Glendale University

Not to be confused with Glendale University College of Law or Glendale Community College (disambiguation).

Glendale University[1] or Glenndale University is an unaccredited[2][3][4] online supplier of academic degrees. It was founded in 1997.

Educational authorities in the states of Oregon and Maine report that Glendale markets itself using the same website as Oaklands University, another unaccredited institution.[2][3]

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Accreditation

Glendale University claims accreditation from the National Distance Learning Accreditation Council,[5] an entity that lacks necessary legal authority or government recognition to provide such educational accreditation.[6][7][8]

Media coverage

In a 2006 New York Times article, reporter Christine Lagoria reported that she was put into contact with Glenndale University when she responded to an e-mail offering a diploma for $500. She was informed that the degree was "a non-accredited degree and cannot be used for transferring credits to another institution of higher learning", but was also assured that it could be used for business or professional pursuits. She was then told that she would "receive, within 7 to 10 business days, a bachelor's degree, an M.B.A., a master's degree or even a Ph.D." along with a 3-year or 4-year transcript.[4]

Lagoria documented the following conversation with Glenndale's representative:

Q. You don't have any classes, even online?
A. No, but our Web site makes it look like we do.
Q. One thing that jobs I've applied for have wanted is letters of recommendation.
A. The diploma comes with two letters of recommendation.
Q. Say I want an English degree, would English professors write the letters?
A. I believe so. We have the recommendation letters custom-made for you.
Q. You said someone could pick their grade point, too? What's the highest?
A. It's 3.8 to be summa cum laude. You already have a bachelor's degree, right? I think we should give you the 3.8.[4]

References

  1. ^ According to the homepage of the institution this is now the official spelling
  2. ^ a b Unaccredited Colleges, Oregon Office of Degree Authorization, accessed August 29, 2011
  3. ^ a b Non-Accredited Colleges & Universities List, Maine Department of Education, accessed August 29, 2011
  4. ^ a b c Christine Lagoria, "Diploma Mill Calling: Continuing Ed Without the Ed", The New York Times, Sunday, July 30, 2006, Section 4A; Column 2; Education Life Supplement; Pg. 27.
  5. ^ Admissions, Glendale University website, and National Distance Learning Accreditation Council website, both accessed August 30, 2011
  6. ^ Kara Hansen, West Linn mayor’s education questioned, The Lake Oswego Review, March 11, 2010. "[The] agency is not among those recognized by the government. Some Web sites criticize the NDLAC as the accrediting equivalent of a 'diploma mill.'"
  7. ^ Colleges and Universities not Accredited by CHEA; Unapproved Accrediting Bodies, State of Michigan Civil Service Commission, revised January 12, 2011
  8. ^ Stephen Barrett, Be Wary of Nonrecognized Accreditation Agencies, dated November 20, 2008, Credential Watch website, accessed August 29, 2011

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