Accreditation mill

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Accreditation mill refers to an accreditation group with low educational standards and without recognition from government and mainstream academia. Much like a diploma mill, many schools get accreditation from a group with low standards or the school sets up its own accreditation board. This gives the appearance that an outside group has approved the education offered at the school. 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. For further information about accreditation mills, visit [1]

While CHEA and USDE are related USA, similar agencies and regulating bodies over accreditation agencies function in many countries worldwide.

See also

• Diploma mill
• List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning
• List of unrecognized accreditation associations of higher learning
• School accreditation

References

• 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).