Bogus? Degree mills are thought to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue annually, according to an article in Wired. Hamilton University, Columbus University, University of Palmers Green are among those noted in the Wired article as not meeting federal and/or private guidelines for accreditation.
Here's a timeline of events surrounding the closure of author John Gray's alma mater Columbia Pacific University by the California's Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.
After 4 years of law suits and appeals, Columbia Pacific was shut down in 2000 only to reappear in 2002 (according to degree.net) as Columbia Commonwealth University, first in Montana and now in Wyoming, where the school claims "recognition" by the State of Wyoming. Stranger and stranger...
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