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Revision as of 02:30, 31 January 2006 by Piercetp (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Kennedy-Western University is a correspondence school that offers degrees through the Ph.D. level, its major areas of study being in engineering.
It is unaccredited but licensed by the State of Wyoming. It was established in 1984.
Critics have charged that Kennedy-Western University is a diploma mill, a charge the school denies. The term "diploma mill" refers to an institution which requires little or no work on the part of the student. Kennedy-Western, by contrast does require students to undergo extensive work and then to take exams, usually online.
Kennedy-Western was one of the schools mentioned 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."
The State of Oregon made an unsuccessful attempt to make it unlawful for graduates to list Kennedy-Western on resumes. The State was sued by Kennedy-Western and after a settlement the prohibition was dropped.
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