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Thanks to the anonymity of the Internet, the tenacity of the wicked and the desperation of our times, fake online college course, aka \u201cdiploma mills\u201d, are popping up on every corner of the web<\/a>. They offer low rates for accredited degrees that can be completed in half the time to qualify students for great, high paying jobs in exciting new careers. And not only do they not deliver on the promise or even their degree, but most of the time, they just take your money or worse, your credit card and your bank account information. This didn\u2019t start with the Internet. The scam has been around since the 1880s<\/a> when fraudulent doctors would draw up fake medical diplomas and sell them to students. However, there are ways to tell if the online college course you are taking will get you an accredited diploma instead than a lower credit score.<\/p>\n
1. Stick with accredited universities<\/strong><\/p>\n
The only real way to know for sure if an online school has some serious accreditation is to make sure the people they claim are giving them proper accreditation actually gave it them. The U.S. Department of Education hands out such titles and anyone who is concerned that the online college course of their choice isn\u2019t legit can call up the proper bureau<\/a> and get a detailed and accurate list of their proper accreditation based on the type of higher learning institution and their field of study.<\/p>\n
2. The school name sounds very similar to another popular school<\/strong><\/p>\n
3. They want their tuition upfront<\/strong><\/p>\n
4. Be wary of big promises<\/strong><\/p>\n
5. There is no way to contact your professors<\/strong><\/p>\n
6. The site doesn\u2019t have a .edu web address<\/strong><\/p>\n
Post secondary schools that use the .edu domain name must meet certain eligibility requirements<\/a> to obtain them including documented recognition from the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s database of accredited agencies. The .edu names ensures that the institution is not only credible but monitored by a government regulatory committee to ensure the highest level of cyber security. Several for-profit institutions have the name but if your school ends in .com, .org or any other domain name, you should seriously consider dropping out, no matter what the professors or school officials tell you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"