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| '''Kennedy-Western University''' claims to be a ] that offers degrees through the ] level, its major areas of study being in ]. | '''Kennedy-Western University''' claims to be a ] that offers degrees through the ] level, its major areas of study being in ]. | ||
| Kennedy-Western University was one of the unaccredited schools or ]s figuring in the hearings of the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on May 11 and 12, 2004. A former employee, Andrew Coulombe, testifying to the committee, described his feeling that his work there was unethical and summarized it thus: "I can tell you that there is no value to a Kennedy-Western education. Anything you learn there can be learned by buying a book and reading it on your own." | Kennedy-Western University was one of the unaccredited schools or ]s figuring in the hearings of the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on May 11 and 12, 2004. A disgruntled former employee, Andrew Coulombe, testifying to the committee, described his feeling that his work there was unethical and summarized it thus: "I can tell you that there is no value to a Kennedy-Western education. Anything you learn there can be learned by buying a book and reading it on your own." | ||
| According to the list of unaccredited institutions of the Office of Degree Authorization of the state of ], degrees from Kennedy-Western University "do not meet requirements for employment by State of Oregon or for work in any profession licensed by the State of Oregon for which a degree is required." | According to the list of unaccredited institutions of the Office of Degree Authorization of the state of ], degrees from Kennedy-Western University "do not meet requirements for employment by State of Oregon or for work in any profession licensed by the State of Oregon for which a degree is required." | ||
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Kennedy-Western University claims to be a correspondence school that offers degrees through the Ph.D. level, its major areas of study being in engineering.
Kennedy-Western University was one of the unaccredited schools or diploma mills figuring in the hearings of the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on May 11 and 12, 2004. A disgruntled former employee, Andrew Coulombe, testifying to the committee, described his feeling that his work there was unethical and summarized it thus: "I can tell you that there is no value to a Kennedy-Western education. Anything you learn there can be learned by buying a book and reading it on your own."
According to the list of unaccredited institutions of the Office of Degree Authorization of the state of Oregon, degrees from Kennedy-Western University "do not meet requirements for employment by State of Oregon or for work in any profession licensed by the State of Oregon for which a degree is required."
External links
- Kennedy-Western University, official website
- Office of Degree Authorization - Official State of Oregon Website
- Non-accredited Schools (Michigan gov. document)
- Wired News, "U.S. Officials Sport Fake Degrees", May 13, 2004
- WOAI
- Statement of Andrew Coulombe before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs