tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31670799.post5660175720524813743..comments2023-11-02T09:44:15.693-04:00Comments on The Center for College Affordability and Productivity: Is Accreditation Legal?Center for College Affordability and Productivityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18041956958538598371noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31670799.post-14489963426428994372008-11-21T10:58:00.000-05:002008-11-21T10:58:00.000-05:00TC, you are an idiot. Pepperdine's Graziadio Scho...TC, you are an idiot. Pepperdine's Graziadio School of Business is accredited by AACSB, the same accreditation agency that gives business schools such as Harvard, Stanford, U Penn, their accreditationAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172087309487761672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31670799.post-43069113730671278412007-08-02T19:49:00.000-04:002007-08-02T19:49:00.000-04:00Hi James,I understand what you are saying,and agre...Hi James,<BR/><BR/>I understand what you are saying,and agree that employers should take stock in accreditation. However, my view of things are somewhat different from yours - but not by much.<BR/><BR/>I stand by my original comment: It is a fact that I have never been asked if the university I attended was accredited, nor have I ever been asked to present my diploma. This could be because the three companies I worked for checked to make sure I received a diploma and checked to see whether or not the university I attended was accredited. It is also quite possible that when they saw that I went to the best damn university in the country, they knew it had to be accredited.<BR/><BR/>It is my view that diploma mills and accreditation are two different subjects - apples and oranges if you will. My rationale is that I don't believe a diploma mill could ever receive accreditation - unless the accrediting agency is some sort of dubious clearing house. I glanced over the first source you cited and would tend to agree with the comments posted. I was unable to connect to the second source you provided.<BR/><BR/>Now for my editorial comments: I believe the majority of our government that holds a college diploma, got it from a diploma mill. The reason I believe this is because their childish behavior and failure to serve the interests of any of their constituents makes me wonder if they had to burn down their high school to graduate. They are worthless in my opinion.RWWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345147132602206121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31670799.post-71649815123343468052007-08-02T09:56:00.000-04:002007-08-02T09:56:00.000-04:00How much does accreditation mean to companies that...<I>How much does accreditation mean to companies that employ college students upon graduation? The answer is nothing. I have never been asked by any company that I have worked for if the university I attended was accredited.</I><BR/><BR/>It should mean something to them. Employees with degrees from diploma mills pose a significant liability risk to a company (see http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2003-09-28-fakedegrees_x.htm).<BR/><BR/>The government definitely cares, as does any company that hires people with security clearances.<BR/><BR/>http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04771t.pdfJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543790136671659527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31670799.post-6976357645537103042007-08-02T09:52:00.000-04:002007-08-02T09:52:00.000-04:00Higher education is a big club, and us university ...<I>Higher education is a big club, and us university folks love to get together and compare notes --which in a purely competitive environment is frowned upon as an attempt to restrain competition... The notion that competitors (those who make up accrediting teams) can decide whether you can remain or enter the business is the antithesis of comepetive free market capitalism, and points to the need for reform.</I><BR/><BR/>The purpose of accreditation should be to ensure that a BA from one institution means roughly the same thing as a BA from another institution. This is a legitimate regulatory function, even if it is a "cartel" that somehow "restrains competition." The bar for accreditation should be high, and if that shuts out fly-by-night for profits, tough.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543790136671659527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31670799.post-90271226843292361612007-08-01T21:45:00.000-04:002007-08-01T21:45:00.000-04:00I believe there needs to be one national accredita...I believe there needs to be one national accreditation body to insure that colleges and universities meet specified qualitative and quantitative standards for providing an education. (My gosh! Would this mean that schools would held accountable for performance to measureable standards?)<BR/><BR/>With that being said, accreditation criteria must be documented and apply to not-for-profit schools as well as for-profit schools. If there is no documented criteria for entreprenuers, investors would probably be hesitant to develop for-profit schools because it is my opinion that they would consider accreditation as a confirmation that gives the for-profit school legitimacy.<BR/><BR/>So if the accrediting body for not-for-profit schools refuses to change their ways, you can bet that for-profit schools will assemble their own accrediting body -- so whoever does the accrediting now, better come around or they will be marginalised.<BR/><BR/>Finally; How much does accreditation mean to companies that employ college students upon graduation? The answer is nothing. I have never been asked by any company that I have worked for if the university I attended was accredited.<BR/><BR/>Additionally, When I entered the MBA program at Pepperdine, I didn't know it was not accredited, but I still received tuition reimbursement from the company I worked for at the time.RWWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345147132602206121noreply@blogger.com