Diploma Mills
We find many student's feeling taken advantage of from his/her high school diploma's or GED from online achievement:(
I agree completely. I always go get the Registrar. They usually can give the student more information why it is not acceptable.
The thing with these diploma mills is that some of them are set up very well, to look virtually legitimate. However, it's important to ask the (prospective) student questions about their educational history. For me, if there are any red flags, I go immediately to our registrar.
Its very sad, I have had GREAT students that could really do well but they were taken adavtage of and very upset.
I agree. There needs to be regulation regarding the validity of programs offered by a school. I do not understand how this is not at the least false advertising.
We also find a lot of students who are taken advantage of by Dipolma Mills. However, I am still very baffled as to how and why these schools are able to exist..
Well, the American capitalistic system would always suggest a caveate emptor approach to these kinds of business transactions. The internet has exacerbated this situation. When advising students who do not have a high school equivilency, I always encourage them to avoid on-line HS/ GED programs and seek alocal source for information and programs (i.e. local high school or community college, or local library).
When I speak with potential students and they advise me that they have not completed the HS diploma or GED and are looking to continue their education on line I advise them to look at the Department of Ed list for accredited Diplomas so they dont feel like they have been mis lead or taken advantage of.
it is a bad situation for our students. i tell them to call an adult ed center or call a public library or high school for testing info.
Agree.....I always feel that the "diploma mill list" we have access to is but the tip of the iceburg. There's nothing worse than having to let a potential student know that his high-school diploma is not accepted.
Some prospective students come to find out after discussing programs that the degree they have is from a "diploma mill. So difficult to tell prospective student of this
That is good advice. It is sad to hear that these students are getting scammed out of money. It is much easier to finish high school or reach out to the local high school to see if they have any GED classes. It is just not worth the hassle of getting scammed out of money and education.
It seems like that diploma mill's keep poping up everywhere and people who really need to get their education fall for those mills and end up spending a lot of money only to find out that their education isnt good. its just a shame
I think that more is needed in regulating these schools, most students that have been effected by these diploma mills stop trying and that is very bad.
It is a horrible situation to find yourself in, having trusted a "school" and then realizing it was just a scam for your money. However, I still wonder why someone would think they can get something for nothing.
I find it a whole lot easier to get the registar's department involved when it comes to dealing with a student that recieved their diploma from a diploma mill.
I think it is DEPLORABLE that many of the High School "diploma mills" mislead and misinform students aho are only trying to educate improve their educational and financial status. They trust that these entities are being truthful with them.
It really is heart breaking to have to carefully deliver the news that we can't accept their "credential." Anytime I hear from a PS that they are working on their GED or planning to do so, I ask them whether they are doing so locally and/or recommend that they seek out an adult learning center.
Students are attracted to these schools because they requires little to no effort to complete. I always encourage prospective students, when exploring high school or GED programs, to contact the department of education if they have second thoughts about a particular institution and its accreditation.
Often times, the school will keep an up-to-date list of acceptable or unacceptable institutions. I know we have a " go to guide" at our institution, as a starting place to have an idea if we are speaking of a possible mill.
