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| Almeda University is a non-accredited University. However, this institute specializes in life exeperience and equivalency based eduction. Almeda reviews applicants with relevant life experience, and evaluates their application to determine whether or not a student's degree meets with their equivalency standards. Almeda University encourages applicants with significant work experinece to apply and see whether their qualifations meet with their equivalency standards. | |||
| Almeda University states that it is accredited by several organizations; however, none of these organizations is recognized by the ] or the ]. As a result, these ] the academic community. | |||
| http://almedauniversity.org/application/landingpage/enrollment.pl | |||
| ==Criticism and controversy== | ==Criticism and controversy== | ||
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Almeda University is an unaccredited higher education institution, which offers "degrees" for "life experience" online, including doctorate degrees in religion and theology.
Accreditation
Almeda University is a non-accredited University. However, this institute specializes in life exeperience and equivalency based eduction. Almeda reviews applicants with relevant life experience, and evaluates their application to determine whether or not a student's degree meets with their equivalency standards. Almeda University encourages applicants with significant work experinece to apply and see whether their qualifations meet with their equivalency standards.
http://almedauniversity.org/application/landingpage/enrollment.pl
Criticism and controversy
In 2005, Wired News included Almeda University in an article about school accreditation and diploma mills The article noted "Almeda University, which is not accredited by a recognized agency, grants degrees based on life experience." In 2006, a Naples, Florida, police officer was required to pay back a salary increase based on a degree from Almeda "after city officials concluded Almeda University was a degree mill."
Two Naples, Florida, police officers were fired after investigation showed they bought diplomas from Almeda University.
See also
- Diploma mill
- List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning
- List of unrecognized accreditation associations of higher learning
- School accreditation
External links
- Almeda University
- Database for Accreditation in the United States
- Database for Accreditation in the United Kingdom
- Database for Accreditation in Australia
- List of unacceptable/illegal schools by State of Michigan
- List of unacceptable/illegal schools by Oregon State Office of Degree Authorization
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