| As the demand for the online Bachelor degree rises, | | | | and Colleges (SACS), Western Association of Schools |
| so do the number of fake colleges and universities. | | | | and Colleges (WASC) and the Northwest Association |
| Some actually offer diplomas for sale to potential | | | | of Schools and Colleges (NWCCU). With specific |
| customers through bulk emails. However, many take | | | | states for each agency, it is easier to check whether |
| advantage of innocent and unsuspecting students by | | | | an online learning facility is accredited and registered. |
| offering lower than normal tuition fees, credit for life | | | | Another important clue to illegitimacy is mass-emails |
| experiences, no tests, and an easy road to that | | | | or mail offering degrees for sale. There are cases of |
| coveted diploma. If it sounds too good to be true, it | | | | online Bachelor degrees, Masters, or even online |
| generally is the case. | | | | Doctorate degrees being obtained by a fixed tuition |
| So, how do prospective students determine whether | | | | rate. Some bogus colleges even have the audacity to |
| an online college is accredited or only offering bogus | | | | promise a degree in the mail within 7 days. These |
| online Bachelor degrees? Especially for International | | | | unethical businesses take advantage of people who |
| students, it can be very difficult to determine a | | | | must have a degree in order to get a decent job, or |
| school's validity. In most cases it is impossible for | | | | keep the one they have in the first place. However, |
| distance learners to visit the campus, so the website | | | | others take big steps to appear above board and |
| is the only point of contact before making the choice | | | | genuine. Displaying evidence of accreditation from a |
| and enrolling, which makes it hard to determine | | | | bogus website makes the "school" look real. But, |
| credibility. | | | | unless one of the 6 authorized agencies is mentioned, |
| The first thing to do is to verify the type of | | | | it may not be an accredited school. In addition, the |
| accreditation the college claims to have. Only 6 | | | | only way to earn a college degree is by honest hard |
| government agencies have been given the authority | | | | work and dedication. If a site offers credit for life |
| by the U.S. Department of Education, to award | | | | experiences, travel, work experience, educational |
| accreditation to colleges and universities offering | | | | background, or even the amount of books read in |
| online Bachelor degrees. Therefore, if a site brags | | | | the past, rest assured it may not be an institute |
| about worldwide or nationwide accreditation, beware. | | | | dedicated to qiality, legitimate and excellent learning. |
| Unless they specifically name the agency, chances | | | | In conclusion, as the awareness on bogus degrees |
| are they are not a legitimate institution of higher | | | | increases amongst prospective employers, degrees |
| education. | | | | obtained through a legitimate avenue of education |
| The six accreditation agencies given the authority to | | | | can sometimes be mistaken for bogus online bachelor |
| grant college and university accreditation are | | | | degrees too. Therefore, the best approach to select |
| entrusted with governing the institutions within their | | | | a college would ideally be based on legitimate college |
| geographical section of the United States as follows: | | | | accreditation awarded by the appointed authorities to |
| New England Association of Schools and Colleges | | | | the respective colleges. |
| (NEASC), North Central Association of Schools and | | | | Get help on online bachelor degrees and legit distance |
| Colleges (NCA), Middle States Association of Schools | | | | learning colleges and programs in associates, masters |
| and Colleges (MSA), Southern Association of Schools | | | | and Phd. |