A high-ranking city school official, whose resume includes degrees from institutions that require little or no classroom work and which academic watchdog groups have referred to as "diploma mills," resigned abruptly Thursday after questions about his credentials were raised by The Baltimore Sun.
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"from institutions that require little or no classroom work and which academic watchdog groups have referred to as "diploma mills," "
ReplyDeleteThey could actually be referring to any school in the state of maryland with that statement.
11:59
ReplyDeleteAs a hard-working student in the state of Maryland, I can say with confidence that you have no idea what you're talking about.
Sounds like the degrees the new Salisbury Fire Chief has.
ReplyDeleteThe City is also paying the tuition of some of the fire departments top ranking employees to get their degrees from a diploma mill. This city and that fire department is a joke and no one is doing anything about it.
Baltimore City must really hire highly qualified individuals. Who can forget "Dr." Boston. ( I guess I've almost forgoten her because I'm not sure that was her name.)
ReplyDeleteIs Columbia Southern University a real college or a diploma mill??
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ReplyDeleteBaltimore City must really hire highly qualified individuals. Who can forget "Dr." Boston. ( I guess I've almost forgoten her because I'm not sure that was her name.)
7:15 PM
Dr. Knowlege
3:16, a good comeback to 11:59, who cannot name one "diploma mill" in Maryland. As a retired teacher I know of several such notorious institutions, most notable for some educators in this area Nova University out of Florida. I guess to some it doesn't matter where you get your doctorate just so long as you can put "Dr." in front of your name.
ReplyDeleteI guess I missed out. I worked during the day, went to school at night, and helped raise my kids on the weekend. Johns Hopkins was tough so maybe I chose the wrong school in many people's minds and it may have been easier on me.
ReplyDeleteMaybe my next life..
Like Sojouner Douglas
ReplyDelete11:59 I would bet my wallet that you never completed a degree.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDeleteLike Sojouner Douglas
10:28 PM
BINGO!!!
Columbia Southern University Student Reviews:
ReplyDelete*Low quality, low expectations. Cruise to a degree.
*This is nothing more than a diploma factory. The syllabus has NOTHING to do with the course. Professors have too much freedom for personal interpretation of students' work. I was told that I was supposed to contact a professional electrician in order to answer the weekly assessment questions. The weekly assessments (quizzes) do not cover any readings listed and commonly have typos and mistakes. I've been emailing the student services representatives and the Dean and no one emails me back with any useful information.
*Rip off. They don't have their own teachers. Scam!!
*I found out the hard way that this is a far-Right Christian school with only a small group of owners running it. They spend all their money on marketing, then when they get your tution they just hire a Professor from another university to do the 'teaching.' They have a few "partnerships" with real RA schools, but these are only for marketing purposes. All they do is help the real Universities with covering the costs of any distance students they have. You come out of it with what I found out is just a worthless degree that gets laughed at by real schools and employers. AVOID this place at all costs. IMHO, it's a total diploma mill. Go to a real RA approved school and get a real degree rather than lining up someones pockets.
re: Columbia Southern University
ReplyDelete"The best way to tell if an online college or university is a scam is by evaluating its accreditation. The gold standard of collegiate accreditation in the United States is known as regional accreditation. There are six regional accrediting agencies that are tasked with evaluating colleges and universities in their geographic areas to make sure they meet minimum academic standards. The six regional accrediting agencies in the United States are:
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
North Central Association of Schools and Colleges
Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
A college or university only needs to be accredited by one of the six agencies. Before we go any further it is necessary to point out that Columbia Southern University is not accredited by any of the six regional accrediting agencies."
I laugh when I hear someone talking about "going to college" and then hear they are doing the online thing with a diploma mill.
ReplyDeleteHere are some of the online diploma mills that many business won't accept their diplomas. Phoenix University, Capella University, ITT Tech, Columbia Southern University, DeVry, Strayer, Kaplan and Walden Universities.
Run very far from these diploma mills. Anyone can sign up for these so called colleges and they will gladly accept your money. Most will send you the books and it is up to you to take the exams. The exams are not proctored so there is no way the tell who is actually taking the exam. FRAUD!!
Why would someone even waste their time on these fly by night colleges. You know it's not a real college when they have to advertise all the time.
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