Please be aware of the website called "affordabledegrees.com" which claims to sell you legitimate diplomas & degrees (high school to Ph.D) only based on your experience. Prices range from $200 to $600. These guys are some serious scam artists.

Many of these phony accrediting agencies & schools are often operated by the same people. They establish new or different schools under different names, and some of those names are very similar to those of legitimately accredited schools (for example: Regis University in Denver is a real university, where as Saint Regis University is not).

List of a few phony accrediting agencies/bodies that accredit diploma mills:

1. Council for Distance Education Accreditation (CDEA)
2. The Association for Online Academic Excellence (AOAEX) founded in 1997
3. Interfaith Education Ministries (IEM)
4. Universal Council for Online Education Accreditation (UCOEA).
5. Board of Online Universities Accreditation (BOUA).

List of some phony colleges & universities (diploma mills):

Academy of Natural Therapies (formerly in Hawaii until closed by court order; may have reopened in Wyoming or Montana)
Adam Smith University
Akamai University
Almeda University (formerly Almeda College & University)
Ambassador University Corporation
American Central University (Wyoming)
American Coastline University
American Global University
American National University
American Pacwest International University
American Pacific University
American State University (Hawaii) (aka Hamilton University)
American University of London
American University of Hawaii (in Gulfport, Mississippi and Clinton, Mississippi; also reported to be operating in India; not to be confused with University of Hawaii)
American World University
Ashwood University
Atlantic International University
Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society (Gokak, Belgaum, Karnataka, India)
Barber-Scotia College (lost accreditation in 2004)
Barrington University (Mobile, Alabama)(formerly operated by Virtual Academics.Com of Boca Raton, Florida
Belford University (operated from a PO Box in Humble, Texas; not to be confused with the University of Bedford which is linked to University Degree Program)
Bennington University(not to be confused with Bennington College)
Berne University
The Bible Doctrine Institute (Jacksonville, Florida; founded in 1986 as The Blue Ridge Bible Institute)
Bienville University (Woodville, Mississippi)
Bircham International University (formerly Oxford International University)
Breyer State University
British West Indies Medical College (earlier known as West Indies College of Naturopathic Medicine and Surgery)
Bronte International University
Buxton University (not to be confused with the University of Derby's Buxton campus) (Connected with instantdegrees.com)
Calamus International University (Has no campus; corporate location in British West Indies; operates in the UK through Calamus Extension College Ltd.)
California Graduate Institute
Calvary Chapel Bible College (This institution's website states: "We are not accredited, nor are we seeking accreditation, so as to be free from outside control and remain open to the leading of the Holy Spirit.")
Cambridge State University (in Jackson, Mississippi) ("district officials discovered the school has an extensive criminal history and is nothing more than a diploma mill.")
Canbourne University (not to be confused with Camborne School of Mines)
Canterbury University of the Seychelles
Canyon College
Chase University
Christ For The Nations Institute
Chadwick University (Alabama)
Clayton College of Natural Health (same operator as Chadwick University) (in Alabama)
Clayton University (Hong Kong)
Clton University
Columbia Pacific University
Columbia State University
Columbus University (Picayune, Mississippi) (Closed by state action in Louisiana)
Commonwealth Open University (Virgin Islands; not to be confused with Commonwealth Institute)
Concordia College and University
Crescent City Christian College (Metairie, Louisiana) ("basically a coach's house — no campus, no facilities, no faculty, no library that anyone could discover")
Crown College (Tennessee)
Crown College (Tacoma, Washington) (lost accreditation in 2007)
Donsbach University
Dorcas University (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Dublin Metropolitan University
Earlscroft University
Eastern Caribbean University (Texas and St. Kitts)
École supérieure Robert de Sorbon (purportedly in France, but linked to diploma mills in Sarasota, Florida) (aka American Universities Admission Program)
Ellington University
European Open University Not to be confused with the European Open Universities Network at European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
Farington University
Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith
Generale University (also called Generale Polytechnic Institute)
Glencullen University ("A phony 'Irish university' is marketing degrees internationally via the Internet. An EL reporter in the US, posing as a prospective student, has been offered an English literature degree from 'Glencullen University', without any study, for $960.")
Golden State School of Theology (Stockton, California)
Greenwich University (Operated on Norfolk Island from 1998 to 2002. Not to be confused with University of Greenwich, London, England)
Hamilton University (aka American State University)
Honolulu University (aka Honolulu University of the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities)
Hyles-Anderson College
Intercontinental University
International University of Ministry and Education (Grandview, Missouri)
IOND University (Hawaii, Japan)
Irish International University
James Monroe University (also called James Monroe International University)
Kennedy-Western University
Kensington University
Kent College (Louisiana)
Kingston College (British Columbia) (illegal operation closed down October 4, 2006); not to be confused with Kingston College in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Knightsbridge University
Knoxville College (lost accreditation in 1996)
Lacrosse University
Louisiana Baptist University (formerly Baptist Christian University)
LaSalle University (Louisiana)(not to be confused with La Salle University (Philadelphia), nor with The LaSalle Extension University (Chicago))
London College of Technology and Business
Madison University (Gulfport, Mississippi)
Maharana Patap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya (Pratapgarh, India)
Mahila Gram Vidyapith (Prayag, Allahabad, India)
Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya (Darbhanga, Bihar, India)
Maritime Greenwich College (not to be confused with University of Greenwich).
Metropolitan Collegiate Institute (associated with the fake teaching hospital Sus*** General Hospital, both purportedly in London)
Monticello University
Morris Brown College (lost accreditation in 2002)
Novus University, (Diamondhead, Mississippi)
Pacific International University (Springfield, Missouri)
Pacific Southern University
Pacific Western University (California)
Patriot Bible University (formerly Patriot University, Colorado; claims that its accreditation is by American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions, which is an unrecognized agency deemed to be an accreditation mill)
Pensacola Bible Institute
Pensacola Christian College
Preston University (aka Fairmount International University)
Raja Arabic University (Nagpur, India)
Regent International University not to be confused with Regent University)
Rochville University (not to be confused with La Rochville University, an accredited university in France)
Rushmore University
Rutherford University ((previously known as Senior University and Stratford International University)
St. Clements University (Called a "degree mill" by the State of Maine but removed from list after a formal action taken by St. Clements University. )
St. John's University School of Medicine (Montserrat)
St. Regis University (Dominica; Liberia; Washington D.C.; and U.S. state of Washington; closed by court order in June 2005)
South California Polytechnic University (Taiwan)
South Pacific University
Stanton University
Suffield University; operating illegally in Connecticut
Summerset University ("Appears to be a new version of the "University Degree Program" cluster supposedly closed by UK and US action. It has no legal authority to issue degrees.")
Texas Christian Bible University (Crowley, Texas)
Trinity College and University
Trinity Southern University (See: Colby Nolan)
Tyndale Theological Seminary
United Nations University (Delhi, India; not to be confused with United Nations University)
Université de Wallis
University of Berkley (in Erie County, Pennsylvania)
University of Central Europe (Pascagoula, Mississippi)
University Consulting, Inc.
University Degree Program (formerly operated at least 28 different diploma mills in at least five countries)
University of Esoterica (Frederick, Maryland)
University of Lamberhurst
University of the Nations
University of Northern Washington
University of NorthWest
University of Santa Monica, also known as Kohenor University
Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya (India)
Vancouver University Worldwide
Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
Vision International University
Warnborough University
Warren National University
Washington International University[85] (in Pennsylvania)
West Coast Baptist College[86]
West Coast University of Panama (Bangladesh)
Weston Reserve University
World Information Distributed University (Russia, Belgium, Switzerland)

Kennedy Western University/Warren National University: Diploma Mill? Not!
Non-accredited? Yes. Below academic standards? Yes. Work for your degree? Yes.
Just a check in the mail for the degree? No.
Claims of accreditation? No.
Oregon ODA list, Non-accredited.
Phoney university? No.
Are they seeking accreditation? yes.
Did I study there? Yes.
Did I graduate from there? Yes. Would I go there again? No.
Do I hide my diploma? No
Can I write better than this? Yes. My 150 page Thesis for KWU: Thermal Management of Power Electronic Systems.

Do you want to read it?
Do I have anything else to say? No.

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William L. Taylor
Grad. U.S. Army Engineer-Ordnance School 1958
Grad. National Radio Institute, Electronics 1966
Grad. ICS Electrician, Diploma 1972
Grad. National Radio Institute, Communications Electronics 1974
EET Cert. GMI, 1976
Kent State University, 1980-1982
Lots of other things in between.
Grad. Writer's Digest School, 2001
ASTET, Penn Foster College, 2003
BSEE Kennedy Western University, 2005
ASEET, Penn Foster College, 2007

I notice it is not is your tag line

But seriously, what degree(Bachelor/Master) was the thesis for? Just curious really. I always wondered about getting a degree from there before I became more educated about the subject of accreditation.

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B.C.S. Baker College
M.S. Rochester Institute of Technology(Only the capstone remains)
Visit my Linkedin page

That's correct. Not in my tag line. You don't know how that promotes negativism in many who read that. After a while one gets tired of defending it.
I have no reason to proclaim the credential, but I do not hide the diploma. I have other credentials that I do not list also.
At the present, I would not recommend anyone enroll at WNU. If you want to do so, wait and see if they acquire accreditation. My guess is they will not receive NCA accreditation and will seek DETC after two years of operation under the new name.
My degree was in Electrical Engineering, the bachelors.

Bill

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William L. Taylor
Grad. U.S. Army Engineer-Ordnance School 1958
Grad. National Radio Institute, Electronics 1966
Grad. ICS Electrician, Diploma 1972
Grad. National Radio Institute, Communications Electronics 1974
EET Cert. GMI, 1976
Kent State University, 1980-1982
Lots of other things in between.
Grad. Writer's Digest School, 2001
ASTET, Penn Foster College, 2003
BSEE Kennedy Western University, 2005
ASEET, Penn Foster College, 2007

Ok, I added KWU to my tag line. Now for the debate!

Bill

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William L. Taylor
Grad. U.S. Army Engineer-Ordnance School 1958
Grad. National Radio Institute, Electronics 1966
Grad. ICS Electrician, Diploma 1972
Grad. National Radio Institute, Communications Electronics 1974
EET Cert. GMI, 1976
Kent State University, 1980-1982
Lots of other things in between.
Grad. Writer's Digest School, 2001
ASTET, Penn Foster College, 2003
BSEE Kennedy Western University, 2005
ASEET, Penn Foster College, 2007

I was really only kidding about the tagline . I have never actually heard from someone who got a degree from KW(not a judgement). I am not asking you to defend, because I have no reason (or basis) to debate about the school, just wondering were there classes as well as the thesis? It is really just so I understand more about what the school offered before changing their name.

How better to learn than from someone who was actually a student.
Thanks Bill

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B.C.S. Baker College
M.S. Rochester Institute of Technology(Only the capstone remains)
Visit my Linkedin page

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ShotoJuku +
Senior Moderator

Ok, I added KWU to my C.V.. Now for the debate!

I added the above statement because there are forums where the mention of the name brings out a pack of wolves that encircle you and gnaw on your tail until you go away.

Brian,
I'm sure we have had some dialogue before over at the Yahoo forum. It is nice to hear from you again. Thanks for the .02 cents of humorous inclusion in your post. I know CCU took the hit forever so long before they became accredited.

Yes, there were classes at KW, but as most will relate, far fewer than most universities. That was a question that puzzled me all the time I was going through the program, but they award credit for life experience ( that some think is absolutely wrong and is part of the cause for all the "Mill" stuff.
As you say, Brian, who cares. I'll never use the degree for anything anyway. It was something to consume my "Retirement Hours."

BTW, if anyone would want to read my KWU paper it is posted at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PennFostercollege/
along with all the other "Stuff" I have written and posted in the "Files" section.

__________________
________________________________
William L. Taylor
Grad. U.S. Army Engineer-Ordnance School 1958
Grad. National Radio Institute, Electronics 1966
Grad. ICS Electrician, Diploma 1972
Grad. National Radio Institute, Communications Electronics 1974
EET Cert. GMI, 1976
Kent State University, 1980-1982
Lots of other things in between.
Grad. Writer's Digest School, 2001
ASTET, Penn Foster College, 2003
BSEE Kennedy Western University, 2005
ASEET, Penn Foster College, 2007

hi ALL

I think we went through this many many times before, let me repeat not all unaccredited colleges are mills.

Read some previous postings at unaccredited schools

thanks

We are getting ready to have an expert speak at one of our events... He states that he received his Doctrates degree at Columbus University, School of Public Administration; Metairie, Louisiana.

Someone told me this is a college that closed down???