OPM ends diploma mill acceptance

OPM ends diploma mill acceptance
BY Judi Hasson
May 14, 2004

The Office of Personnel Management pulled the plug Thursday on using credentials from so-called diploma mills to qualify for a federal job and cut off tuition reimbursements to federal workers who take courses from those unaccredited institutions.

In a strongly worded memo to federal managers, OPM Director Kay Coles James established a clear policy against using credentials from unaccredited institutions to get a job, a raise or reimbursement from the federal government for taking courses.

"There is no place in federal employment for degrees or credentials from diploma mills," James wrote. "They may not be used to qualify for federal jobs or salaries. You may not send employees to diploma mills for degree training or any other form of education. You may not reimburse employees for tuition associated with these schools. You may not use your authority to repay student loans if the degree is from a diploma mill."

OPM defined diploma mills as institutions that are not accredited and that award degrees or certificates with little or no coursework completed by the student. They often award degrees based largely on assessing a student's "life experiences" or for cash.

More at: http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0510/web-creds-05-14-04.asp

Freepin' idiots!

All you have to do is google these so-called universities.

"OPM defined diploma mills as institutions... that award degrees or certificates with little or no coursework completed by the student. They often award degrees based largely on assessing a student's "life experiences" or for cash."

That sums up how W got an MBA...

These fake-ass institutions with their fake-ass degrees degrade and devalue the very legitimate degrees many of us have had to sweat and sacrifice (for me: seven years = M.A. and Ph.D.) to earn. The scum who run these diploma mills absolutely piss me off.

promotions. Talk about closing the gate after the horses are out.