| The decision to do an accredited distance learning | | | | If you value your time and money, don't waste time |
| degree must be taken serious. You must have the | | | | and money on a bogus degree. For one thing, you |
| motivation and the tuition fees in order to be | | | | won't be able to transfer credits from an |
| successful. With all those resources spent on your | | | | unaccredited school to an accredited one. |
| education, the last thing you need is a worthless | | | | Secondly, employers won't hire graduates that have |
| online degree. | | | | unaccredited distance learning degrees. Employers |
| The internet has made it very easy for some people | | | | want to know that the graduates that are coming to |
| to set up bogus online schools posing as legitimate | | | | work for them have been adequately trained. |
| schools. On their website, they'll make claims such as | | | | Unaccredited online institutions tend to give vastly |
| "pursuing accreditation, chartered, licensed, certified" | | | | inferior education when compared to accredited |
| or put the name of an official sounding but fake | | | | institutions. |
| accreditation body on their website. This is done with | | | | So you can kiss that dream job good-bye if your |
| the intention of making prospective students think | | | | distance education degree is not legitimate. |
| they are above board. | | | | Thirdly, if you pursue a distance education program |
| Some of these unscrupulous individuals don't even try | | | | that is unaccredited, you won't be able to get state |
| to hide the fact that they are illegitimate. They sell all | | | | or federal student aid. The Unites State Department |
| kinds of online degrees, from associates right up to | | | | of Education wants to ensure that student aid is |
| doctorate. And people buy them, knowing they are | | | | given to students who pursue degrees at worthwhile |
| fake. This is often done to trick employers. | | | | colleges. There is enough waste in government |
| Scam online schools are often referred to as diploma | | | | spending to add to the pile by spending federal |
| mills | | | | student loans on bogus colleges. |
| One of the most popular degrees sold online are life | | | | So before you embark on studying online, do your |
| experience degrees. Whilst life experience can | | | | research. Only approach schools that are accredited |
| legitimately be used towards gaining a degree, there | | | | by the appropriate bodies. Wasting money on short |
| is no such thing as a "life experience degree." No | | | | cuts just does not make sense. Studying online for |
| legitimate institution will issue you an accredited | | | | an accredited distance learning degree will earn you |
| distance learning degree just because you are a single | | | | the respect and open up opportunities you truly |
| mum with three kids or a stay at home dad. | | | | deserve. |