Education Report

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Is the Internet Becoming a Bonanza for Diploma Mills?
Article which examines how the Web has made it easy for diploma mills to operate.
chronicle.com/

Diploma Mills: Fraud in Higher Education
Gives information on the history and operating methods of diploma mills. It also defines terms and offers related links.
www.degreeinfo.com/

Top 10 Signs: Online Diploma Mills and Degree Mills
Lists tips for recognizing whether an institution is a legitimate degree provider.
www.geteducated.com/

Bell College - Diploma of Higher Education/BSc Midwifery
Three year full-time course offering a choice of qualification levels for prospective students. Describes course details as well as entry pre-requisites. Also includes links to the application process. Based in Lanakshire, Scotland.
www.bell.ac.uk/

Degree.net - Diploma Mills
Gives information on how diploma mills operate. Includes a list of the ways that consumers and employers are victimized.
www.degree.net/

Is the Internet Becoming a Haven for Diploma Mills?
Alert from the Better Business Bureau on the problems that diploma mills pose to consumers.
www.bbb.org/

USATODAY.com - Diploma Mills Insert Degree of Fraud into Job Market
Article which examines the problems caused by diploma mills. It also shows how hard it is to combat the bogus degree providers.
www.usatoday.com/

How to Recognize Bogus Diploma Mill Schools
Offers advice to military personnel on recognizing the providers of fake degrees.
www.dcmilitary.com/

Wired News: Down by the Diploma Mills Stream
Anyone can purchase a bachelor's or master's degree for the bargain price of several thousand dollars.
www.wired.com/

Associated Press: Online University that Gave Cat Diploma Sued for Fraud
An online university that supposedly granted a graduate degree in business to a pet cat was sued Monday for consumer fraud by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office.
www.phillyburbs.com/