Suffield University
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- The subject of this article should not be confused with Sheffield University (formally the University of Sheffield)
Suffield University is an unaccredited internet school specializing in what it calls Life Experience Degrees, issued upon payment, with life experience assessment based on the word of the applicant.[1] Suffield University is not accredited by any accreditation body recognized by its country. According to the US Department of Education, unaccredited degrees and credits might not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions.[2]
Offering degrees for a fixed fee based on life experience is generally considered to be indicative of the institution being a diploma mill, and Suffield has been identified as such. In 2003, The New Republic noted "the Florida fire department training commander caught last year with a degree in fire science from Suffield University, a mill 'accredited' by the bogus National Distance Learning Accreditation Council".[3] When discovered, the "graduates" of these degrees lost their jobs, promotions or pay raises.
The states of Oregon and Texas list Suffield University as "operating illegally in Connecticut." [4]
[edit] See also
- Accreditation mill
- List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning
- List of unrecognized accreditation associations of higher learning
[edit] References
- ^ Suffield University
- ^ Educational accreditation. US Department of Education.
- ^ Risen, Clay. "The Scourge of Fake Diplomas: Degree Burns", The New Republic, January 1, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-08-18.
- ^ State of Oregon, Office of Degree Authorization and State of Texas, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
