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Friday, April 09, 2004
Officials warn against education diploma mills - Kara L. Motosicky, Army News Service
Expect to get promotion points for a college degree that requires no class work or tests? Think again, warn Department of Defense education specialists. A diploma mill is a college or university that operates primarily to make money, often offering college credit for life experiences rather than any formal education. Diploma mills prey on naïve people who are often too busy with families and careers to attend classes. The school isn’t properly accredited and issues degrees without ensuring an education occurs. Diploma mills used to be the province of mail-order schools, but with the Internet, many more such schools are popping up. The best defense against diploma mills for Soldiers are Army Education Centers according to one Department of Defense official. “Before they make any contact, sign anything, they should visit their education center,” said the official “That way, the counselor can help them find out if the school’s accredited.”
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