christian controls student life with tough regulations and unwritten rules , ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', March 24, 2006
- Preston University (aka Fairmount International University)4
- Raja Arabic University (Nagpur, India)
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- Rochville University (not to be confused with La Rochville University, an accredited university in France)
- Rushmore University
- Rutherford University ((previously known as Senior University and Stratford International University)
- St. Clements University (Called a "degree mill" by the State of Maine #564 , but removed from list after a formal action taken by St. Clements University. )
- St. John's University School Of Medicine (Montserrat)
- St. Regis University (Dominica; Liberia; Washington D.C.; and U.S. state of Washington; closed by court order in June 2005) Urgent Disclaimer on the illegal establishment and recognition of higher education institutions in the Republic of Liberia The Embassy of Liberia, 2004.
- South California Polytechnic University (Taiwan)
- South Pacific University State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: South Pacific University
- Stanton University State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: Stanton University
- Suffield University ; operating illegally in Connecticut
- Summerset University ("Appears to be a new version of the " University Degree Program " cluster supposedly closed by UK and US action. It has no legal authority to issue degrees.")
- Texas Christian Bible University (Crowley, Texas)
- Trinity College And University
- )Abbie Vansickle, Deputy keeps job, not diploma , ''St. Petersburg Times'', October 21, 2006
- Tyndale Theological Seminary Texas Court Reinstates $173,000 Fine Against 'Seminary' , ''Christianity Today'', July 2003
- United Nations University (Delhi, India; not to be confused with United Nations University )University Grants Commission, India, List of fake universities (as on August 24, 2006)
- Université De Wallis
- University Of Berkley (in Erie County, Pennsylvania )56
- University Of Central Europe (Pascagoula, Mississippi)
- University Consulting, Inc.
- University Degree Program (formerly operated at least 28 different diploma mills in at least five countries) The University of Spam , ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', June 25, 2004
- University Of Esoterica (Frederick, Maryland)
- University Of Lamberhurst
- University Of The Nations Considerations about accreditation , University of the Nations website (states that the school lacks accreditation and provides several justifications for this situation).
- University Of Northern Washington State of Hawaii Department of commerce and Consumer Affairs, Civil Enforcement Lawsuits: University of Northern Washington
- University Of NorthWest
- University Of Santa Monica , also known as Kohenor University
- Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya (India)
- Vancouver University Worldwide Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia, Who is operating illegally in BC? , updated 28 March 2007, accessed July 15, 2007
- Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
- Vision International University VIU Authorization
- Warnborough University or College
- Warren National University
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- West Coast Baptist College WCBC website page on Accreditation: Liberal Arts Studies and the Local Church Bible College
- West Coast University Of Panama (Bangladesh) UGC asked to sue West Coast University of Panama , ''The Daily Newspaper'', Dhaka, April 17, 2007
- Weston Reserve University
- World Information Distributed University (Russia, Belgium, Switzerland) Erwin Malfroy, NARIC-Vlaanderen (Higher Education Administration Flemish Community of Belgium), PDF of e-mail message sent April 05, 2005 , confirming that "you may consider the World Information Distributed University, located in Belgium as a diploma mill."
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