Buyer Beware: Online Degrees Can Come With Pitfall

[Capper]

Janet Killen spent $5,500 and four years of effort earning what she thought was a master's degree from Canyon College, an online school originally based in Idaho.

But when she presented her nursing degree in 2007 to Lane Community College in Eugene, Ore., where she teaches nursing, she was devastated to learn it had no value.

Furthermore, she was told, she could face civil and criminal charges for passing the degree off as legitimate.

"I felt really violated," Killen said. "I worked very hard for this degree."
Killen isn't alone. According to the state of Oregon's Office of Degree Authorization, some 4,000 other students have been cyber-scammed by Canyon College alone, and thousands more have been victimized by other schools.

Buyer Beware: Online Degrees Can Come With Pitfalls

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[okron1k]

that is terrible.

[Hitman]

...and the lesson here is, before you enroll into a college check their accreditation.

[OcciferFriendly]

Originally Posted by Hitman

...and the lesson here is, before you enroll into a college check their accreditation.

+1

Just because they call it a college doesn't make it a real one until they are accredited.

[drew and not u]

On an unrelated note, I am starting an online masters degree program. Only $50 a year, PM me for details.

[PTRMAN]

That would be Drew and not U.?

[drew and not u]

Originally Posted by PTRMAN

That would be Drew and not U.?

ah ha! perfect!

[Hitman]

Here is a good read for explaining accreditation.

Regional Accreditation vs. National Accreditation - eLearners.com

[Zambini]

*cough* ITT Tech *cough* Any college that advertises on TV

[Hitman]

Originally Posted by Zambini

*cough* ITT Tech *cough* Any college that advertises on TV

Not true, ITT Tech is Nationally Accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. The degree is good, you just can’t transfer the credits to a regionally accredited college.