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General Information
The Significance of AccreditationGlossaryOccupational Outlook Handbook 2010-2011 (17.7 MB, posted 4/26/11)Occupational Outlook Handbook 2014-2015 (link to BLS site)
Mainstream Professions
Medical and Osteopathic PhysiciansDentistsDiabetes Self-Management EducatorsDietitians/NutritionistsLicensed Practical Nurses (posted 1/25/12)PodiatristsMental Health ProfessionalsOptometristsPharmacistsAllied Health Care Professionals (rupdated 3/19/14)
Other Training and Credentials
AcupuncturistsAssistant PhysiciansChiropractorsNaturopaths
Government Regulation
Licensing Boards (posted 11/19/06)GAO Reports on Diploma Mills (2002, 2005)Congressional Hearing on Diploma Mills (2005)FTC acts against Saint James School of Medicine (4/15/22)Rep. Bishop Announces Bill to Stop Diploma Mills (posted 2/6/10)Court Orders Columbia Pacific University to Cease Operating Illegally in California (link to Quackwatch)“Operation Gold Seal” Shuts Down Major Diploma Mill (posted 1/31/10)Liberian Government Disclaims Fake Medical Schools (posted 2/16/10)New Jersey Prohibits Use of Nonaccredited DegreesNorth Carolina Fails to Curb Unlicensed Quacks (1989) (posted 6/20/20)Pakistani Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison in Axact Diploma Mill Scam (posted 1/18/18)
Investigative Reports
An Odyssey Inside the Bogus Diploma Circuit (1988) (posted 2/25/05)A Skeptical Look at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (updated 1/9/10)A Skeptical Look at Bircham International University (posted 1/7/14)Bernadean University: A Nutrition Diploma Mill (link to Quackwatch)Clayton College of Natural Health: Be Wary of the School and Its Graduates (link to Quackwatch)Clayton University “Graduates,” 2000-2001 (posted 5/12/11)Degrees of Suspicion: Psst. Wanna Buy a Degree? (link to Chronicle of Higher Education)Diploma Mill Functions as Immigration Scam (posted 12/28/09)Flexner Report on Medical Education in the United States and Canada (1910) (posted 1/39/16)(Nurses Create Quack Specialty (updated 5/19/08)The Make-Believe Doctors (Medical Impostors) (posted 2/25/05)Kurt Donsbach’s Phony Naturopathic Degree (posted 6/23/06)Be Wary of “Board Certification” in Clinical Metal Toxicology (link to Quackwatch)California Psychology Schools That Are Approved But Nonaccredited (revised 2/15/07)Two Libel Suits by Gary Null Fail (posted 2/14/11)Some Notes on the Pastoral Medical Association and other “Private Membership Associations” (posted 1/24/16)ABC News Investigates “Top Doctor” Awards (Link to ABC News)
Questionable Entities
American Biographical Institute (ABI) (link to Wikipedia article)Be Wary of Nonaccredited Schools (posted 4/2/05)Be Wary of Nonrecognized Accreditation Agencies (updated 11/20/08)California’s Lists of Nonrecognized and Recognized Medical Schools (posted 5/1/06)FTC Consumer Alert: Diploma Mills: Degrees of Deception (posted 2/25/05)General Medical Council Lists Questionable UK-Based Foreign Medical Colleges (posted 4/17/06)India Lists 24 “Fake Universities” (posted 4/27/18)Michigan’s List of Nonaccredited Colleges and Universities (posted 8/5/05)American Universities Admissions Program Sued for Trademark Infringement (posted 2/17/06)Fraudulent or Substandard Institutions with a Texas Connection (posted 7/20/06)Trinity Southern University’s Operators Fined Thousands in Bogus Degree Scam (posted 3/19/06)The “British West Indies Medical College” Scam (posted 7/4/06)Alert on Greenwich University (posted 1/9/08)“Naturopathic Oncology” (link to another site)
Links to Other Sites
AccredibaseAMA Health Careers Directory [Warning: Chiropractic information is inaccurate]Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)Beall’s List: Potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access publishersCanadian Centre for International CredentialsCenter for College Affordibility and ProductivityCertification GuideCommission on Dietetic Registration (Dietitian credential checker)Council for Higher Education AccreditationCouncil on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR)DegreeInfo.com. Discussion ForumsDegree.net: John and Marika Bear’s Guide to Distance EducationDiploma Mill NewsDiploma Mill Police (accreditation verifier)Higher Ed Consulting, AustralasiaInformation Concerning Unnaccredited UniversitiesInstitutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas National Center for Education StatisticsNursing Degree GuideU.S. Department of Education Searchable Database of Accredited SchoolsRecognized Health-Related Accreditation AgenciesShareTweetShare