Online School Accreditation Laws
Jun 9th, 2008
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I don't recommend enrolling in an unaccredited online school. These programs tend to offer a lower quality education, even if they are not diploma mills.
However, some students will inevitably chose to go with unaccredited colleges. If you fall into this category, be sure to check the accreditation laws in your state and any state you may want to live in the future.
Some states make it illegal for graduates to list unaccredited degrees on resumes. Other states require degree holders to disclose the fact that their school was not accredited. Consider this blurb from Oregon state law:
"…an individual using an unaccredited degree, even if the employer allows use of such degrees, must disclose on resumes, letterheads, business cards, announcements and advertisements that "(Name of school) does not have accreditation recognized by the United States Department of Education and has not been approved by the Office of Degree Authorization."
If you don't want to hand out business cards with that lengthy disclaimer, you may want to rethink your choice of school.
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