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| '''Almeda University''' is an unaccredited higher education institution which offers degrees for life experience online |
'''Almeda University''' is an ] higher education institution, which offers "degrees" for "life experience" online, including doctorate degrees in religion and theology. | ||
| ==Accreditation== | |||
| The Association for Online Academic Excellence (AOAEX), and other prestigious institutions, proudly accredits the University. | |||
| Almeda University specializes in life experience and equivalency based education. Almeda reviews applicants with relevant life experience and determines whether or not they meet with the equivalency standards. | |||
| Almeda University encourages prospective students to apply and see if their credentials meet with the equivalency standards: | |||
| http://almedauniversity.org/application/landingpage/enrollment.pl | |||
| 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. | |||
| ==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 states that it is accredited by several organizations; however, none of these organizations is recognized by the US Department of Education or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation. As a result, these accreditations are considered "bogus" by the academic community.
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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