| With the rise in demand for online bachelor degrees, | | | | appointed by the National Board of Education and |
| many bogus learning institutions have mushroomed | | | | include: New England Association of Schools and |
| over the internet with the sole intention of taking | | | | Colleges (NEASC), North Central Association of |
| advantage of innocent students seeking for a | | | | Schools and Colleges (NCA), Middle States Association |
| genuine degree. These so-called "Colleges" often | | | | of Schools and Colleges (MSA), Southern Association |
| attract applicants with their attractive degree | | | | of Schools and Colleges (SACS), Western Association |
| programs which are boasts of easy graduation, low | | | | of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Northwest |
| tuition fees, no examinations and credit given for life | | | | Association of Schools and Colleges (NWCCU). |
| experience, all of which just sound too good to be | | | | Another important clue to illegitimacy is mass-emails |
| true. Some of them even go to the extent of | | | | or mail offering degrees for sale. There are cases of |
| prospecting for customers by sending out bulk email | | | | online Bachelor degrees, Masters, or even online |
| citing university degrees for sale. | | | | Doctorate degrees being obtained by a fixed tuition |
| Unfortunately, it can be difficult for aspiring students | | | | rate. Some bogus colleges even have the audacity to |
| to differential between a real online Bachelor degree | | | | promise a degree in the mail within 7 days. These |
| and the one that is not worth the paper on which it | | | | unethical businesses take advantage of people who |
| is printed. Most students are seeking an online | | | | must have a degree in order to get a decent job, or |
| education because they do not have the ability to | | | | keep the one they have in the first place. However, |
| attend classes on campus. In addition, many simply | | | | others take big steps to appear above board and |
| live too far away-even overseas. Therefore, the | | | | genuine. Displaying evidence of accreditation from a |
| only criterion for determining a school's validity is the | | | | bogus website makes the "school" look real. But, |
| website. Important decisions are made on whether | | | | unless one of the 6 authorized agencies is mentioned, |
| the site looks professional and seems to offer the | | | | it may not be an accredited school. In addition, the |
| right education; but, that is no way to judge whether | | | | only way to earn a college degree is by honest hard |
| a college is credible or not. | | | | work and dedication. If a site offers credit for life |
| One of the qualifying factors that can be utilized by | | | | experiences, travel, work experience, educational |
| students to make correct enrolment decisions is by | | | | background, or even the amount of books read in |
| determining the type of college accreditation that has | | | | the past, rest assured it may not be an institute |
| been received by their college of consideration. If the | | | | dedicated to qiality, legitimate and excellent learning. |
| college vaguely states itself as having "nationwide or | | | | In short, because of the influx of fake degrees, it |
| worldwide accreditation" without stating specifically | | | | leaves the employers worried about the legitimacy of |
| which regional accreditation body it is accredited with, | | | | online Bachelor Degrees. Thus to avert these fears |
| then most likely this college does not possess | | | | and ensure you get a job with an online degree, it is |
| legitimate accreditation. | | | | imperative to carefully select a college that |
| Six accreditation agencies have been given the | | | | possesses all the support and resources to provide |
| authority to award college accreditation. The agencies | | | | quality education approved by the U.S. Department |
| are divided by geographic location, so it is possible to | | | | of Education, and granted accreditation through one |
| contact the appropriate office to determine whether | | | | of the 6 designated agencies with the authority to |
| a college or university has legitimate standing and | | | | award proper accreditation to legit institutions. |
| been registered in that district. The agencies are all | | | | |