Examining Online Degree Frauds

An online education is very beneficial in the part of the student. Not only convenience and mobility is offered by this latest method but also the opportunity to keep studying without extra burden of attending campus classes. And with the massive rise of online degrees worldwide, conspirators and deceitful persons have used this new learning method a disguise for their heinous crimes.

Considering an online degree needs the right decision for many a student. An online college without accreditation is more prone to be fraudulent institution backed by unscrupulous individuals. An example of a multi-million dollar fraud is Ronald Pellar; operated and owned the Columbia State University which was a diploma mill situated at California using the Louisiana mailing address, a professional hypnotist also known as Dr. Dante (Stage name) or Ronald Dante. Columbia State University offered bachelors, masters and doctoral degree in various fields without any accreditation, no curriculum, no classes, and neither educational facility. A former employee testified that the degree mill earned a gross income approximately $20 million 1996 and 1998.

There a lot of unaccredited colleges, seminaries and universities worldwide. Concerning accreditation, such degrees may not be accepted by globally known companies. A student must examine each university and college online. A fraud university can be identified by the following manifestations; the school offers fast and unbelievable time of completion has no affiliations with the state, not accredited, and the contact person can be very evasive and hard to reach. Some of the noticeable warnings are; the university only requires a credit card nothing more, the accreditation is not recognized by the Higher Education Council, the basis for enrollment approval is the student’s resume, and mostly offering a flat rate rather than fees per course.

And the most visible sign of distance education scam is when the school offers to let you earn a degree based on life and work experiences. The school may offer you many benefits like a fast landing on your online degree which is terribly untruthful. It may seem that online courses are easier to complete than traditional education, still there is no fast road to completion.